Judd Trump and Baipat Siripaporn out as Mark Selby and Rebecca Kenna face Luca Brecel and Reanne Evans in doubles final
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Updated 31/03/2024 at 18:37 GMT
Mark Selby and Rebecca Kenna will face Luca Brecel and Reanne Evans in the final of the World Mixed Doubles. Selby and Kenna started their final match of the group in last place, but secured the opening two frames to guarantee their spot in the final. The pressure turned on Evans and Brecel, but they took one frame to pip Judd Trump and Baipat Siripaporn to a spot in the final.
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Mark Selby and Rebecca Kenna will face Luca Brecel and Reanne Evans in the final of the World Mixed Doubles after they took the top two places in the table.
All four teams could qualify heading into the final round of games, and Judd Trump and Baipat Siripaporn did their bit by beating defending champions Neil Robertson and Mink Nutcharut.
The focus shifted to Selby and Kenna’s clash with Brecel and Evans.
Selby and Kenna secured a 3-1 win to reach the final, but in taking the final frame, Brecel and Evans did enough to secure a rematch on Sunday evening in Manchester.
Kenna and Selby began their final group game at the bottom of the table following Trump and Siripaporn’s win over Robertson and Mink.
The duo of Selby and Kenna required at least a break of 90 to have any chance of taking a spot in the final, and the former secured that in the opening frame.
Brecel and Evans were in control with a decent lead in the second, but it turned scrappy and into a Selby kind of frame.
Selby and Kenna picked up a mass of points in fouls, but Brecel still had two cracks at frame ball. Both efforts failed to drop.
The frame pivoted in favour of Selby and Kenna with three balls remaining on the table when the latter produced a superb bit of touch to lay a fine snooker on the blue - with the cue ball tight behind the pink.
Brecel made the escape at the second time of asking, but left the blue on and Selby cleared to take a 50-minute second frame and guarantee a spot in the final.
With Kenna and Selby safely through, the pressure shifted to overnight group leaders Brecel and Evans.
That showed, as both played a couple of poor shot choices in the third. A run of 44 from Kenna and a solid contribution from Selby secured the third frame.
Evans got in with good pots in frames two and three only to miss makeable balls. She got in again in the fourth and made 39, only to miss a simple brown.
The miss did not prove pivotal, as Brecel got a further chance and he knocked in the balls required to take the frame and a place in the final - sending Trump and Siripaporn home.
Trump and Siripaporn win not enough
Trump and Siripaporn knocked out holders Robertson and Nutcharut with a 3-1 win.
The opening frame was an arm wrestle of almost an hour as safety dominated the table - but it went the way of Trump and Siripaporn in a match they needed to win to stand a chance of reaching the final.
Trump spoke about lacking rhythm on day one, but he made an impressive 64 in the second and followed that up with an 89 in the third to secure the win.
Trailing 3-0, Robertson and Mink's hopes of defending the title were over but they finished on a positive note by taking the final frame.
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