Day of destiny arrives for Kettering's Kyren

Kettering's Kyren Wilson goes into the last two sessions trailing Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-7 in the World Championship final. Pictures courtesy of World Snooker Tour

The biggest day in career of Kyren Wilson so far has arrived.

The Kettering snooker star will today (Sunday) bid to win his first Betfred World Snooker Championship when he resumes the final trailing 10-7 to the great Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Wilson produced a stirring fightback in the second session of yesterday's action after looking in big trouble when 'The Rocket' opened up an 8-2 lead at one stage.

Kyren Wilson and Ronnie O'Sullivan pictured during the final at the Crucible

It proved to be a tough first session in the afternoon for Wilson as he found himself 6-2 as neither player really hit top gear.

The Kettering man had first chance in the opening frame last night, making 53 before running out of position. After a safety exchange, O’Sullivan made an excellent 49 clearance to extend his lead before a run of 51 in the next put him 8-2 ahead.

But, with the reduced capacity crowd willing him on, 'The Warrior' got his cue arm going in frame 11 with a break of 92.

A run of 50 from Wilson in the 12th left O’Sullivan needing a snooker. He laid a tough one on the green, and Wilson played one of the best shots of the match so far to swerve between brown and blue and make contact with the object ball. He later potted the green to close to 8-4 at the interval.

Wilson’s run of 40 put him in charge of frame 13 and he sealed it with an excellent long pot on the penultimate red before breaks of 28 and 58 in the next saw him draw within two frames at 8-6.

In the 15th, Wilson was among the balls, trailing 29-17, when he was unlucky to knock a red in when splitting the pack off the blue. O’Sullivan capitalised on the chance with a run of 48 to end a sequence of losing four frames in a row.

A failed attempt at a long red from O’Sullivan let Wilson in for a break of 100, his first century of the match, to go 9-7.

But, in the last frame of the session, Wilson had a chance to clear from 40-29 behind, and got to the last red before missing a tricky pot along the top cushion.

O’Sullivan gratefully accepted the chance to take a three-frame overnight lead.

The first player to reach 18 frames today will be crowned champion and scoop the 'Silver Lady' trophy and the £500,000 top prize.

They resume for the third session at 1.30pm when eight frames will be played before the match is played to a finish from 7.30pm tonight.