UK Championship snooker 2020 - Neil Robertson beats Zhou Yuelong to reach final

ByThe Editorial Team

Updated 05/12/2020 at 17:19 GMT

Neil Robertson beat Yuelong Zhou 6-2 for a place in the UK Championship final. The Australian hit three centuries on his way to victory, and while 22-year-old Zhou showed spirit to pull two back including a brilliant break of 141, Robertson's class saw him through to the final.

Neil Robertson beat Yuelong Zhou 6-2 to seal a place in the UK Championship final on Sunday.

Robertson managed to unpick a cagey first frame to go 1-0 up, and he doubled his lead in no time with a break of 125 and his eighth century of the tournament.

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But Zhou pulled back a fascinating third frame. The 22-year-old’s initial break was cut short at 45 after a poor positional shot on an ambitious red, and Robertson responded with a break of 62 only to fluff frame ball on the blue.

Engaged in a battle for the blue, Robertson then played a terrific safety but Zhou potted it with a huge fluke before cleaning up to halve the deficit.

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Robertson returned to the table a man befitting of his 18 ranking titles and hit a brilliant break of 122, ensuring a two-frame lead at the interval.

Zhou had an excellent chance to pull another frame back after the stoppage, but with a simple clearance ahead he potted the cue ball and conceded the frame to go 4-1 behind.

And with Zhou low on confidence, Robertson made the most of his time at the table, hitting another century to take the sixth frame.

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With the pressure off, Zhou hit back with his highest-ever break in the UK Championship of 141 to reduce the deficit to three.

But Robertson saw out the match and sealed a place in the final where he will face either Judd Trump or Lu Ning.

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