Kyren Wilson eases past Gary Wilson to set up Players Championship semi-final with Shaun Murphy

24.02.2023 - 19:07 eurosport.com

Kyren Wilson got the better of his namesake Gary Wilson to book his place in the semi-finals of the Players Championship. Both players were a shade below the levels they are capable of, with Kyren Wilson proving the steadier of the two in Wolverhampton on Friday.

Ad The damage was done before the interval, as Kyren Wilson won four unanswered frames, and he snuffed out any prospect of a fightback to set up a clash with Shaun Murphy on Saturday evening.

German MastersFord books place in German Masters semi-finals with victory over Wilson at the Tempodrom03/02/2023 AT 21:51 Kyren Wilson got going in the first in with an excellent cross-double to the right middle, and took full advantage of the chance he crafted for himself by making a break of 92 to draw first blood.

The second was a scrappy affair, but it was Kyren Wilson who eked out an advantage and despite a surprising missed red to the right middle, he was able to keep his opponent at bay and double his lead.

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