World Snooker Championship: Kyren Wilson and Jak Jones to meet in Crucible final

Kyren Wilson claimed a comfortable 17-11 win over David Gilbert to reach his second World Championship final at the Crucible Theatre.

Wilson, 32, laid the platform for his success with a clinical display on Friday evening when he opened up a 14-10 advantage, then continued in the same vein in Saturday’s concluding session.

Wales’ Jak Jones will meet Wilson in the showpiece match after he defeated 2015 champion Stuart Bingham 17-12 in a gruelling encounter that lasted more than 12 hours.

World number 44 Jones led 13-10 going into the final session, then made four half-century breaks to become the lowest-ranked finalist in 19 years.

If Jones triumphs against Wilson he would be the first qualifier since Shaun Murphy in 2005 to lift the trophy.

“It is crazy and totally unexpected coming into the tournament,” Jones said.

“I don’t think I’ve played particularly well, I haven’t scored particularly well, but my match-play has got me through.”

Earlier in the day, Gilbert attempted to spark a revival with a wonderful break of 70, but Wilson, who punched the air and blew a kiss to his family after clinching his victory, was simply too strong.

He punished errors by Gilbert in the next two frames and secured his first appearance in a final this season with a clinical break of 67.

“I didn’t even know what it was first to, I just kept playing,” Wilson told BBC Sport.

“It felt like I broke the back of the match yesterday and I was very focused on hitting home the advantage. It was nice to kill off the match in one clean hit.”