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Showboating Kyren Wilson spurned the chance to make history when he attempted a no-look shot on the black in his 6-5 victory over Si Jiahui at the Shanghai Masters.<\/b><\/p>\n
The last-16 tie included six century breaks to tie the record for the most ever in a best-of-11 match – equalling Judd Trump and Neil Robertson’s meeting in the 2016 Masters and Robertson’s encounter with Mark Selby in 2020.<\/p>\n
Wilson reached 97 in the deciding frame but opted for a no-look shot and missed the black.<\/p>\n
The Englishman said he didn’t realise he was on the verge of breaking the record but said it wouldn’t have changed his approach.<\/p>\n
“I did the silly no-look thing,” Wilson said. <\/p>\n
“Especially in China, I feel the sport is blowing up out here and a lot of it is about doing things a bit differently. You have to have a bit of fun. The crowd appreciate that sort of thing. <\/p>\n
“There’s no chance I’d have just rolled that black in, even if I knew about the record. It is still about doing things differently. We are stepping into a modern era in snooker.”<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, defending champion Trump advanced with a 6-2 victory against Robertson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n