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Snooker results: Kyren Wilson beats Gary Wilson 6-1 to reach Players Championship semi-finals


Kyren Wilson breezed into the semi-finals of the Players Championship with a comprehensive 6-1 victory over Gary Wilson.

It was relatively plain sailing for the number three seed who broke the back of the match when winning all four frames before the mid-session interval.

Breaks of 92 and 64 helped him to do most of the early damage and although missing a black off its spot in the fifth frame frame, allowing Gary Willson to pull a frame back, Kyren Wilson soon shut down any hopes of a telling comeback.

Gary Wilson did briefly threaten to win back-to-back frames after Kyren Wilson missed another simple black, before the latter cleared the colours in ruthless fashion to put himself on the cusp of the last four.

And a semi-final with Shaun Murphy was secured soon after, Kyren Wilson finishing in style thanks to a brilliant century.

The winner will face Ali Carter in Sunday's final, after the latter produced a hard fought 6-4 win over Joe O’Connor.

The Captain now has the chance to capture two ranking titles in a single season for the first time in his career. Carter thrashed Tom Ford 10-3 in the final of the German Masters last month to pick up silverware for the first time since 2016.

That title had put him in position to claim the £150,000 BetVictor Series Bonus, but Robert Milkins’ shock win at last week’s Welsh Open denied Carter that payout.

The five-time ranking event winner now faces either Murphy or Wilson in Sunday’s final over the best of 19 frames for a top prize of £125,000.

“Things looked like they were going to go awry," said Carter. "I missed a pink at 2-2 and the game didn’t forgive me. I was 4-2 down, I couldn’t do anything right and when Joe missed he wasn’t leaving me anything. It was all going wrong, but I managed to dig in and play some of my best stuff and the end so I’m proud.

“To keep my cool is absolutely massive and that is what won me the match at the end of the day. I stayed patient, kept my belief and kept calm. It allowed me to perform when I got the chance. Before my head would have come off in a match like that.

“It is all about winning. I’m in another final which is great, but I want to be a tournament winner. I don’t want to be a finalist. This is a massive tournament and it would arguably be the biggest event I’ve won. I have a day off to chill and recuperate, happy days.”


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