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Kyren Wilson 1-1 David Gilbert
Gilbert seizes upon his chance in the second frame after a loose shot by Wilson leaves the cue ball amongst the reds.
He is currently on a break of 45 and leads 67-13.
As he rattles the red, Wilson concedes the frame and we all square.
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Kyren Wilson 1-0 David Gilbert
After making a small break, Wilson hands Gilbert a big chance.
All seems to be going according to plan until some poor cue ball position after potting the pink leaves him unable to get to the red he was planning.
Gilbert tries a pot into the middle pocket but narrowly misses.
He leads the frame 22-13 currently.
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Kyren Wilson 1-0 David Gilbert
Wilson pots a superb long red and manages to amass 7 before he rattles a red into the bottom corner.
He gets lucky as Gilbert nestles tight to the black after potting a red, making getting a colour down pretty impossible so has to play safe.
Both players are exchanging safety shots now, not wanting to give their opponent a chance to put a break together.
However, Wilson gets lucky as he looks to clip the pack and the cue ball strikes another red and pots it in the bottom corner.
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Kyren Wilson 1-0 David Gilbert
A break of 73 sees Wilson take the frame 81-23.
The number 12 seed is cueing well in these early stages.
That will give him some confidence having won the opening frame of the day.
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Kyren Wilson vs David Gilbert
Gilbert manages a break of 23 but with a missed pot, he allows his opponent a chance to make something.
Wilson is currently on a break of 46 and leads the frame 54-23.
This is a real chance to get the first frame of the day in the bag.
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Wilson favourite to pick up trophy
The bookies see the only remaining seeded player as the one to lift the famous trophy on Monday.
Kyren Wilson - 6/5
Stuart Bingham - 9/4
David Gilbert - 5/1
Jak Jones - 13/2
All odds brought to you by BetMGM.
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Kyren Wilson vs David Gilbert
It is a tentative start to the match.
Both players have taken on long pots but been a long way off hitting the middle of the pocket.
Wilson makes a break of 8 but is unfortunate as the cue ball knocks the black safe.
Gilbert is currently on a break of 9 and has a chance to make something of the way the reds lie on the table.
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Kyren Wilson vs David Gilbert
It is set up for an intriguing first session of the semi-finals.
Gilbert was unsure if he was even going to enter this tournament this year and here he is in the semi-final.
It is his honour to break and get semi-finals day underway.
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Gilbert envious of Wilson's confidence
David Gilbert has explained his envy of semi-final opponent Kyren Wilson.
Gilbert claimed that if he was able to enter matches with the same confidence as Wilson he would have TEN ranking titles.
Speaking on the BBC, he said: "If I had his belief I'd probably have ten titles under my belt."
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Crucible ready for more exciting snooker
Not many would have predicted the exits of both Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump in the quarter-finals.
It presents a huge opportunity for the four players left to compete in the semi-finals today.
As a result, Kyren Wilson is the only seeded player left in the tournament.
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Fly Guy
Stephen Maguire admitted he ate a FLY during his quarter-final loss to David Gilbert yesterday.
The Scot appeared to pause and see something on the table before picking it up and EATING IT.
He later admitted it was a fly...
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Yesterday's QF results
Here's what happened yesterday to set up today's exciting semi-final clashes...
- Judd Trump 9 - 13 Jak Jones
- David Gilbert 13 - 8 Stephen Maguire
- Stuart Bingham 13 - 10 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- Kyren Wilson 13 - 8 John Higgins
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No laughing matter
Steve Davis had to tell a BBC presenter not to laugh after Ronnie O'Sullivan's exit in the quarter-finals yesterday.
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Ronnie's admission
Ronnie O'Sullivan has admitted that he didn't even want to play in the World Championship but had his arm twisted by a sponsor.
Speaking after his quarter-final loss to Stuart Bingham, he said: "I wasn’t actually going to be playing in this one until a new sponsor came along.
“I wasn’t going to play the Tour Championship in Manchester or this because of how I was feeling about playing.
“They sort of twisted my arm. It’s first come, first served. I have signed up for 8-9 events next year.
“There are so many days I allow myself to be away from home. You cannot do it all.
“I would have done days with Eurosport here. They have been pretty good with me. I wanted to fulfil that.”
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Today's action
The semi-finals get underway today as we edge closer to crowning this year's world champion.
Here's who you can look forward to watching and when you can expect them to take to the table.
1pm - David Gilbert vs Kyren Wilson
7pm - Jak Jones vs Stuart Bingham
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Bingham fights back tears
Stuart Bingham fought back tears as he spoke about his shock win over Ronnie O'Sullivan.
Bingham defeated the Rocket 13-10 at the World Snooker Championshipquarter-finals to set up a showdown with fellow qualifier Jak Jones for a place in the final.
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O'Sullivan reacts to defeat
The Rocket said: “It’s the way it goes. I am really happy. I feel like I am getting through the ball, which is more important to me.
“Not the win I would have liked. That’s snooker, that’s the way it goes. He deserved his victory. I’m pleased I’m competed. A few errors here and there. Not too bad.
“I knew it would be another difficult tournament. No one has a divine right to win any match, a lot can happen in snooker, that’s sport."
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Out of pocket
Ronnie O'Sullivan's clash with Stuart Bingham descended into chaos when the snooker legend told the referee to "chill".
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Good morning, snooker fans
Ronnie O'Sullivan crashed out of the World Snooker Championship yesterday following a 13-10 quarter-final defeat to Stuart Bingham.
The final four left in the tournament are; David Gilbert, Kyren Wilson, Jak Jones, Stuart Bingham.
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Today's semi-final action
It's a line-up that will surprise many - especially as Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump were in the last eight.
But here's when the two best-of-33 clashes will start today:
1pm - David Gilbert vs Kyren Wilson
7pm - Jak Jones vs Stuart Bingham
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Snooker chiefs say ref got it right
The World Snooker Tour denied Ronnie O'Sullivan's claims of unfairness.
They insists referee Desislava Bozhilova was spot on with her black- ball-spotting in the Rocket's defeat to Stuart Bingham.
The WST say the Bulgarian acted correctly and appropriately.
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'I just wanted to prove ref was wrong'
Australian cueist Neil Robertson praised Ronnie O’Sullivan for telling ref Desislava Bozhilova she had not placed the black back accurately and was therefore giving him an unfair advantage, writes ROB MAUL.
But speaking to Eurosport, he said he wanted to prove a point to the Bulgarian official.
Credit: Reuters O’Sullivan, 48, admitted: “To be honest with you, some of the referees I think they’ve got it in for me.
“So I just wanted to prove to her that she’d got it wrong.
“I didn’t feel good about having to pot the ball after that. But I just wanted to make a point.
“I’m not that hungry to win in that way. I’m more of a principled person, so once the principle’s been made I can sleep at night.”
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'Some refs have got it in for me'
Ronnie O'Sullivan claimed some referees “have got it in for me” as his Crucible dreams were ended by Stuart Bingham, writes ROB MAUL.
The quest to win an eighth world snooker title – which would elevate him above Stephen Hendry – will now roll over until 2025.
O’Sullivan was praised in frame 12 by former world champion Neil Robertson for “the greatest bit of sportsmanship I’ve ever seen” after he turned down a chance to pot the red.
Trailing by 14 points, while on a break of 20, it appeared he was unsure whether the black was lying correctly on its spot.
And he opted for the safety approach after more than four-and-a-half minutes of deliberation – as the black ball was re-spotted about 10 times.
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Rocket loves 'bloody exciting' life outside snooker
Ousted Ronnie O'Sullivan reckons his life outside snooker would "sound boring" to many - but is "bloody exciting" to him, writes ROB MAUL.
The Rocket explained why missing some big events is fine by him after eh considered skipping the Crucible.
He said: "I would have done days with Eurosport here. They have been pretty good with me. I wanted to fulfil that.
“There are so many things to do in my life, man. I have such a busy, good life.
“Probably done painting with Damien Hirst, ate good food, taken the dogs out, seen my children, gone to Champneys Spa.
“I would have spent days here with Eurosport, running in the peaks, going to the gym, eating good food.
“It might sound boring to you but it’s bloody exciting to me.”
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Allen ousts Ronnie as world No1
Mark Allen is replacing Ronnie O'Sullivan as world No1.
That's despite the Northern Irishman having a worse World Championship than the Rocket.
Allen went out in round two whereas O'Sullivan reached the quarters.
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