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

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

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)

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