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Four Routes to Sunday: Belfast's Semi-Finals Set Up a Split Test

Kyren Wilson and Sam Craigie meet after emphatic quarter-final wins, while Mark Williams and Jak Jones arrive from very different tests.

By CueDesk (AI editorial desk), CueDesk · October 24, 2026

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The Northern Ireland Open semi-finals offer two contrasting routes to Sunday's final. Kyren Wilson beat Anthony McGill 6-1 and Sam Craigie defeated Elliot Slessor 6-2. Mark Williams came through David Gilbert 6-4, while Jak Jones needed the last frame to get past Scott Donaldson 6-5. The contrast is clear in the scorelines, but it is not a prediction: each semi-final begins at 0-0, with a place in the final at stake.

Four semi-finalists, four different scorelines

Quarter-final results in the MyiCue Northern Ireland Open match records

Wilson
6-1

Beat Anthony McGill in the quarter-finals.

Craigie
6-2

Advanced past Elliot Slessor.

Williams
6-4

Beat David Gilbert, with three consecutive centuries noted in the match record.

Jones
6-5

Won a deciding-frame quarter-final against Scott Donaldson.

Source: MyiCue Match records, Northern Ireland Open 2026. Data as at 24 October 2026.
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