 This drew consternation from commentators Willie Thorne and Neal Foulds, who agreed that this should not have been allowed as Higgins had potted the blue on his previous shot, which rendered the fact that he noticed the incorrect position of the pink academic as he had already continued play after the pink was replaced.Ken Doherty and Steve Davis, covering the event for BBC, agreed with this and suggested that the referee should have refused.Lee did not point out the mistake and Higgins went on to win the frame.