Kyren Wilson claimed a comfortable 17-11 win over David Gilbert as he reached his second World Championship final at the Crucible Theatre.
Wilson, 32, laid the platform for his success with a clinical display on Friday evening when he opened up a 14-10 advantage, then continued in the same vein in Saturday’s concluding session.
While Gilbert took the first with a wonderful break of 70, Wilson – the only seed left in the tournament – punished his opponent’s errors as he took the next two.
He sealed his victory with a break of 67 after Gilbert missed a red to the right corner on 49.
“I didn’t even know what it was first to, I just kept playing,” Wilson told BBC Sport
“It felt like I broke the back of the match yesterday and I was very focused on hitting home the advantage. It was nice to kill off the match in one clean hit.”
The world number 12 will now face Jak Jones or 2015 champion Stuart Bingham in the showpiece match – remarkably also his first final of the season.
Wales’ Jones currently leads the Englishman 13-10, with their best-of-33 semi-final set to conclude at 19:00 BST.
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