Neil Robertson fought again from 5-3 all the way down to beat Masters champion Shaun Murphy 6-5 and attain the World Grand Prix ultimate 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 ultimate.
Robertson was nineteenth on the planet 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 overwhelmed in qualifying final 12 months, 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 probably needing to undergo that route once more to succeed in the principle attract Sheffield this 12 months.
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 planet earlier than the World Grand Prix began, might be defending an enormous tally of rating factors in these two occasions, having gained each in 2023.
