Neil Robertson wins final-frame decider to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan and reach Tour Championship final

Neil Robertson made it three victories on the spin over Ronnie O’Sullivan by winning a final-frame decider to advance to the final of the Tour Championship. O’Sullivan came into the last-four clash with an 18-11 advantage in their meetings, and beat Robertson in the final of the World Grand Prix in December.

Ad/> But Robertson had the upper hand at the Masters and Players Championship, and produced a determined display to win in Llandudno. Tour ChampionshipO'Sullivan and Robertson level after session of outrageous class13 HOURS AGO The Rocket made a bright start to the evening, after being dominated late in the first session, but Robertson dug deep and won the final two frames of the match to advance to the final with a 10-9 success.

The break following the first session came at a good time for O’Sullivan as Robertson’s run of three frames on the spin had the Australian threatening to take control of the contest. Returning a few hours later, it was O’Sullivan who got in first.

He needed four attempts to escape from a snooker, but after doing so he rolled in a break of 61 to move back in front. After a blur of breaks in the afternoon session, the 10th was a scrappy affair which eventually went Robertson’s way — and he took the 11th to edge ahead for the first time since the taking the opening frame.

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