Kyren Wilson v Chris Wakelin live stream | Champion of Champions Final preview
Wilson is eyeing a third straight ranking title (Credit: Sipa US/Alamy Live News)
Kyren Wilson looks to land his third successive ranking title when he takes on Chris Wakelin in the Champion of Champions final on Sunday.
A new name will be added to the trophy at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester on Sunday, with the in-form Warrior doing battle with the Midlander over the best of 19 frames for the top prize of £150,000.
Wilson could become the first player to win three successive tournaments since Judd Trump in 2023, as he bids to go one better than his run to the 2018 Champion of Champions final.
Fresh from victory at the Northern Ireland Open and International Championship, the Warrior has built on that momentum this week. He won Group Two after beating Ali Carter 4-2 and sweeping world number one Zhao Xintong aside 6-1, hitting three centuries against the latter.
He then withstood a Shaun Murphy fightback in the semi-finals, having led 5-1 after breaks of 138, 92, 91 and 75, with a further contribution of 110 eventually getting him over the line a 6-4 winner.
That ended a run of six straight defeats against the Magician, while extending Wilson’s ongoing winning streak to 15 matches.
The 2024 World champion has won three of his four previous meetings (excluding the Championship League) with Wakelin, who is set for the biggest match of his career to date.
He has certainly earned the right to be here, though, having taken out two of the modern-day greats along the way.
Wakelin opened with a 4-1 victory over Barry Hawkins for his first ever win in this event, before dethroning reigning champion Mark Selby with a 6-2 win in the Group One final.
The reigning Scottish Open champion was also a 6-2 victor in the semi-finals against two-time Champion of Champions winner Neil Robertson, who potted just a single ball in the last three frames.
World number 12 Wakelin now stands on the brink of not only his biggest title, but also the biggest pay cheque of his career.
The final breaks off at 1pm GMT on Sunday with the opening nine frames, before resuming at 7pm and playing to a finish at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester.
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