Blackpool's James Cahill suffers a second round defeat at the Northern Ireland Open

James Cahill lost his Northern Ireland Open match to Ryan Day

Bidding to reach the last 32 of any event for the first time in almost two years, Cahill lost a final frame shootout against the Welshman.

The match, played behind closed doors at Milton Keynes’ Marshall Arena, ebbed and flowed throughout after Day had taken the opening frame with a break of 113.

Cahill hit back immediately, however, squaring the match with a run of 58 before taking the third frame to open up a 2-1 lead.

Day responded with a break of 68 giving him the fourth frame before winning the fifth to move one away from victory.

It was Cahill’s turn to bounce back with a run of 69 seeing him clinch the sixth frame to make the score 3-3 and set up a decider.

However, it was Day who emerged victorious and booked a place in round three, where he was subsequently beaten by Kurt Maflin.

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