Wu Yize continued his fantastic kind as he beat world champion Zhao Xintong 9-6 to succeed in the Worldwide Championship closing in Nanjing.
The 22-year-old, who got here into the all-Chinese language semi-final on a 12-frame profitable streak, misplaced the primary body however quickly settled, opening up a 4-2 lead with a glowing 140.
The pair went into the break degree at 4-4 however Wu took management afterwards as he ruthlessly gained the subsequent 4 frames whereas notching his tenth century of the match.
Zhao rallied to take the match to 6-8 but it surely was in useless as Wu pressured numerous errors from his 28-year-old opponent within the fifteenth body to assert victory.
“I am fairly excited. I did not assume I might really beat him. Actually, as quickly because the second session started, I felt a number of strain,” mentioned Wu.
“He missed a brown ball I did not anticipate within the ninth body. I used to be able to go to the toilet and put together for the subsequent body. It got here as a shock. It was a turning level.”
Wu will face the winner between John Higgins or Stephen Maguire, who play within the all-Scottish second semi-final on Saturday.
The ultimate takes place on Sunday, with Wu trying to win his first rating title.
He was a shedding finalist twice final season after being overwhelmed by Neil Robertson within the English Open and Lei Peifan on the Scottish Open.
“I’ve undoubtedly improved since my final rating closing, particularly not too long ago. I really feel I’ve began to make much less errors in matches, in comparison with final yr,” added Wu.
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