World Snooker Championship recap - Jak Jones beats Stuart Bingham after Kyren Wilson's win over David Gilbert
Updated 04/05/2024 at 22:49 GMT
Hello and welcome back to Eurosport's live coverage of the 2024 World Snooker Championships and we are onto the final day of the semi-finals where games will be played to the finish. First up we have the third session between Stuart Bingham and Jak Jones, who are level at 8-8. Then in the afternoon Kyren Wilson returns needing just three frames to beat David Gilbert, who needs seven.
'Snooker gods for you having their fun' - Bingham pots red and goes in-off
That's all for tonight
There we are, the 2024 World Championship final is locked in.
Thank you for your company during Semi-Final Saturday at the Crucible. Make sure you join us again tomorrow afternoon when the final gets under way.
Until then, enjoy the rest of your evening and we'll see you tomorrow!
Wilson v Jones
For the second year running, we will have a first-time champion at the Crucible.
Kyren Wilson and Jak Jones will do battle over the best of 35 frames and two days for the right to add their name to the famous trophy.
A win for Wales
Jak Jones wraps up a magnificent 17-12 win over former champion Stuart Bingham.
He becomes the sixth Welshman to reach the Crucible final.
There, he will play Kyren Wilson to lift the sport's biggest trophy.
Bingham 12-16 Jones (2-66)
The Welshman is back at the table and to the snookers required stage.
He is set to round off a remarkable victory.
Bingham 12-16 Jones (1-52)
Jones is closing in on the winning line, but misses a red with the rest to the right corner.
Nevertheless, he has a healthy lead and Bingham cannot afford any more mistakes.
Bingham 12-16 Jones
Bingham goes in-off with an attempted safety and subsequently concedes.
Jones needs just one of the five remaining frames to book his place in the final.
Bingham 12-15 Jones (23-70)
A break of 70 puts the Welshman 47 points ahead with 35 remaining.
Bingham needs three snookers, but the colours are nicely placed for him to attempt achieving them, so he plays on.
Bingham 12-15 Jones (23-20)
Bingham is in first with 23, but misses a tricky black along the bottom rail.
Jones now looks to make the most of his unexpected opportunity.
Bingham 12-15 Jones
The 2015 world champion clears to head into the mid-session interval only three frames adrift.
Can he build on that momentum upon the resumption?
Bingham 11-15 Jones (56-35)
Bingham wins the safety battle as he knocks in a long red and just needs a few more pots to claw a frame back.
Bingham 11-15 Jones (39-35)
After Bingham edges his nose ahead in the frame, things have gone scrappy once more with the final five reds tight on the right side rail.
Bingham 11-15 Jones (8-28)
Bingham lays a brilliant snooker on Jones, tight behind the green on the baulk cushion.
The Welshman manages to hit a red at the second attempt, but leaves Ballrun on.
However, he overcuts a black to the right corner, and the safety battle resumes.
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Bingham 11-15 Jones (0-28)
A clean long red gets Jones in again. Although, he breaks down on 28 after missing a tricky cut to the left corner.
Bingham 11-15 Jones
A lovely run of 65 is more than enough to move the Welshman within two frames of victory.
Bingham 11-14 Jones (16-39)
Ballrun is very unfortunate to go in-off via an untimely cannon when potting the blue.
That presents Jones with an opportunity he will be desperate to make the most of.
Bingham 11-14 Jones
Bingham has the chance to halve the deficit after knocking in a brilliant yellow with the rest.
However, he then plays a poor safety on the green, enabling Jones to clear and edge closer to victory.
Bingham 11-13 Jones (25-48)
Both players make contributions, but are now involved in a safety battle with the last two reds remaining.
Bingham 11-13 Jones
Ballrun eventually gets himself over the line to claw a frame back.
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'Struck it perfectly' - Bingham pots glorious red along the cushion
Bingham 10-13 Jones (53-4)
Following a lengthy safety battle, Bingham takes control but then misses a blue to the top-left corner.
It appears somebody moved in his eye line, with the former world champion showing his frustration.
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Referee, Bingham and Jones line up to check a ball
Bingham 10-13 Jones (14-4)
It has been a scrappy and cagey start to the 24th frame.
That is hardly surprising given what is at stake. Who will take the early advantage?
Here we go
The players are introduced into the arena and the evening session is under way.
The joy of six?
Jones is aiming to become the sixth Welshman to reach the World Championship final at the Crucible.
Can he join an exclusive group that also features Ray Reardon, Terry Griffiths, Doug Mountjoy, Mark Williams and Matthew Stevens?
Good evening
Welcome back everyone as we resume our coverage of Semi-Final Saturday in Sheffield.
Kyren Wilson booked his place in tomorrow's final with a 17-11 win over David Gilbert earlier on.
We will soon discover the identity of his opponent, with Stuart Bingham and Jak Jones playing to a finish this evening.
Who will Wilson play in tomorrow's final?
Well, make sure you join us later on to find out.
The second semi-final also plays to a conclusion, with Jak Jones leading Stuart Bingham 13-10.
Remember, it is the first to 17 frames to secure that place in the showpiece. Have a nice afternoon and we'll see you back here at 6.45pm BST.
Wilson reaction
"I'm obviously chuffed," he said. "It was nice to take it out in one hit in the end. I hit a sweet red, screwed back up for the blue and then just found my timing again.
"I broke the back of the match last night in the third session. I knew Dave was struggling. He's got such a silky cue action, but he just lost his timing a little bit. I just felt like I had to capitalise and hit home. I was chuffed to go in at 14-10."
On learning the lessons of his 2020 World Championship defeat by Ronnie O'Sullivan, he added: "I woke up that morning. What happened with Anthony [McGill] in the semi-final made me feel edgy going into our first session.
"I was shattered and I thought: 'this isn't normal'. Now, I know that is normal and that all players go through that; it's such a long tournament. Hopefully, it holds me in good stead. The difference this time is that I'm going in with a nice comfortable win, and I've made a good break to finish."
Gilbert reaction
"I was always battling a lot of elements," the Angry Farmer told Eurosport. "We were level at 8-8, but I felt like I was the stronger player.
"I had a bit of a shocker last night, but Kyren looks confident. He deserved to win the match; I had more than enough chances to win by the same scoreline, I just didn't take them.
"Last night, I just lost my timing and my line with a few shots. I missed a few simple shots and just lost a bit of confidence in what I was doing.
"It's been a great few weeks. I never thought I could get to the semis a few weeks ago, but when you get there, I really believed I could win this thing. I'm a little bit disappointed right now, but it's all right."
The second time around
Four years after he was runner-up to Ronnie O'Sullivan, Wilson will play once more in the biggest match on the snooker calendar.
Can the Warrior realise his ambition? Either Stuart Bingham or Jak Jones will be doing their best to prevent him from doing so.
Wilson wins
Kyren Wilson books his place in the 2024 World Championship final after wrapping up a 17-11 victory over David Gilbert.
The Warrior clenches his fist and blows kisses in the direction of his family on the balcony as he seals the deal.
Gilbert salutes the Crucible crowd as he departs the arena. Not the ending he would have wanted, but it has been a welcome return to form for him.
Wilson 16-11 Gilbert (55-49)
Wilson is down to the colours. If he clears to the blue, he is in the final...
Wilson 16-11 Gilbert (33-49)
The Warrior has developed the red that was tied up.
Victory is at his mercy now.
Wilson 16-11 Gilbert (8-49)
Gilbert takes control with 49, but misses a tricky red to the right corner.
With a red tight to the side rail but the rest in the open, what can Wilson make of this opportunity?
Wilson 16-11 Gilbert (8-0)
An early opportunity to secure frame and match goes begging for Wilson, who misses a red to the right corner.
The Crucible crowd, who are desperate to see more snooker, do their best to rally Gilbert as he comes to the table.
Wilson 16-11 Gilbert
The 2020 runner-up wastes no time at all in moving to the brink of returning to the final.
His opponent is at the point of no return.
Wilson 15-11 Gilbert (61-10)
Wilson is forced to play safe on 54, but he is back at the table after Gilbert unwittingly develops the cluster by the pink spot.
The Warrior should see out the frame from here.
Wilson 15-11 Gilbert (23-10)
Gilbert has the first opportunity, but misses a mid-range red to the left corner.
He can now only sit in his chair and hope for a reprieve from Wilson.
Wilson 15-11 Gilbert
That lengthy frame eventually goes the way of Wilson, who now needs just two more to book his place in the final.
Wilson 14-11 Gilbert (60-32)
We are down to the blue, pink and black with Gilbert 28 points behind.
The Angry Farmer needs two snookers, but continues to play on in search of them.
Wilson 14-11 Gilbert (55-2)
Gilbert knocks in a red, but then misses a fairly routine brown to the top-left corner.
That puts him at the snookers required stage, but the Angry Farmer plays on.
Wilson 14-11 Gilbert (55-1)
A safety battle is ongoing with four reds remaining and Wilson 54 points to the good.
One more pot would secure him the frame, but Gilbert is clinging on.
Wilson 14-11 Gilbert (47-0)
Wilson takes control of the 26th frame, but breaks down on 47 after an attempted cannon into the reds does not quite go to plan.
Wilson 14-11 Gilbert
Gilbert does advantage of his opportunity with a neat 70 clearance that will certainly settle him down as he closes the gap.
Wilson 14-10 Gilbert (25-15)
Wilson benefits from a monster fluke on a red, which cannons against the cue-ball and into the opposition bottom corner.
However, he cannot capitalise on that good fortune after missing a black off its spot while attempting to develop the reds.
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Wilson flukes red to leave Gilbert unimpressed
Wilson 14-10 Gilbert (2-15)
Gilbert makes 15 before running out of position.
Following a brief safety battle, Wilson knocks in another long red to get himself back in.
Wilson 14-10 Gilbert (1-0)
Cries of "Come on, Dave!" echo around the arena as Wilson crunches in a stunning long red, only to then overcut the yellow to the top-left corner.
Can Gilbert launch his fightback here?
Let's get the boys on the baize
It is a wonderful atmosphere inside the Crucible Theatre as both players are introduced by MC Rob Walker.
By the conclusion of this session, we will know the identity of our first finalist.
The second coming?
The only seed remaining in this year's World Championship, Wilson is close to securing a return to the Crucible final.
Runner-up to Ronnie O'Sullivan in 2020, he will hope to go one better this time around.
Although, the Warrior will not be taking anything for granted at this stage. After all, he has surrendered healthy leads in Crucible semi-finals before.
Deja vu
It is exactly five years to the day since Gilbert was involved in an epic semi-final with John Higgins at the Crucible.
The Angry Farmer suffered a heartbreaking 17-16 defeat to the four-time champion on that occasion.
Although he has work to do, Gilbert will be desperate to avoid falling at this hurdle once again.
Welcome back
Thank you for re-joining us on Semi-Final Saturday in Sheffield.
We switch our focus to the other last-four clash between Kyren Wilson and David Gilbert.
The Warrior is 14-10 to the good and three frames away from reaching his second Crucible final.
Although, 2019 semi-finalist Gilbert can draw inspiration from Luca Brecel, who overturned a 14-5 deficit against Si Jiahui at this stage of last year's event.
That's us for now
If you want more baize, we'll be back in around 20 minutes for the conclusion of Kyren Wilson versus David Gilbert.
Jak Jones leads Stuart Bingham in tense battle
It's a real arm wrestle this one. Stuart took the opening frame of the day but Jak dug in to win the next five, with breaks of 53, 54 and 63 getting him over the line in a number of tight frames. The session, which only completed seven of the eight scheduled frames, was a struggle for Stuart. He fought back to win the last with a century though and we could be going right to the wire near midnight to sort out this Homeric battle.
Bingham 10-13 Jones
Oh boy, did Stuart need that. Frame ball red goes, followed by the black, and Stuart goes on to clear up to the pink for a timely 104. As the pink drops, he punches the air as the crowd show their appreciation. It's been a tough morning for him, but there's a warning shot to Jak here that he's not going away in this match.
Bingham 9-13 Jones (51-16)
Stuart has a wry smile as he needlessly leaves himself bridging high over a red to pot another, but calmly strokes it in to land on the black. The half-ton soon follows, as he jabs in the black followed by a red to bottom right; he gets a smattering of applause for that, his most meaningful visit of the day. The frame should be a formality from here.
Bingham 9-13 Jones (18-16)
We've had it confirmed that this frame will be the last of the session. Stuart could really do with pinching this one, and he's back in now after Jak leaves him an easy red in baulk to get going. Early in his break a good shot with the rest sees Stuart screw off the bunch to hold for the pink, and they're set nicely here if he can relax and get in the rhythm we know he can. His break moves to 17 and counting with the brown, as he takes the lead in the frame.
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'Goodness me!' - Jones accidentally pots red in outrageous fluke against Bingham
Bingham 9-13 Jones (1-16)
Here we go then with frame 23, likely to be the last of the session unless one of these two can pull out a rapid 70 plus to take it in one hit. Stuart is in first with a red to left middle, before tucking Jak in tight behind the green. Jak escapes, but leaves a red to right middle; Stuart plays it deadweight across the table, but it catches the bottom jaw and bounces back out. He gets another look soon after at a red to bottom right, but the attempt rattles out of the jaws and he's left it for Jak over the bottom left. Can Jak win a sixth frame on the bike? He goes into the pack early off the black, leaving only a tough red to right middle...which he misses.
Bingham 9-13 Jones
Another beauty from Jak on the yellow sees him plug it to its own pocket and use right hand running side to land plum on the green. From there he walks it in, clearing to the pink to win his fifth frame on the spin.
Bingham 9-12 Jones (49-63)
A couple of nice shots here; Jak bullets a red into the left middle, and then flicks the final two open after potting the pink. The frame is at his mercy now, and he picks off the remaining reds before going up for yellow off the blue. If he can clear the baulk colours, Stuart will need a snooker.
Bingham 9-12 Jones (49-44)
Jak lays a beauty of a snooker, tight in behind the yellow in baulk. Hitting a red here is hard enough, never mind getting the white safe. Stuart misses it twice, shipping nine points, and from the latter effort he's left a shot at red to left middle. Jak drains it, almost sending the white into the bottom left as he does so. He drops the black in deadweight after it though, and this is a chance.
Bingham 9-12 Jones (49-27)
Eesh, it's gone wrong on 44 as Stuart goes into the last cluster of four reds off the pink, and sticks to them. It's touching ball, and end of break. With 59 out there anything is still possible, as we head back to the trenches of safety play. Stuart misses a thin contact safety early in the exchange to hand Jak four points.
Bingham 9-12 Jones (28-23)
Jak shorts an attempt to drop on the pack, leaving Stuart an easy starter. His positional shot to black is poor though, forcing a yahoo at a thin cut that Stuart catches too thin. The black is in the jaws and Jak, sensing weakness, goes all out at a red with the rest, sending the white into the pack. They've split nicely but the red doesn't drop; a huge chance for Stuart now, and one he surely needs to take. He quickly takes the lead in the frame.
Bingham 9-12 Jones (0-23)
There's a danger that we might not get all the frames played in this session; it's just gone 1.00pm BST in Sheffield and the cut-off time for starting a frame is 1.45pm. Jak has a significant advantage now, both in the match and in momentum, after winning four in a row. He gets away first in frame 22, floating in a long red but not adding to it, before getting a more adhesive chance when he makes a plant to bottom left. An eye of a needle red early on keeps things ticking over, and it's a promising start...until he misses a red to left middle to bring Stuart back to the table.
Bingham 9-12 Jones
Just like that, this 50 minute epic of a frame is over as Stuart accidentally doubles the pink! What a slog that was.
Bingham 9-11 Jones (45-63)
Jak leaves the blue in the jaws of the green pocket, forcing Stuart to pot it. Stuart does, almost going in-off, before bringing the pink in to play. The black is roughly on its spot so there's a chance of Stuart can somehow get the white in behind it. Jak's mission is simple; either pot the pink or leave it hanging in the jaws.
Bingham 9-11 Jones (40-63)
Now it's getting even more interesting. Stuart is forced to pot the brown, meaning he now needs one five point snooker on the blue to tie. Jak must rue that fairly simple red to right middle that he missed when on his break of 63.
Bingham 9-11 Jones (36-63)
Stuart pots the yellow and green, leaving himself less balls to work with. The pink is nailed to the bottom cushion, so there's only the black and brown to realistically snooker behind. On we go; Jak hasn't potted a ball now for over half an hour.
Bingham 9-11 Jones (31-63)
To up the tension another notch, the players take a loo break. We've had 12 minutes without a pot now, and this is threatening to become, in a packed field, the longest frame of the match.
Bingham 9-11 Jones (31-63)
Stuart gets one snooker, and then another red-black. We're now on the colours, and Stuart is not letting up; he gets another four-pointer as Jak sails by the yellow, and this could get a bit twitchy from here. The balls are well placed for snookers, and what I called an impossible task has now been downgraded to possible.
Bingham 9-11 Jones (15-63)
It's a 63 for Jak as he misses pink to right middle; Stuart returns to baize needing four snookers, and sinks a quick red-black combo. It's an impossible task but I sense Stuart is trying to break Jak's rhythm here more than anything.
Bingham 9-11 Jones (7-55)
It's another half-ton for Jak with pink to bottom left, and the frame looks certain to go here. He knows he's got a struggling opponent here, and that it's time to apply foot to pedal and establish a strong lead ahead of the final session tonight.
Bingham 9-11 Jones (7-23)
We back up, and Stuart gets an early chance in frame 21 after Jak goes all out at a bash at a long red and misses. This really isn't happening for our 2015 champion though, as on just seven he underhits a pink to right middle so badly that it drops six inches short of the pocket. Jak steps in, and it needs a few shots to lasso the white under control but he's on 23 now and ticking over nicely. The black is out of commission but there's a load on if he can keep going up for pink or blue.
Bingham 9-11 Jones
We're done now, as Stuart misses a red to left middle and Jak adds 20 to win his third frame on the bike.
That's where we'll leave it for the moment, back in 15.
Bingham 9-10 Jones (21-70)
A pink takes Jak to 54, and that was frame ball. Jak has made the only two breaks of any substance this morning, and is going to have a two-frame advantage...or is he? Jak doesn't make sure and misses his next red, so Stuart returns to the table needing snookers.
Bingham 9-10 Jones (21-31)
Stuart wins the safety exchange and forces Jak into a mistake, leaving a red to bottom right to hold for the black. There's a nice scattering of reds here and the black is on to both corners, but Stuart is just not on it so far this morning and he soon misses a black off its spot. Jak fails to land on the black off his first red, but a good recovery on pink to left middle gets the break under control. The black is soon rehoused and Jak has a decent look at a two-frame lead at the interval here.
Bingham 9-10 Jones (4-16)
Is Jak's confidence growing here? He floats in a gorgeous, deadweight red to open frame 20, and he's on the black. It's a battle for position though, and on the second of two awkward bridging shots the white flies into the right middle off the blue after Jak had cut in a red thin to bottom left.
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Bingham 9-10 Jones
Another foul from Jak here as he misses a thin contact on the green. The frame runs and runs, neither giving an inch, until Stuart misses a long blam at the green and leaves it on to its own pocket. The dish is on for Jak, who needs up to and including the blue. It's routine enough and he makes it look so, taking the pink for good measure to hit the front.
Bingham 9-9 Jones (51-60)
Jak gives away six in the safety exchange after catching the pink. He later doubles one of the remaining reds before putting the green safe; this is gritty stuff, as the battle for the frame now focuses on the final red. It's Stuart that gets the first chance and he snicks it into the yellow pocket, followed by the blue. He's on the yellow, and needs up to and including the pink for the frame. Stuart's effort won't get that far though; he's blown position in trying to land on the green to forcefully, and back to safety we go.
Bingham 9-9 Jones (37-59)
Jak registers the first half-ton of the day with the pink, but can't shift either of the two remaining reds away from the right rail to keep it going. He plays safe, and this one is still very much alive.
Bingham 9-9 Jones (37-26)
Well, I jinxed that one. Just as Stuart looks in rhythm he misses a routine black off the spot. Jak drains a red off the bottom of the pack to follow, and brings several others into play. Can he get going now? The black is out of commission and the pink is just above the right middle, so the cue ball will need to do some mileage. Within a few shots he returns the pink to its natural home and with a cluster of loose reds below it, this is a decent chance.
Bingham 9-9 Jones (30-6)
A long, long safety exchange opens frame 19, in which both players give up six by catching the pink in a one-cushion attempt to rest on the side of the pack. The deadlock is broken when Jak can't force the white back to baulk, leaving a red to bottom right that Stuart picks off. Within a few shots he clears a route for the black to both corners, and we could have a heavy one incoming.
Bingham 9-9 Jones
Stuart misses a long yellow by a long way, and walks away in disgust without looking at where it lands. Jak cuts the yellow into the left middle, before clearing up to the blue for the frame.
Bingham 9-8 Jones (46-59)
Jak isn't on it at all yet, as another poor shot leaves Stuart in and with the chance to get right back into the frame. The good news here for Jak is that the green is safe and so, for now, is a red near the left rail. Stuart adds 31, and leaves the red as a double to right middle. He makes it, but isn't on the pink; Stuart brings the green into play from his safety, and we're into an arm-wrestle on the colours for the frame.
Bingham 9-8 Jones (14-59)
Oh capricious fate. Jak flowers open the reds with a gutsy red to left middle, a frame-winner if ever you saw one, but sends a red gently across the line of black to bottom left to follow. Gah! He recovers with a tough pink to left middle, but then misses a straight mid-range red. End of break, or so we think - he only flukes a red into the right middle in the fallout! Extraordinary, and he rightly holds up his hand in apology. There's no colour on after that, so a safety follows; what a bizarre run of shots.
Bingham 9-8 Jones (14-30)
Jak's break goes awry on 23 when he lands buried in the pack and snookered on all colours. Escaping is an expensive business, as Jack misses with two efforts to rest on the black before landing it at the third attempt. It's poor shots all round at the minute though, as Stuart plays a shocker of a safety to leave Jak a red to the yellow pocket. That goes, and can Jak steel himself to rack up something significant here?
Bingham 9-8 Jones (0-20)
Jak comes to the party by draining a red after a poor break-off from Stuart. A good blue follows, but he then misses a red off the back of the pack to bottom left. Yikes. Stuart exhibits a few nerves too though, missing an easy-ish red to bottom right, and Jak can settle himself down now, his break is at 14 and counting.
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Bingham 9-8 Jones
Jak doesn't get the snookers. When he leaves a simple, short red for Stuart he waves the frame off.
Bingham 8-8 Jones (65-0)
Again Stuart leaves himself stuck to a red on a crucial shot, but makes a red to right middle and follows it with frame ball pink. A short break of 14 followed by a safety means Jak returns to the table needing two snookers.
Bingham 8-8 Jones (51-0)
Stuart immediately gets to the brink of a half-ton but leaves himself stuck to a red, forcing him to go for a blue to green pocket rather than the pink. It's an extravagant miss that follows, and ends his break on 46. It doesn't look like it'll get punished though as Jak misses a tough red to bottom right, and he's left the frame on now for Stuart.
Bingham 8-8 Jones (26-0)
Stuart's away first, with a red as a shot to nothing to bottom left. A snooker behind the green follows, and Jak gives up four in his attempt to deadweight onto a red on the bottom cushion. He also gives up position, given how short his effort is; Stuart is on an easy starter and there's a reasonable spread of reds to go at here. Sure enough, Stuart starts to fill his boots.
Let's go
Rob Walker introduces the players into a rocking Crucible. We'll have eight frames this morning, with the interval after four.
Late Bloomer
He likes Sheffield does Jak. In his debut appearance last year he reached the last eight, knocking out Ali Carter and Neil Robertson along the way. This year he’s sorted out Zhang Anda, Si Jiahui and Judd Trump to reach the last four. It’d be some feat to make the final this year, and he’s now in a best of 17 with Stuart to make it a reality.
Ball Run
When asked what it would mean to be a two-time champion, Stuart was visibly emotional, and with good reason. In the Crucible era the multiple winner plateau is only occupied by Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, John Higgins, Mark Williams, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Selby. To paraphrase Brian Clough talking about the European Cup, win it once and people can say you fluked it; win it twice and it shuts them up.
Final Weekend Klaxon
Morning folks! Here we go with day 15 of the 2024 World Snooker Championship. Today we’ll be sorting out the identity of the two finalists, and we’ll start with the resumption of a match that’s tighter than two coats of paint. It’s Stuart Bingham against Jak Jones, and it’s locked at 8-8.
What a day this should be. The Premier League's greatest ever player has been enjoying the semi-finals so far too.
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'Do I take the risk now? Is it worth it?' - O'Sullivan on the challenges of top-level snooker
Ronnie O’Sullivan provided an insight into competing at the highest level, with it being a balance of playing the opponent and the table.
O’Sullivan is viewed by the majority as the greatest player to pick up a cue, and has seven world titles on his glittering CV.
An eighth World Championship eluded him this year, following defeat to Stuart Bingham in the quarter-finals.
The World Championship has reached the semi-final stage, with Bingham facing Jak Jones and Kyren Wilson taking on David Gilbert.
The matches are tight, and pressure will ramp up as the winning line approaches.
When asked in the Eurosport studio if you are playing the balls or the opponent, O’Sullivan replied: “A bit of both.
“Some players you know if you play a certain style that you stand up to them it can affect them."
Read the full interview here.
World Snooker Championship Schedule Saturday May 4
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- Stuart Bingham 8-8 Jak Jones
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- Kyren Wilson 14-10 David Gilbert
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- Stuart Bingham 8-8 Jak Jones
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