WILSON STAYS ON TRACK FOR FIRST MASTERS CROWN

Kyren Wilson overcame an ankle injury to beat Luca Brecel 6-4 in a thrilling finish, reaching the semi-finals of the Johnstone's Paint Masters and keeping alive his dream of lifting the Paul Hunter Trophy for the first time.

The World Champion will take on world number one Judd Trump in a showpiece semi-final on Saturday night at Alexandra Palace. This will be their fourth meeting of the season - Wilson winning the finals of the Xi'an Grand Prix and BetVictor Northern Ireland Open, then Trump took revenge in the semi-finals of the Victorian Plumbing UK Championship. They also met in the last four of the Masters in 2018, Wilson coming from 5-2 down to win 6-5. 

On that occasion the Kettering cueman lost to Mark Allen in the final, and he will be determined to go one step further this time and complete the second leg of the Triple Crown. 

Wilson slept awkwardly on Wednesday night and woke up with pain in his ankle which left him struggling to walk. The injury has since improved and he was given permission to wear trainers during tonight's match, though the pain hindered his performance.