Judd Trump produced a break of 95 in the deciding frame to edge Barry Hawkins 6-5 and book his place in the final of the World Grand Prix in Cheltenham.
The newly-crowned Masters champion had never been ahead against Hawkins, but seized his chance in the decider to wrap up another impressive win.
Hawkins had won the first two frames of the match, but Trump quickly hit back to level.
Trump will get the chance to add to his trophy collection this season when he faces Ali Carter in the final on Sunday.
Carter stormed into the decider with a ruthless 6-0 whitewash of Xiao Guodong.
An unanswered 382 points from Carter had put him 4-0 up at the mid-session break, and Xiao's luck was summed up by the fifth frame.
Leading 59-52 and down to the final ball, the 29-year-old potted the black but watched the cue ball roll back into the pocket to level the frame.
The black was re-spotted and a battle for position followed, but Carter soon finished it off with a long pot.
And he made no mistake in the next frame to get the evening wrapped up early.
