Neil Robertson fought again from 5-3 right down to beat Masters champion Shaun Murphy 6-5 and attain the World Grand Prix closing in Hong Kong.
The Australian left-hander knocked in three centuries, together with a 114 break within the deciding body, to win his semi-final.
Robertson, 43, will play both world primary Judd Trump or 2015 world champion Stuart Bingham in Sunday’s best-of-19-frames closing.
Robertson was nineteenth on the earth rankings earlier than the World Grand Prix, however his run to the ultimate has boosted his hopes of returning to the highest 16 and due to this fact securing an automated spot on the World Championship in April.
The 2010 world champion was crushed in qualifying final yr, ending a run of 19 consecutive appearances on the Crucible Theatre.
Murphy, who gained the world title as a qualifier in 2005, is confronted with doubtlessly needing to undergo that route once more to achieve the principle attract Sheffield this yr.
There are two rating occasions remaining earlier than the cut-off level for World Championship seedings – the Gamers Championship and the Tour Championship.
The 42-year-old Englishman, who was twelfth on the earth earlier than the World Grand Prix began, will likely be defending an enormous tally of rating factors in these two occasions, having gained each in 2023.
