Kyren Wilson v David Gilbert LIVE: World Snooker Championship latest updates

It’s regulation potting for the baulk colours, blue and pink with a slightly awkward shot for the black. Never the less they all go in and Wilson takes full advantage of Gilbert’s mistake to clean up the table and move back ahead.

Wilson just needs to keep his head here. He’s made a few mistakes already in this match but the reds are almost perfectly set up for him to play off the black and cut the deficit.

It doesn’t take long either.

Some delicate and dainty play from Wilson sees him mop up all but one of the remaining reds with a lead of just 13. He’s left with a very thin cut to pot the last red into the middle right but Wilson pings it straight in the middle of the pocket.

He’s back on track with that pot and has just the colours to go.

Oh! The crowd didn’t see this coming. Gilbert scutters the black over the bottom left pocket after a comfortable break of 40. If that dropped then he would have been quids in to take the frame.

Now, Wilson has a chance to respond.

Wilson takes on a long pot to the bottom right after Gilbert breaks off but again his way off line coming down the table and leaves his opponent with the opportunity to score first.

Gilbert absolutely takes advantage, tidying up the loose reds near the middle of the table with the help of both the blue and the yellow.

The movement of the black and pink has caused an issue for both players in this frame but Gilbert has handled it better. A lovely long pot to sink the blue to the top pocket increases his lead but there are still and few problematic reds to deal with.

A break of 39 means Wilson needs snookers to take the frame back but he may not get the chance. Gilbert gets the pink to drop and bounces round to houses to get back onto one of the two remaining reds.

He doesn’t pot it along the bottom cushion but Wilson remains in his set. Gilbert draws back level.

Or not. A positional error from Gilbert means he doesn’t leave a red on for himself towards the bottom end of the table and he’s forced to knock the cueball safe with just a nine point lead.

Another miss from Wilson. He needs to use the rest to slip a red into the bottom left pocket but doesn’t quite get the angle right and the opportunity to get further ahead goes begging.

David Gilbert has the chance to win the frame from here with the remaining reds all fairly accessible. In no time he’s overturned Wilson’s lead and moved ahead in the frame.

Wilson manages to score first in this frame but a simple error sees a red lip out of the bottom left pocket. Gilbert knocks it in in response but hasn’t got a shot on either the pink or black as both have been dislodged from their spots.

There’ll be a bit of tactical play now, Wilson leads 7-1 in the second frame.

Wilson breaks off for frame number two with a bit of confidence after getting on the board early. He’ll be hoping to end to that tally as soon as possible and put his stamp on this semi-final as quickly as he can – just as he did against John Higgins.

Wilson has another potential trip up with a long pot to the top right but he rolls it into the middle of the pocket with seeming ease. His positional play off the black that follows is terrific and he nestles in the next red to middle left.

When the final red goes in too Wilson looks to have locked up this frame. Just the colours to go for a potential century break…

… nope. The break ends at 73 but that’s enough to give the opening frame to him. He takes it 81-23.