Northern Eire’s Mark Allen suffered an agonising defeat on the semi-final stage of the Scottish Open as Lei Peifan staged a outstanding comeback to win 6-5 after trailing 5-2.
Breaks of 73 and 97 helped Allen right into a 3-0 lead in Edinburgh however the Chinese language 21-year-old gained the following two frames to scale back his deficit to at least one.
The world quantity 5 on the verge of victory when he gained frames six and 7 however a missed pink within the subsequent proved essential as his dogged opponent, ranked 84, battled his method again to win 4 frames in a row in an attritional contest.
Lei Peifan had by no means beforehand reached the quarter-final of a rating match and has twice misplaced his Tour card throughout his profession however now finds himself in Sunday’s ultimate towards compatriot Wu Yize.
Wu Yize booked his place within the decider by coming from 4-2 behind to see off one other Chinese language participant, Xiao Guodong, 6-4, within the day’s different last-four encounter.
Additionally aged 21, he will probably be competing within the second rating occasion ultimate of his profession, having misplaced 9-7 to Neil Robertson within the English Open decider in September.
The world quantity 27’s comeback win included a break of 115 within the ninth body to maneuver forward for the primary time within the match.
The 2 younger Chinese language gamers will contest a best-of-17 body ultimate on Sunday, with the winner accumulating £100,000 and the Stephen Hendry Trophy.
For Allen although, he misses out on a wonderful alternative at a shot to gather a twelfth rating title and a second Scottish Open crown, having beforehand gained the match in 2018.
The Antrim participant had been in prolific scoring kind all week on the Meadowbank Sports activities Centre, racking up a sequence of centuries on his option to the final 4.