We have the key stats ahead of this weekend's World Snooker final

World Championship snooker final: Kyren Wilson v Ronnie O'Sullivan stats, head-to-head, final routes, TV and start times and more

By Sporting Life

Snooker

Sat August 15, 2020 · 5y ago

Ronnie O'Sullivan will face Kyren Wilson in the final of the World Championship. We have their routes to the final, head-to-head record, statistics, and more.

Ronnie O'Sullivan and Kyren Wilson both came through titanic deciding frames on Friday to book their places in this weekend's World Championship final at the Crucible.

The Rocket won three frames in a row to stun his great rival Mark Selby 17-16 just hours after Wilson came through one of the most incredible deciders of all-time to see off Anthony McGill.

A memorable tournament, which has featured an 11th 147 maximum from John Higgins and a whole host of upsets and dramatic conclusions, has been played behind closed doors after the first day but a small crown has been permitted to attend the four sessions of play across Saturday and Sunday.

The Rocket is competing in his seventh Crucible final - 19 years after his first in 2001 and six years since he lost his last against Mark Selby in 2014 - as he chases a sixth world title that would move him one behind Stephen Hendry's record of seven and level with Steve Davis and Ray Reardon.

However, victory would see the 44-year-old legend break Hendry's record of 36 ranking titles and also extend his own landmark tally of Triple Crown triumphs to 20, which also includes seven UK Championship titles and seven Masters crowns.

For 28-year-old Wilson, this is his first World Championship final but his superb run, which saw him knock out defending champion Judd Trump, is by no means a surprise having reached three quarter-finals and one semi-final in the previous four years here.

The Kettering potter has also reached 11 other finals during his career, winning three of them, but can he produce his best on the biggest weekend of his career?

World Championship final: Key info

Who: Kyren Wilson v Ronnie O'Sullivan
Frames: Best of 35 frames
Where: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Session times: 1330/1930 BST Saturday & Sunday
TV info: Live on Eurosport and BBC

Routes to the final

Kyren Wilson

First round: Bye due to Anthony Hamilton's withdrawal
High break: N/A
Centuries: N/A
Second round: 13-9 v Martin Gould
High break: 113
Centuries: 2
Quarter-finals: 13-9 v Judd Trump
High break: 104
Centuries: 1
Semi-finals: 17-16 v Anthony McGill
High break: 116
Centuries: 4

💚 The fluke to end all flukes to win the frame to end all final frames..

😲 Even Kyren Wilson can't believe his luck - great spirit in this semi-final#WorldSnooker #ILoveSnooker pic.twitter.com/n6xRU30jB5
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) August 14, 2020

Ronnie O'Sullivan

First round: 10-1 v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
High break: 115
Centuries: 2
Second round: 13-10 v Ding Junhui
High break: 117
Centuries: 2
Quarter-finals: 13-10 v Mark Williams
High break: 133
Centuries: 5
Semi-finals: 17-16 v Mark Selby
High break: 138
Centuries: 2

😯 Ronnie O'Sullivan looked down and out when trailing Mark Selby 16-14.

🚀🙌 50 minutes later he'd turned it around to win 17-16 and reach his seventh Crucible final.pic.twitter.com/0Rc9JApbdu
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) August 14, 2020

Head-to-head

Overall: Wilson 2-4 O'Sullivan
Frames won: Wilson 32-43 O'Sullivan
World Ranking: 8-6

Crucible records

Kyren Wilson

Win percentage: 70.59 (12/17)
Best result: Semi-final (2018)
High break: 143

Ronnie O'Sullivan

Win percentage: 74.12 (63/85)
Best result: Winner (2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013)
High break: 147

2019/20 highlights

Kyren Wilson

Best finish: Runner-up (Gibraltar Open, Welsh Open, Paul Hunter Classic*)
Triple Crown: UK Championship - R2; Masters - QF

Ronnie O'Sullivan

Best finish: Winner (Shanghai Masters*)
Triple Crown: UK Championship - R4; Masters - DNP

*Non-ranking

Career highlights

Kyren Wilson

Ranking titles: 3 titles (8 finals)
2019 German Masters, 2018 Paul Hunter Classic, 2015 Shanghai Masters
Non-ranking titles: 0 (3 finals)

Ronnie O'Sullivan

World Championship: 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013
Runner-up in 2014
UK Championship: 1993, 1997, 2001, 2007, 2014, 2017, 2018
Runner-up in 2016
Masters: 1995, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017
Runner-up in 1996, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2019
Total ranking titles: 36 (52 finals)
Minor ranking titles: 3 (6 finals)
Non-ranking titles: 33 (50 finals)