Kyren Wilson needs seven more frames on Monday to win World Snooker Championship for the first time after carving out 11-6 lead over Jak Jones; Welshman Jones rallies from 7-0 down in opening session as he looks to become first qualifier to claim Crucible title since Shaun Murphy in 2005
Twelfth seed Wilson was drubbed 18-8 by Ronnie O’Sullivan in the 2020 final but proved the dominant player early in his clash with world No 44 Jones as he raced into a 7-0 advantage in the afternoon and then led 10-4 in the evening.
Jones, hoping to become the first qualifier to win the Crucible title since Shaun Murphy in 2005 and just the third overall, cut Wilson’s lead to 10-6 and looked on course to trim the gap to three before he broke down in the final frame of the day and his higher-ranked opponent won it on the black following a safety exchange.