Wilson Overcomes Carter For Shanghai Masters Title

World number 2 Kyren Wilson edged past Ali Carter 11-9 to triumph nan Shanghai Masters for a 2nd time.

The 33-year-old, who besides triumphed successful nan tourney 10 years earlier, took 2 consecutive frames successful a tense finale aft nan brace were tied astatine 9-9.

Wilson picked up £210,000 for winning nan first large title of nan caller season.

Carter, who won nan arena successful 2010, only played successful nan tourney arsenic a precocious call-up aft Northern Ireland's Mark Allen withdrew for individual reasons.

Wilson deed 5 hundreds of years successful nan final, but had to excavation successful to spot disconnected his chap Englishman.

Carter, 46, had knocked successful breaks of 140 and 90 to tie level again, but Wilson rattled disconnected 126 to move 10-9 up and a clearance of 57 sealed victory.

The 2024 world champion's Crucible defence came unstuck successful nan first information against Lei Peifan successful Sheffield successful April.

But Wilson was backmost to his champion successful Shanghai, defeating Si Jiahui, Ronnie O'Sullivan and world champion Zhao Xintong en way to nan final.