Fan Zhengyi grabs last gasp Champion of Champions semi-final berth
- Planet Sport writer
- 2 November 2022
Fan Zhengyi won a last-frame decider to beat Ryan Day 6-5 and reach the semi-finals of the Cazoo Champion of Champions.
World number 37 Fan hit back from 3-1 down and made breaks of 135 and 130 and four more half-century scores on his way to victory in Bolton.
Day, the world number 16, made four half-century breaks of his own in a thrilling Group Three final, but was edged out in a tense deciding frame.
Fan had earlier edged through to the group final after defeating world number two Neil Robertson 4-3.
Robertson made a 122 break in the second frame on his way to a 3-2 lead, but Fan responded with successive scores of 94 and 98 to secure an upset.
Day also won a last-frame decider in his 4-3 group win against world number seven Kyren Wilson, sealing victory with a break of 86 after letting slip a 3-1 lead.
