| Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Dates: 15 April-1 May |
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Luca Brecel won 11 frames in a row during the greatest-ever Crucible comeback as he beat Si Jiahui 17-15 to reach the World Championship final.
It was an astonishing display from Belgium’s Brecel, who trailed 14-5 at one point on Friday.
Having resumed 14-10 down on Saturday he compiled breaks of 70, 81 and 73 as he completed a remarkable turnaround.
Four-time world champion Mark Selby leads Mark Allen 11-10 in the other semi-final.
Brecel stunned seven-time winner Ronnie O’Sullivan in the quarter-finals by rattling off seven unanswered frames to come from 10-6 down to progress 13-10.
However, after being out of sorts in the opening two sessions which Chinese debutant Si had dominated, this revival was every bit as remarkable with only two players – Ken Doherty in the 2003 final and Dennis Taylor in his epic 18-17 black-ball final triumph over Steve Davis – having previously overturned eight-frame deficits to win at the Crucible.
Brecel had not even won a match in his five previous visits to Sheffield before this year, despite becoming the youngest-ever player to compete in the tournament in 2012 as a 17-year-old.
Cheered on by his friends and girlfriend, who arrived from Belgium on Friday, he racked up 916 points to Si’s 179 between the 20th and 30th frames of the match.
More to follow.
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