Selby beats Brecel to earn place in Welsh Open final
Welsh Open SnookerVenue: Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Date: 10-16 FebruaryCoverage: Watch live on BBC Two Wales, BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and app.
Mark Selby beat Luca Brecel 6-3 to book his place in the final of the Welsh Open. The 2008 winner had edged John Higgins 5-4 in a cagey quarter-final, but showed his intent with a 131 break in the opening frame of the semi-final.Brecel, who beat the tournament's only surviving Welshman Jackson Page to earn his place in the last four, cleaned up to take the second frame, before Selby clinched the third.The Belgian then took both the fifth and sixth frames to lead 3-2, but Selby came storming back to win the final three.He will face either Ali Carter or Stephen Maguire in Sunday's final.
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