Neil Robertson beat Elliot Slessor 6-3 to reach the final of the Saudi Arabia Masters before revealing he had met his pre-season goal of qualifying for the Tour Championship.
Former world champion Robertson was never headed in Jeddah as he made the 39th ranking final of his career.
"This is the biggest tournament we have until the World Championship," Robertson told TNT Sports.
"With the ranking points available, I don't have to worry about playing in the Invitational or the Tour Championship.
"I set a goal at the start of the season to get into the Tour Championship.
"That was my only goal and I’ve done that already in the first tournament. It’s nice it takes care of the rest of the season."
Englishman Slessor, 29th in the official world rankings but set to rise several places after picking up the biggest cheque of his career, won the third frame with a 92 break.
Robertson responded with 93 against his regular practice partner and a crucial pink down the rail in the seventh frame put him in control at 5-2.
"We practice a lot with each other and there’s usually heavy scoring," said the Australian.
"We tried to make things happen but the balls ran awkward, and we both missed some tricky pots that led to scrappy frames.
"Knowing him well, if I wasn’t playing him I would have wanted him to win the match. It’s quite tough but you’ve got to put that aside."
Robertson sealed matters with his second 93 break and will play Ronnie O’Sullivan or Chris Wakelin in Saturday’s final.
