Wilson edges past Zhang in tight Masters opener

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World champion Kyren Wilson edged past Zhang Anda 6-4 to determination into the quarter-finals of the Masters astatine Alexandra Palace.

Wilson remarkably finished the contention having potted importantly less balls, and scoring 275 points little than Zhang, but was crucially objective erstwhile it mattered - taking the first, 4th and seventh frames erstwhile his hostile was well-placed to triumph them.

The Englishman, who has already won 2 events this term, led 3-1 astatine the interval but Zhang compiled breaks of 65, 83 and a sublime 141 to permission the lucifer delicately poised astatine 4-4.

However, Wilson past took a nervy framework and sealed his triumph successful a tense 10th frame.

"I consciousness similar I managed to pinch the cardinal frames," Wilson told BBC Sport.

"Every recognition to Zhang, I thought helium played fantastic. I person ne'er seen specified a accordant show of agelong potting.

"I was petrified each clip a shot stuck retired due to the fact that helium was conscionable potting them. It was incredible. I conscionable had to bent connected successful determination and nick the unusual frame. I americium pleased to conscionable get implicit the line."

Wilson volition present look Luca Brecel oregon Chris Wakelin, who play the last first-round lucifer connected Wednesday (19:00 GMT).

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