In the match between Kyren Wilson and Jak Jones, it was Jones who had a chance to take a shot from the baulk cushion. However, he missed and scattered the remaining red balls. This gave Wilson an opportunity to pot a ball into the middle pocket, but he left with a challenging shot on the black near the baulk cushion. Unfortunately, he missed this shot as well, leaving the cue ball tightly against the cushion and offering Jones no easy opportunities to pot a ball.
In the following round, Wilson attempted to play a safety shot but accidentally hit the black ball. This left a stray red ball available for Jones to pot, which he successfully did by scoring 13 points before his break was disrupted by poor cue ball positioning.
Jones continued his strong play by cutting a red ball into the middle pocket and scoring another 13 points before missing a key shot on the black ball. However, his misplayed shot turned out to be fortunate as it left Wilson with no easy shots to capitalize on. Wilson responded with a strategic safety shot, positioning the cue ball behind the black ball at the top of the table.
As tension reached its peak in advance of the final session of World Snooker Championship match between Kyren Wilson and Jak Jones, both players were determined to give their all in pursuit of victory. With Wilson needing just one more frame to secure championship title and Jones fighting for an uphill battle comeback win, it promised that closing moments would be thrilling and suspenseful.