In frame one, Davis compiled a 127 break, the highest of the tournament. Johnson responded winning three frames in a row with Davis doing the same. This left Davis 4–3 ahead at the end of the first session. He extended his lead to 6–4 at the start of the second session which finished with him leading 9–7. With the frame scores at 8–5 to Davis, Johnson was behind in the 14th frame but won it with a break of 73. The last two frames of the session were both won witt the aid of fluked reds: the 15th frame by Davis, and the last of the day by Johnson. On the second day, Johnson won the first frame of the third session to reduce Davis' lead to one frame. Davis then took four consecutive frames to lead 13–8, but missed the last when on a break of 52. Johnson then cleared up to the black, which Davis would have required to level the scores in the frame. However, Davis left the black in a position that it could be potted from, and Johnson won the frame. Davis won the next frame, to lead 14–9 at the end of the third session.