Four-time champion Mark Selby survived an epic Mark Allen comeback to hold his nerve and set up a World Championship final clash with Luca Brecel.
Having lost five Frames in a row, Selby eventually got over the line with a 17-15 victory at 12.48am on Sunday morning – just 12 hours before the final is due to start.
The Leicester native, who last won the tournament in 2021, probably thought he would have been done and dusted much earlier as five successive frames at the start of Saturday’s evening session put him one away from victory shortly before 10pm.
