Qualifier Jak Jones bids to battle again from an 11-6 deficit in a single day in opposition to Kyren Wilson within the World Snooker Championship ultimate.
The primary session of the best-of-35 Crucible Theatre showpiece, held over two days, was managed from begin to end by Wilson, opening with an outstanding 129 and scoring freely all through with a nervy Jones unable to search out his movement. With some uncharacteristically unfastened security play from the Welshman affording him usually alternatives to construct breaks, Wilson confirmed off his clear cueing to take the primary seven frames of the match earlier than Jones ultimately received on the board within the ultimate body of the afternoon session to path 7-1.
Jones fought again within the night session, nonetheless, and reached the final body of the night time solely 4 frames behind. He cleared the ultimate purple to depart Wilson needing a snooker, however Wilson managed to search out the snooker and pot the entire colors – together with a tense ultimate black on the finish of a protracted battle – to steal the body and earn an 11-6 in a single day lead.
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Jak Jones 9-13 Kyren Wilson – World Snooker Championship 2024 ultimate
There’s a furrowed forehead on Jak Jones as he thinks his approach round the remainder of this desk. A break of 36 leaves him with six reds to pot, truly make that 5 as Jones slips one into the underside proper pocket.
There’s a few potential journey ups however Jones is completely satisfied to come back up the desk to make use of the blue to assist his positional play.
A spectator within the crowd wants to depart the world so there’s a fast break in play whereas that occurs.
Mike Jones6 Might 2024 15:08
Jak Jones 9-13 Kyren Wilson – World Snooker Championship 2024 ultimate
Jones let Wilson in however he can solely handle a break of twenty-two after a reasonably easy purple to the center left doesn’t go in. Jones pulls out the remainder to slice one into the underside left and he’s received one other probability to nick a body right here.
It’ll take some doing although.
Mike Jones6 Might 2024 15:04
Jak Jones 9-13 Kyren Wilson – World Snooker Championship 2024 ultimate
Over the three classes of this ultimate thus far Wilson’s positional play has slipped by fairly a margin. He was averaging a 94% success charge with the cueball in the beginning of the match which has fallen to 84% on this session thus far.
Is the explanation for {that a} contact of nerves maybe or stress from Jones beginning to cue nicely?
Mike Jones6 Might 2024 15:02
Jak Jones 9-13 Kyren Wilson – World Snooker Championship 2024 ultimate
Jones breaks off for the twenty third body and Wilson’s subsequent shot is poor. He leaves a few choices for Jones who decides to fit one into the underside proper pocket and rating first within the body.
He’s received a troublesome shot on the blue which must journey as much as the highest proper. Jones strikes it with some drive however the color lips out of the jaws and Wilson has a reprieve.
Mike Jones6 Might 2024 15:00
Jak Jones 9-13 Kyren Wilson – World Snooker Championship 2024 ultimate
Excepting the black, colors all go in for a superb break of 90 and the primary body of this second mini-session goes his approach. He’s again inside 4 frames of Wilson and must win a pair extra on this session to maintain himself within the contest heading into the night.
For Wilson, he simply must maintain chipping away. Each body he wins from right here brings him nearer to the title and will increase the stress on Jones.
Mike Jones6 Might 2024 14:57
Jak Jones 8-13 Kyren Wilson – World Snooker Championship 2024 ultimate
Slick work from Jones. Not a touch of the sluggish and regular play that has characterised his match thus far. After Wilson opens the door, Jones involves the desk and slams it shut.
A stellar break of 53 places him thus far in entrance that Wilson wants snookers to get again into the body. There are two testing reds left on the desk however Jones takes one out and follows with the black.
When the ultimate purple drops that’s sufficient to chill out the Welshman who appears to be like to tidy up the colors as nicely.
Mike Jones6 Might 2024 14:54
Jak Jones 8-13 Kyren Wilson – World Snooker Championship 2024 ultimate
He’s made one! Poor play off a purple leaves Wilson with a skinny minimize wanted to pot the black as a comply with up. He takes it on however doesn’t get the road proper.
His break ends at 22 and Jones is again with an opportunity to capitalise. How pricey will that be for Wilson?
Mike Jones6 Might 2024 14:50
Jak Jones 8-13 Kyren Wilson – World Snooker Championship 2024 ultimate
Alternative for Kyren Wilson now. When the pink bounces away from the pocket, he involves the desk with the reds unfold favourably for him.
Jones’ lead of 9 is overturned in three photographs and Wilson now strikes into the lead. Solely a mistake will cease him from taking the body now.
Mike Jones6 Might 2024 14:48
Jak Jones 8-13 Kyren Wilson – World Snooker Championship 2024 ultimate
Foul! Wilson’s security leaves Jones needing a two-cushion escape. He virtually performs it completely however clips the pink and rolls it into the center left pocket handy over six factors.
The following security shot from Wilson isn’t pretty much as good and there’s a straightforward pot to the underside left on for Jones. He knocks it in however might want to accumulate the pink to maintain his break going.
The pink is so near the closest purple and should not drop. Jones takes it on however doesn’t get it shut!
Mike Jones6 Might 2024 14:47
Jak Jones 8-13 Kyren Wilson – World Snooker Championship 2024 ultimate
After a few security photographs every, the primary probability of the session involves Jak Jones who dispatches a purple to the underside left. He overscrews the cueball although and has to play off the blue to place the white in a greater space to advance his break.
He rolls within the black after potting the following purple however a cannon into the pack doesn’t work out for him and his break ends at 14.
Mike Jones6 Might 2024 14:43