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Former world champion Kyren Wilson put his UK Championship disappointment behind him with some superb snooker to defeat China’s Si Jiahui 6-2 and move into the Masters quarter-finals.<\/b><\/p>\n
At last month’s UK Championship in York, Wilson – using a replacement cue after his one had been damaged – was in tears after his 6-4 round-one loss to Elliot Slessor and said he had been “close to a mental breakdown”.<\/a><\/p>\n But Wilson, the 2024 world champion and 2025 Masters runner-up, has found a new cue which he has been using for a month and looked happy, confident and rejuvenated at Alexandra Palace.<\/p>\n In frame two, he potted 10 reds and 10 blacks but his attempt of a maximum 147 break ended on 80.<\/p>\n Si, a former World Championship semi-finalist, trailed 3-2 in an entertaining match, before England’s Wilson pulled clear to win three frames in a row.<\/p>\n He made the 545th century of his career in frame seven with an effort of 101, getting to three figures with an audacious no-look shot on the black, and then followed that with another century, a 105, to seal the victory.<\/p>\n Bizarrely, Wilson’s 6-2 success means all five matches played so far at this year’s tournament have been won by the same scoreline.<\/p>\n More to follow.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n