RONNIE O'Sullivan booked his place in the final of the Shanghai Masters with a hard-fought victory over Stephen Maguire.
The world champion and former Wanstead High School pupil recorded two century breaks and three more over 50 in a 6-5 win over his Glaswegian opponent.
World number one O'Sullivan, who will face Ricky Walden in Sunday's final, said: "I didn't play as well as I can but Stephen made it tough for me, so it was nice to win those last two frames and get over the line."
He added: "It was tough at times out there, I couldn't seem to find any rhythm, but my 145 in the last frame was a good way to finish the match.
"I'm looking forward to playing Ricky in the final, he must be playing well this week to have got this far."
Earlier in the day, world number 35 Walden produced a stunning comeback from 4-1 down to beat Mark Selby 6-4.
Walden said afterwards: "I'm thrilled to bits to be in the first (ranking) final, but it was a real struggle out there.
"Luck was on my side, but sometimes you need a bit of luck and it went for me."
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