Tour Championship: Kyren Wilson eases past Ali Carter in quarter-finals to set up semi-final clash against Ding Junhui

Kyren Wilson advanced to the Tour Championship semi-finals with a masterful display to secure a 10-4 win over Ali Carter.

Carter came into the tournament in fine form, after his victory at the German Masters and securing his Crucible seeding, but it proved to be Wilson’s day.

The world No. 8 began the match with confidence after winning the first frame 84-12, and followed that up with a superb break of 137 to move 2-0 ahead.

Carter rallied well in the third frame with a break of 52, after Wilson’s missed pot opened the door for the world No. 23. However, a poor transitional shot brought Wilson back to the table, and with a clearance of 35, was able to win it 65-63 and moved 3-0 in front.

Wilson was halfway to winning the contest after breaks of 66 and 68 propelled the 31-year-old into a 5-0 lead.

However, there were signs of a Carter revival, as breaks of 91 and 131 claimed the next two frames and gave Wilson plenty of food for thought.

The man from Colchester delivered a perfect response though, and a break of 54 in the eighth frame saw him end the afternoon session with a 6-2 lead.

Carter refused to lie down and drew first blood in the evening session to reduce the deficit to 6-3 with a break of 61, with the 43-year-old having won three of the previous four frames at that point.

Wilson was on the ropes again, but momentum looked to be shifting back in his favour when Carter made a mistake on red and left him with a chance to clear the table.

He duly obliged and went onto secure the 11th and 12th frame with breaks of 55 and 50 to move 9-3 ahead, and one frame away from victory.

Carter responded to perhaps prolong the inevitable after Wilson missed a black and leaving it on the lip to reduce the deficit to 9-4.

But Wilson wrapped things up with a break of 84 to secure a relatively straightforward victory and set up a semi-final meeting with Ding Junhui on Friday.

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