Greene continues rich vein of form with 6-2 lead over Swail

NORTHERN IRELAND’S Gerard Greene continued his impressive form to race into a healthy 6-2 lead over countryman Joe Swail in the opening round of the Travis Perkins UK Championship in York yesterday.

Greene, who narrowly missed out on a semi-final place at last week's British Open, wasted no time in firing his way into a 6-1 lead, which included a 132 break in the opening frame.

Swail battled to snatch the last frame of the session courtesy of a 93 break, but the world number 27 knows he needs something special to stop Greene winning the three frames he requires to reach a second-round clash with Welshman Matthew Stevens.