Kyren Wilson, having lost the second frame, opts for an early wardrobe change. The pink waistcoat is ditched, and on comes a blue one. You want to be looking your sharpest when you are on television.

Two frames, one frame each, both players have made a break in the 60s. Whisper it quietly, but we may well be having a cracking final here.

The door was slightly ajar for Wilson, he opts to slow-roll a pink into the middle, but it stays out and Allen comes up to mop up the frame.

Lynne‏: Great to see two first-time finalists in #DafabetMasters, external It would be nice to see Kyren win, he’s looked promising over the last couple of years.

Joe Brown: Looks like we are in for a good final! Some good play so far, hoping Kyren can win.

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But Allen can't get over the line just yet. He let in Wilson in the opening frame after scoring 39 and he may have done the same in frame two, missing a red into the middle after a break of 62

It might not be the final we were expecting, but there is certainly some quality on show out there. Allen rattles in a half-century in frame two. 51-0

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Raj Mann‏: What a match today will be. The lack of 'star players' won't change the level of snooker today. Two young lads hungry for this...

Let's hope so Raj.

An encouraging start for Kyren Wilson, and Mark Allen will be wondering how that first frame slipped away from him. He got unlucky with position going into the pack of reds and his only real mistake - leaving a long red on - was heavily punished.

Still, he slaps in an early long red in the second frame and doesn't look to be bothered too much by falling behind.

Steve Davis
Six-time UK champion on BBC Two

I don't think Kyren would have played in front of an audience as big as this. If you can handle this you can handle anything.

John Parrott
1991 world champion on BBC Two

A really good frame. Mark was unlucky, but Kyren potted a long red, which is the kind of shot you want to start a final with. It was his first real chance in the final and he wasn't phased at all.

Mark‏: Snowing outside so I think it’s time to settle down with some snooker action this afternoon.

StuBoy: Really looking forward to this final. Should be a cracker. Good Luck to both @KyrenWilson, external and @pistol147, external May the best man win.

Mark Booth‏: Great start from Wilson looks to have settled well could be a classic.

He made a couple of mistakes in the frame, but Kyren Wilson, in the biggest match of his career, is in the lead.

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But that missed red into the middle doesn't really matter as Allen leaves on a long red, which Wilson gobbles up and that should be frame one.

He has the frame in his grasp, but Kyren Wilson misses a red into the middle. He was on a break of 65 and will feel he should have wrapped it up there.

Dennis Taylor
1985 world champion on BBC Two

I hope both players play at the top of their form, because this can then be a terrific final.

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Back at the Alexandra Palace, and Kyren Wilson looks to have settled himself down after that earlier miss. He has just moved ahead of Mark Allen, he is up to 45 and still going. 39-45. Good chance this for an early lead.

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World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn says he is confident the sport can survive without Ronnie O'Sullivan.

O'Sullivan, 42, reiterated this week he will "probably" miss the 2018 World Championship in Sheffield unless the "terms and conditions" are right. The five-time winner previously said he may film a television show instead.

"My dream would be Ronnie lasts for ever. My other dream is I produce six more Ronnie O'Sullivans to replace him when he goes," Hearn said.

Hearn, who is also the chairman of the Professional Darts Corporation, told BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek programme that recent events in that sport make him feel positive snooker can thrive in a post-O'Sullivan era.

"We had exactly the same thing in the world of darts - Phil Taylor has retired and everyone says 'he's the greatest player ever, what are we going to do?'.

"He retires,someone else [Rob Cross] wins, the game hits bigger figures than it's hit before and snooker will be the same."

After that missed red from Kyren Wilson early on, Mark Allen has enjoyed himself at the table making 39, but disaster for the Northern Irishman as he crashes into the pack of reds, but doesn't find one to be on and he has to play safe. A chance for Kyren Wilson to redeem himself in frame one. 39-0 Allen.

Andrew Humphrey: It’s very exciting that whatever happens someone will lift their first ever Triple Crown trophy today. I hope both players bring their best and enjoy the occasion.

Boylie: Going to watch the first part of the final at home. Hope I can keep still & enjoy it! Just hope Kyren isn't intimidated and comes out blasting. Good luck to both.

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A nervous start from Kyren Wilson as he misses an early red. It is the biggest match of his career so we can forgive some early nerves.