Kyren Wilson booked his place in the final of the Champion of Champions tournament against Ronnie O'Sullivan after edging out Mark Allen 6-5 at the Ricoh Arena.
There was little to chose between each player during the opening six frames, as Allen, the world number seven and winner at the International Championship in China last week, levelled the match at 3-3 following a break of 109.
Wilson, ranked nine in the world, then produced a run of 66 followed by a century of his own with 125 to move 5-3 in front.
Northern Irishman Allen then battled back once more to level with two half-century breaks.
Wilson, though, took the decider with a clearance of 89 following a snooker to book his place in Sunday's final against the five-time world champion.
Results and schedule
- During the group stage, there are two 'semi-finals' over best of seven legs in the afternoon; the two winners then play for a semi-final place over best of 11 in the evening
Monday November 5
- Shaun Murphy 4-2 Jimmy Robertson
- Ding Junhui 4-2 Michael Georgiou
- Shaun Murphy 6-3 Ding Junhui
Tuesday November 6
- John Higgins 4-3 Ryan Day
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-2 Stuart Bingham
- John Higgins 3-6 Ronnie O'Sullivan
Wednesday November 7
- Mark Williams 1-4 Kyren Wilson
- Judd Trump 4-1 Luca Brecel
- Kyren Wilson 6-1 Judd Trump
Thursday November 8
- Mark Selby 3-4 Neil Robertson
- Barry Hawkins 2-4 Mark Allen
- Mark Allen 6-1 Neil Robertson
Friday November 9
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-3 Shaun Murphy
Saturday November 10
- Mark Allen 5-6 Kyren Wilson
Sunday November 11
- Ronnie O'Sullivan v Kyren Wilson
