But a majestic performance from the PartyCasino.com Premier League reigning champion Shaun Murphy made it look easy against Ding Junhui.
The magician cruised to a comfortable 5-1 win compiling breaks of 124, 109, 55 and 45 along the way.
The Englishman was always favourite for this clash considering the lack of match practice Ding brought to the table having not participated in any of the new PTC events so far this season.
But even he would have been surprised at the ease in which he chalked up his first win on Matchday 1 in Southampton.
After the match he said: "Job well done, a good start."
Next up for Murphy is Hong King's Marco Fu when the competition lands in Preston on Matchday 3.
Ding doesn't have to wait as long to put this right as he's up again on Matchday 2 against Ronnie O'Sullivan in Plymouth.
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