| Twice runner-up started in round three, but lost his opening match to | Murphy, however, won the next two frames with breaks of 100 and 102 |
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| Both players had won the World Championship previously, but they had not met at the event since the , which Selby won 17—16 | He also won frame 17 with a break of 91 to lead 12—5, but Robertson won the next two frames |
The first semi-final was between Kyren Wilson and Anthony McGill.
25| Wilson made breaks of 99 and 116 to lead 13—10, but the final frame of the third session was won by McGill | The tournament was sponsored by sports betting company , as it has been since 2015 |
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| McGill also won the next four frames seven in a row with breaks of 71, 126 and 89 | Maflin then won the next two frames to win 10—8 |
He also took the first three frames of the second session to move ahead 7—5.
4| Four-time champion John Higgins met , and held a 6—3 lead after the first session | In the second session, Wilson won three of the next four frames including a century break to trail 5—7 |
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| Since 1977, the event has been held at the in , England | The first session of the match between and ended with a on the final , Ding attempting a pot, only for the black to end in the opposite corner, giving him a 5—4 lead |
After the match, Wilson commented that some of Murphy's celebrations were "theatrical", but Murphy replied that they were "in a theatre and we are putting on a show.