Thepchaiya Un-Nooh wins epic with Hossein Vafaei to set up Ding Junhui final clash at Six Red World Snooker Championship

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh battled back from 5-2 and 6-4 behind to edge out Hossein Vafaei 7-6 and reach the Six Red World Championship final in Bangkok. The popular Thai speed merchant had to display fortitude as much as flair in a thrilling semi-final that saw Vafaei miss a tricky pink to the green pocket in the penultimate frame that would have sealed a 7-5 victory.

Ad A day after he punished Judd Trump for missing match ball in the quarter-finals, the snooker balls did not forgive the Iranian professional this time as Un-Nooh duly dominated the decider with a few timely snookers to reach the final for a third time in eight years. Six-Red World ChampionshipWho does O'Sullivan face in last 16 of Six Red World Championship?YESTERDAY AT 17:03 He lifted the title in 2015 with an 8-2 filleting of Liang Wenbo before suffering a similar defeat by the same scoreline to Mark Williams in 2017.

Ding Junhui booked his spot in the final (8am UK time on Saturday) with a 7-4 win over recent German Masters finalist Tom Ford in the second semi-final. The 2016 winner astonishingly missed a yellow off its spot to leave his opponent needing a snooker on the cusp of a 5-1 lead after compiling 63 in the fourth frame and watched as Ford roared back to level at 4-4 with a fabulous 70 knock in the eighth frame.

But Ding, who had suffered a few untimely miscues at close range, redoubled his efforts to see out the final three frames in style with further contributions of 70 and 64 to exend his quest for the £100,000 first prize. Ding has overcome defending champion Stephen Maguire, world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan and 2015 world champion Stuart Bingham during his run to the title match at the Thammasat University Convention Centre in Pathum Thani.