Crucible semifinals [ - ] [ + ]

O'Sullivan's 17–4 against Hendry was the biggest ever semi-final victory, replacing Hendry's 16–4 win over Terry Griffiths in 1992.

O'Sullivan's tip came off during the 14th frame. After a 15-minute break for emergency repairs, O'Sullivan made a 124 break.

8-94 (85), 75-58 (JH 55), 1-134 (102), 0-79 (79), 127-0 (113), 76-0 (68), 38-73, 73-3, 40-71, 99-0 (90), 0-69 (63), 64-3, 61-44 (52), 48-50, 13-81 (62), 74-1, 0-111 (58), 66-64 (SM 64, JH 50), 0-82 (82), 49-62, 0-131, 134-0, 0-73 (41), 48-65, 77-46, 104-0 (104), 75-2, 42-66, 123-0 (122), 54-46, 65-0, 66-14

0-77, 31-71 (71), 94-19 (55), 1-90 (84), 0-101 (101), 18-62 (55), 85-22, 60-46, 75-1, 67-1 (63), 5-70 (55), 79-12 (51), 128-0 (128), 43-87, 90-28, 20-65, 111-56, 112-0 (111), 0-96 (51), 66-41, 5-76 (76), 52-81 (62), 129-0 (129), 18-53, 0-101 (101), 136-0 (104), 6-72, 97-18 (71), 1-132 (132), 59-82, 99-0, 70-22, 91-0 (64)

0-140 (140), 41-65, 26-96 (60), 60-34, 64-72 (ROS 64)
122-32 (102), 76-1, 68-34, 101-0 (93), 72-61 (SH 54)
85-35 (57), 87-0 (87), 133-0 (133), 135-0 (135), 93-16 (85)
76-53 (70), 127-0 (126), 0-85 (85), 19-100 (54), 75-0 (68)
123-0 (123), 71-0 (56), 68-63 (ROS 59)

1-116 (54,62), 29-61, 0-77 (68), 53-13, 97-38 (70), 8-86 (84), 2-72 (72), 68-25, 62-35, 64-57 (AC 51, JP57), 99-6 (56), 106-1 (106), 66-1 (64), 59-64 (AC 51), 0-127 (127), 128-0 (128), 8-93, 0-86 (57), 1-68 (58), 15-72, 83-0 (68), 1-94 (82), 56-55, 68-0, 5-95 (57), 114-8 (63), 50-66 (AC 50, JP 62), 73-1, 0-111 (110), 77-0 (77), 67-24, 59-46

0-121 (102), 110-0 (110), 52-37, 89-38
50-57, 81-13 (51), 9-65, 74-0 (59)
23-92 (91), 66-21 (51), 80-47, 19-72
20-75 (75), 56-67 (60), 39-53, 34-71
0-75 (64), 77-0 (61), 83-0 (71), 22-77 (77)
76-12 (61), 106-1 (102), 123-0 (123), 0-113 (87)
80-31 (74), 89-1 (89), 1-145 (138), 53-62 (T 51)
0-127 (119), 59-48, 79-27 (68), 105-29 (105)

50-52, 139-0 (135), 1-67, 19-73 (72)
76-44, 127-0 (120), 16-74 (74), 0-74
0-68, 106-0 (84), 0-115 (115), 70-62 (W 62)
0-103 (103), 0-58, 65-62, 59-20
64-44, 1-75 (70), 61-24, 4-84
70-0, 72-37 (58), 56-34, 73-61 (W 61)
7-105 (105, missed max), 68-0, 0-92 (92), 123-14 (123)
24-89 (84), 70-40, 67-64 (W 64)

O'Sullivan won with a session to spare.

93-35 (92), 69-63 (BH 63), 103-24, 51-60
105-0 (105), 8-76 (69), 138-0 (138), 80-50 (79,50)

82-31 (73), 105-32 (105), 79-0 (79), 79-18 (72)
33-100 (79), 121-10 (121), 70-28, 86-0 (54)

65-1, 0-103 (103), 1-84 (57), 28-108 (104)
1-73 (73), 90-0 (90), 106-28 (106), 22-84 (76)

8-121 (103), 83-44 (83)

28-86, 66-64 (64,65), 47-64, 89-0 (89)
82-39, 75-56 (56,74), 0-81 (75), 77-0 (76)

63-43 (52), 6-119 (113), 51-72 (63), 74-9 (67)
75-41 (54), 35-66, 85-9 (85), 4-90 (64)

19-75 (61), 0-91 (91), 76-37 (67), 86-0 (62)
65-16, 78-23 (59), 79-87 (SB 56), 9-66 (65)

71-31, 0-88 (88), 5-103 (50), 110-8 (106)
0-76 (76), 102-15 (102), 14-114 (108)
0-129 (129), 62-6

First session:
113-0 (100), 118-8 (84), 131-0 (131), 107-31 (62)
100-8 (100), 27-73, 8-74, 128-0 (128)

Second session:
138-0 (138), 16-107 (107), 91-43 (90), 97-5 (97)
1-70, 0-136 (136), 63-87 (AM 55), 0-125 (125)

Third session:
44-58, 108-17 (80), 59-17, 113-0 (113)
17-115 (59), 0-81 (81), 67-17 (60), 61-53

Fourth session:
69-26, 44-60, 123-1 (123), 67-8

Ding is the first player from Asia to reach the final of the World Championship.

There was a total of 10 centuries in the match, which was a new record (until WC final 2019). Ding made seven of them which is a new record for a single player at the Crucible. It ties Stephen Hendry for most tons in any match.

Ding missed the 15th black for a 147 in frame 20.

First session:
65-25, 76-5 (56), 76-0 (63), 0-73 (72)
37-60, 59-9, 23-90 (89), 73-0 (69)

Second session:
52-65 (MS 52), 67-54 (55), 64-55, 0-135 (135)
8-67, 19-114 (114), 5-81 (81), 81-34

Third session:
66-12, 125-0 (125), 55-59, 8-109 (108)
65-43, 0-80 (71), 0-77 (77), 73-43

Fourth session:
64-15, 1-116 (98), 75-7 (63), 5-100 (100)
101-0 (101), 0-147 (50,73), 79-4, 94-53

Fu's tip fell off in the 15th frame.

Frame 24 took 76 minutes and 11 seconds, which is the longest in Crucible history.

1st session:
45-76 (76), 77-22 (68), 24-84 (84)
99-0 (99), 73-34, 53-87 (52)
1-119 (56, 50), 0-116 (110)

2nd session:
105-23 (100), 61-49, 62-26, 81-0 (67)
0-94 (84), 96-9 (85), 0-139 (139), 66-27

3rd session:
128-8 (128), 6-95 (95), 6-80, 64-25 (64)
14-86, 66-61, 1-117 (117), 1-135 (128)

4th session:
113-2 (74), 96-1 (96), 0-61 (52) 75-43
75-47, 1-66, 14-73 (73), 84-9 (72)

1st session:
93-28 (63), 69-22, 67-19 (59)
76-59 (69,59), 30-100 (62)
30-95 (71), 65-25, 39-74 (74)

2nd session:
40-65, 92-6, 73-16 (51)
0-125 (115), 61-24 (53), 18-91
89-0 (89), 73-45

3rd session:
8-76 (69), 70-41, 55-47, 70-13
65-62, 70-0, 96-4 (90), 48-80 (58)

4th session:
128-12 (120)

Session 1:
107-8 (57), 65-1 (65), 77-26 (77), 34-76
69-62 (61,69), 23-72 (52), 0-140 (140), 56-44

Session 2:
7-61, 83-23, 56-19, 0-73 (65), 37-78
63-51, 0-74 (74), 78-5

Session 3:
0-124 (124), 71-0 (56), 76-36 (75), 8-85 (81)
63-9, 1-120 (106), 38-93 (93), 91-0 (91)

Session 4:
40-96 (96), 67-1, 136-0 (136), 1-74 (53),
105-5 (100), 98-0 (98)

Session 1:
1-129 (129), 0-79 (74), 103-26 (88), 10-81
83-35, 41-81 (52), 0-90 (90), 110-0 (110)

Session 2:
80-0 (80), 77-0, 37-70 (63), 65-33
45-68 (57), 32-73, 58-66 (BH 56), 104-18 (62)

Session 3:
0-128 (128), 81-46, 80-9, 68-44 (68)
2-92 (53), 0-133 (133), 103-0 (103), 50-73 (73, MJW 50)

Session 4:
78-44 (55), 33-77, 67-42, 67-39
40-105 (60), 68-47, 66-33, 63-55

Session 1:
85-31, 66-54, 23-85, 0-94 (94)
82-46 (66), 0-113 (113), 6-70, 42-84 (51)

Session 2:
6-125 (125), 50-64, 58-65, 65-56
120-0 (67, 52), 65-12 (58), 25-73 (72)
54-68 (JH 50)

Session 3:
15-80 (56), 61-54, 5-87 (75), 72-44
143-0 (143), 9-95 (91), 65-32, 84-30

Session 4:
20-105 (105), 91-0 (52), 67-22, 78-6 (74)
96-0 (96), 0-78 (78), 41-76 (53), 139-0 (139), 73-32 (55)

David Gilbert missed the 15th black on his way to a maximum break in frame 6. Watch on YouTube.

143 in frame 21 by Higgins was the highest break of the event.

Session 1:
73-61 (GW 61), 24-62, 0-140 (140), 79-24 (54)
70-0, 25-88, 1-63, 74-25 (54)

Session 2:
50-79 (65, 50), 75-31 (56), 55-76, 73-0 (73)
123-0 (123), 90-1 (75), 68-17, 4-77 (77)

Session 3:
57-21, 60-22, 42-76, 116-0 (114), 55-69 (50)
67-1(67), 0-92 (52), 63-25

Session 4:
64-54, 28-90 (68), 107-6 (97), 88-0 (88)

Trump's 114 in frame 20 was the record breaking 87th century of the event.

Session 1:
1-83 (83), 0-78 (78), 55-78 (AM 53, KW 55)
71-22 (50), 4-80, 32-104 (69), 65-41, 0-92 (92)

Session 2:
100-0 (100), 78-0 (77), 33-72, 73-0 (73)
28-95, 124-4 (116), 90-0, 77-0 (76)

Session 3:
37-64, 99-1 (99), 34-58, 65-28 116-4 (116)
60-44, 105-27 (105), 0-136 (136)

Session 4:
94-36 (94), 0-95 (84), 25-106 (87), 7-122 (122)
87-1 (82), 0-89, 6-98 (98), 90-29, 103-83

Referee: Brendan Moore

An amazing one-hour final frame with 8 consecutive misses from McGill, a fluked match-ball green by Wilson and 186 points in total. Watch on YouTube.

Session 1:
66-31 (59), 81-45, 26-58, 99-34 (85)
130-1 (51, 79), 47-80, 59-14 (58), 58-68

Session 2:
28-61, 0-97 (97), 33-57, 4-94 (58), 94-1 (87)
1-63 (62), 82-0 (82), 9-76 (76)

Session 3:
0-97 (97), 79-41, 0-94 (68), 93-26 (68)
0-81 (72), 0-79 (72), 70-62 (MS 50), 87-15

Session 4:
114-0 (114), 104-23 (57), 51-71 (56), 0-64 (63)
62-50 (MS 50), 47-71, 138-0 (138), 74-0 (71), 81-34 (64)

Referee: Paul Collier

First time both Crucible semifinals go to a deciding frame.

Session 1:
7-71 (60), 58-56, 67-36, 77-4, 0-118 (92)
7-79, 0-82 (82), 73-42

Session 2:
52-63 (62, 52), 84-0, 0-83 (83), 87-13, 134-0 (134)
134-0 (134), 8-135 (127), 68-51 (SB 51)

Session 3:
8-131 (131), 0-96 (96), 52-62 (52 MS)
0-84 (78), 39-89 (68), 71-1 (62), 88-4 (51), 22-74 (63)

Session 4:
69-41 (68), 126-0 (125), 0-100 (100), 62-2
76-51 (51 SB), 132-5 (132), 44-85 (85)

Session 5:
81-59 (54 SB)

Bingham missed the 13th red in a maximum attempt in frame 18.

The 125 in frame 26 was the 100th century of the tournament, equalling the record from 2019. The 100 in the next frame set a new record.

Session 1:
74-25 (74), 29-79, 0-110 (110), 14-72 (72)
0-127 (127), 0-121 (121), 105-0 (71), 37-104 (70)

Session 2:
11-76 (69), 89-15, 22-73 (52), 88-0 (88)
6-117 (60), 0-131 (131), 98-18 (59), 86-46 (86)

Session 3:
15-87, 62-31, 79-3 (79), 67-60
0-86 (86), 120-27 (120),75-18, 79-0 (76)

Session 4:
79-4 (78), 95-35 (91), 117-6 (117), 77-3 (77), 78-6 (58)

Wilson was 10-4 up. Murphy won the last eight frames.

Session 1:
78-46, 70-28 (70), 100-8 (70), 34-72
73-28, 84-21 (54), 91-22 (62), 94-4 (53)

Session 2:
7-72, 131-0 (114), 138-0 (100), 1-119 (119)
8-61, 93-0 (50), 79-52 (52, 79), 18-74 (70)

Session 3:
120-0 (120), 0-137 (137), 0-119 (58,53), 50-64
0-67 (57), 0-77 (77), 125-0 (125), 14-63

Session 4:
76-42 (64), 49-63, 30-73 (59), 0-137 (137)
83-35, 0-138 (138), 49-62, 53-31, 69-34

Williams' third century was his 16th in the event, equalling the record for most centuries in one event set by Stephen Hendry at the 2002 World Championship

Session 1:
53-76, 46-69 (50), 32-87 (58), 70-7 (70), 99-1 (54)
116-10 (116), 55-66 (ROS 55), 127-0 (107)

Session 2:
122-1 (73), 34-64, 0-79 (53), 99-0 (99)
91-0 (91), 73-43 (55), 70-6 (70), 65-58 (JH 53)

Session 3:
30-66, 104-32 (82), 37-84 (51), 101-0 (101)
0-103 (103), 121-16 (121), 105-26 (54), 134-0 (134)

Session 4:
5-69 (69), 83-31 (67), 40-81, 99-0 (83)

This was O'Sullivan's record 13th semifinal in the World Championship

Session 1:
72-19 (50), 0-133 (125), 33-102 (102), 29-103 (97)
3-103, 72-53 (72, 53), 107-33 (69), 60-62

Session 2:
36-68 (52), 70-8 (65), 7-123 (122), 0-89 (89)
0-96 (58), 72-41, 0-66 (55), 39-85 (71)

Session 3:
18-109 (90), 0-136 (132), 1-115 (97), 123-0 (108)
82-23, 103-0 (60), 78-33 (66), 78-34 (53)

Session 4:
70-13 (70), 76-26, 81-0 (81), 64-40
81-0, 80-10 (73), 0-91 (91), 61-40

First ranking semifinal for Si. He was the youngest World Championship semi-finalist since Ronnie O'Sullivan in 1996 and the first Crucible debutant to reach the last four in 28 years.

Brecel was 14-5 down before winning 11 consecutive frames. He is the first player to turn a 9-frame deficit at the Crucible.

Session 1:
126-0 (123), 22-72 (63), 41-100 (66), 75-0
68-0 (68), 1-71 (64), 0-85 (60), 0-78 (78)

Session 2:
54-62, 72-67 (MA 60), 95-33 (95), 67-0, 73-44

Session 3:
97-33 (63), 112-13 (112), 30-69, 81-0 (53)
57-67 (MS 57), 47-70 (58), 65-1 (65), 0-92 (92)

Session 4:
73-1, 68-17, 122-0 (64, 57), 85-22 (57)
103-21 (103), 4-82, 39-91, 20-60, 41-66
51-63, 92-0 (64)

Session 1 (4-4):
81-23 (73), 13-67, 87-40 (87), 0-105 (104)
41-91 (91), 74-24 (67), 11-115 (74), 88-0 (88)

Session 2 (8-8):
70-0 (70), 19-58, 65-48, 0-129 (129), 89-0 (54)
0-96 (92), 116-0 (79), 14-106 (106)

Session 3 (14-10):
85-0 (85), 1-83 (55), 93-20 (93), 66-48 (51), 88-0 (88)
46-14, 69-23, 1-131 (101)

Session 4:
25-85 (70), 65-32, 79-10 (54), 75-49 (67)

Session 1 (4-4):
0-76 (76), 27-94 (94), 36-78, 55-52
67-20 (66), 69-35, 44-80 (79), 72-15

Session 2 (8-8):
0-80 (79), 0-108 (107), 69-26, 68-9 (67)
68-1 (68), 41-80, 69-1 (69), 48-82

Session 3 (Jones 13-10):
0-65, 73-46, 78-55 (53), 90-21 (54)
63-51 (63), 83-49, 16-105 (104)

Session 4:
5-82, 66-39, 75-16 (65), 35-99
74-23 (70), 110-9 (58)

Session 1:
84-2 (60), 62-13 (62), 32-69 (64), 0-73 (73)
0-71 (60), 61-7, 1-82 (82), 86-39 (86)

Session 2:
79-23 (57), 120-4 (112), 83-0 (82), 74-23 (57)
67-0 (67), 115-0 (115), 69-22, 87-28 (87)

Session 3:
22-86, 40-61, 107-0 (62), 128-0 (128)
13-74 (57), 85-0 (85), 74-10 (63), 93-32 (88)

Session 1:
83-42 (73), 32-71, 42-73, 121-6 (116)
36-97 (52), 83-33, 46-57, 1-109 (109)

Session 2:
0-130 (52, 70), 58-65 (57, 65), 110-8 (105), 84-6 (84)
64-20, 7-57, 71-56, 126-4 (96)

Session 3:
71-16 (57), 0-71 (71), 53-71 (71), 67-52
74-0 (73), 129-0 (84), 29-64 (64), 83-1 (62)

Session 4:
69-16 (67), 67-22 (65), 0-104 (104), 100-0 (100)
10-76, 14-116 (116), 124-1 (123)