Kyren Wilson comes from behind to beat Ding Junhui in a classic World Championship battle at the Crucible

Kyren Wilson is into the second round of the World Championship after edging past Ding Junhui 10-8 in a thrilling contest at the Crucible. 'The Warrior' continued to hang on in the match before taking the lead for the first time in the match at 8-7. Although Ding pulled a frame back to set up a nervy finish, Wilson would take the next two to book a spot in the next round.

Ad/> The 2020 finalist will play Stuart Bingham, who beat Lyu Haotian 10-5 on Tuesday, in the morning session on Sunday. Gibraltar OpenMilkins shrugs off Turkish nightmare to beat Wilson for first career title at Gibraltar Open26/03/2022 AT 21:33 «It had all the makings of being a top match,» Wilson told Eurosport afterwards. «There's been many good players that have come through this year.

Ding has been right up there. Class-wise he is definitely a top-16 player so I'm delighted to get through that match. »Not in a disrespectful way I thought it was a good draw because I fancied coming through it and that it would set me up for a big tournament.

You have to be a good player to beat Ding so I didn't mind really." /> Ding held a 5-4 lead heading into the evening session, but it was Wilson who took the opening frame. Ding was on the brink of leading 6-4 in a 40-minute frame, but after he rattled the jaws with a mid-range green, Wilson sunk a green, brown, pink and black to level the tie at 5-5. The 2016 finalist did go in front, though, with a break of 91 to regain his advantage, but Wilson responded quickly with a break of 85.