Wilson reaches first Crucible final after heartbreaker for McGill

Kyren Wilson was in tears after reaching his first World Snooker Championship final following a staggering end to his semi-final against Anthony McGill.

A gripping contest went all the way to a decider, and it proved to be the highest-scoring frame in the history of the competition at the Crucible.

Wilson eventually took a cat-and-mouse duel 103-83 to win the match 17-16, and he became highly emotional and apologetic after fluking the green that left McGill needing a snooker late in the frame.

Scottish cueman McGill, who came into the tournament as a qualifier, said: "I feel like it's been stolen from me - not by Kyren but by the snooker gods."

Wilson had led McGill 14-11 but was pegged back and trailed 16-15, with the tension in the Sheffield theatre growing as the match neared its climax, despite it being played behind closed doors.

Englishman Wilson told the BBC: "I've dreamt of this moment, but I didn't want to get there like this. It's just mad what can happen on a snooker table. I felt it was one of the best semi-finals ever at the Crucible. I'm just a bit annoyed that it's ended that way, but it's just this game for you."

Six-time world champion Steve Davis said: "In the end, somebody had to win it. He fell over the line."

John Parrott, the 1991 world champion, said the final frame was like "nothing like I've ever seen".

Commiserations to Anthony McGill and well done Kyren Wilson. What a match. Tonight the snooker gods have mocked us all. They are laughing at us and there’s nothing we can do about it #WorldSnookerChampionship2020

— Neal Foulds (@fouldsy147) August 14, 2020