Kettering’s Kyren seals his spot in Championship League winners’ group

World number eight Wilson beat Matthew Selt 3-2 in a hard fought group three final.

‘The Warrior’ initially cruised through the group stage with four wins from six matches, before facing four-time World Champion and recent English Open winner Mark Selby in the play-offs.

The Kettering man made three century breaks during a high quality 3-2 victory to set up the group final with Selt.

Wilson opened the group final with a break of 133 and went into a 2-0 lead before Selt fought back to force a decider.

But the 31-year-old Northants star closed it out in a single visit as a break of 81 completed the victory.

“It was quite a tough day for me, having to play three matches in a row was hard, “Wilson said.

"It was nice to have a break after and came back fresh to play really well against Mark Selby. I was hitting it well at that point and then made a great break in the decider against Matt Selt.

“Everyone seems really sharp at the moment and it is no surprise you’ve got some really good players in the winners’ group so far.

"It’s great to have another opportunity to play in something, there’s always that dangling carrot with the Champion of Champions too, so it would be great to get in that event.”

Wilson will now turn his attention to the Masters at the Alexandra Palace where he faces Stuart Bingham in the first round next Wednesday (January 11) night.