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Mark Selby storms past Kyren Wilson to reach Tour semi-finals

Mark Selby came in ranked second of the eight participants
Mark Selby came in ranked second of the eight participants

Mark Selby swept past Kyren Wilson to move into the semi-finals of the Cazoo Tour Championship with a 10-3 win at Celtic Manor.

World number three Selby is looking to build on his victories at the European Masters and the Scottish Open ahead of next month's World Championship.

Wilson, who was runner-up at the Crucible in 2020, claimed the opening frame on Wednesday afternoon, but Selby produced clearances of 109, 81 and 54 to lead 3-1 at the mid-session interval.

A break of 86 saw Wilson reduce the deficit, only for Selby to take the next two frames.

Selby then capitalised on Wilson’s miss of a thin black with the rest to reel off a run of 69 and cement his advantage.

'The Jester from Leicester’ maintained his momentum at the start of Wednesday’s evening session with an 84 clearance.

Although Wilson got another frame on the board when he capitalised on a return to the table to produce a 75 break, Selby soon closed in on victory, which was sealed with a clearance of 88 followed by another half-century.

Selby will play Neil Robertson for a place in the final, with the Australian having seen off Jack Lisowski on Tuesday.

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