Stephen Maguire experienced momentary headloss during a fiery first session of the Welsh Open final - and it was the table that felt much of his wrath.<br /><br />Up against Mark Selby for the title at Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Maguire had work to do as he stared down a 2-1 deficit in frames.<br /><br />In an already precarious position, he then made a costly mistake to throw away another frame, extending Selby's lead in the competition's finale.<br /><br />The Scot was down 30-24 in the fourth frame when a misplaced positional shot left him in a difficult position, forcing him to play for safety rather than go to pot.<br /><br />Knowing he had messed up, Maguire banged his fist against the table in a burst of anger, shaking his head as disappointment and frustration consumed him.<br /><br />The error allowed Selby to steal the frame, clearing the table with a break of 78 as Maguire watched on.<br /><br />Maguire is competing in his first ranking final since 2020 after getting the better of Ali Carter on Saturday to reach the competition's climax.<br /><br />It was after his semi-final triumph that Maguire quipped that he could 'wreck the place' if things didn't go his way against Selby.<br /><br />Now cutting a figure of frustration after the first session, Jimmy White has offered words of sympathy to the 43-year-old.<br /><br />Commenting on Maguire punching the table, White said: 'That hurt him, I've done that.'<br /><br />White added: 'As he gets down, you can see the frustration. He can't get to it, no matter what he tries.<br /><br />'He then comes down and looks like he is going to play the red in balk, but he plays this really poor safety shot. I think that's because he's not been in this situation for a while.<br /><br />'He did not take a lot of care with that shot, and it cost him.'
