Kyren Wilson took control of his World Snooker Championship semi-final against Dave Gilbert, winning five frames on the bounce to surge into a 14-10 overnight ead.
The duo started today level at 4-4 with Gilbert the slightly happier of the two having scored the higher breaks including a century of 105 in the fourth frame. He continued that form with two more centuries on Friday morning but could only hang with Wilson who repeatedly went in front and was reined in. The match remaining in the balance at 8-8 ahead of the evening resumption.
And after splitting the opening two frames of the night, Wilson powered clear, capitalising on an error-prone and increasingly nervy Gilbert, who struggled for fluency and form. Despite not yet recording a century in the match, the 2020 runner-up scored solidly throughout, with only an excellent 101 in the final frame preserving Gilbert’s fading hopes of making the final.
The other last four encounter is rather tighter, with Stuart Bingham, and Jak Jones unable to be separated at eight frames apiece after two sessions. After a nip-and-tuck first session on Thursday, it was a similarly frustrating story on Friday afternoon, neither player able to gather momentum amidst a safety filled outing. The pair will play the morning and evening sessions tomorrow, either side of the denouement of Wilson vs Gilbert, as the 2024 finalists are decided.
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