Snooker results: Gary Wilson beats Joe O'Connor 9-2 in Scottish Open final

O'Connor's run to the final has been one of the success stories of the week, but he was unable to replicate the type of form that saw him beat the likes of Ding Junhui and Neil Robertson on Sunday as Wilson ran out a commanding winner.

Wilson finished runner-up at last season's British Open and though he has been quick to downplay his own form in recent days, he was most impressive when it mattered most, producing a clinical performance which featured two centuries.

Wilson broke the back of the match at the end of the first session, stretching into a 6-2 lead after the early exchanges had been hard-fought and promised a close finish.

O'Connor looked sharp when winning two of the first five frames, but in the end Wilson's superior experience proved to be priceless and he turned the screw while his young opponent began to fall away.

3-2 became 6-2 thanks to breaks of 102 and 74, and any hopes of an O'Connor comeback in the evening session were soon extinguished as Wilson put the match to bed in ruthless fashion.

O'Connor's last chance came in frame 10 when he built a healthy lead, only to miss from distance and then watch on as Wilson cleared the table to move within a single frame of glory.

That glory came only minutes later, with Wilson finishing the job with a match-winning run of 94 that capped the most significant moment in his career.

Wilson said afterwards: "I’m absolutely over the moon. I’m well into my career now and the longer it goes on you think ‘Am I ever going to win one?’, and especially with the run of form I’ve had the last couple of years.

"I’ve never even looked like getting anywhere near this stage. It’s absolutely unbelievable, to be honest.

"I’m just so, so happy. I’ve worked so hard for so many years, been in so many situations where I thought it would never come."