World primary Ronnie O’Sullivan hit three century breaks as he reached the ultimate of the Tour Championship with a high-quality 10-7 win over Gary Wilson.
O’Sullivan hit breaks of 102 and 110 to show a 2-0 deficit right into a 4-2 lead in Manchester however Wilson compiled runs of 83, 84, 82 and 96 to stage at 7-7.
Nonetheless, he barely obtained a look-in from there as O’Sullivan received the ultimate three frames, helped by visits of 98 and 129.
The 48-year-old faces both Mark Allen or Mark Williams in Sunday’s last.
“It was a superb match to be concerned in,” seven-time world champion O’Sullivan informed ITV4 after beating fellow Englishman Wilson, ranked thirteenth on this planet.
The Tour Championship is in its sixth version after being launched in 2019 for the highest gamers on snooker’s one-year rating listing.
That is the third time O’Sullivan has reached the ultimate, having received the inaugural occasion by beating Neil Robertson earlier than dropping to the Australian within the occasion’s showpiece two years later.
Northern Eire’s Allen and Welshman Williams, each searching for their first Tour Championship title, contest the second semi-final on Saturday, beginning their best-of-19 encounter at 13:00 BST.