at a surprise final at Llandudno, Gary Wilson defeated Martin O’Donnell 9–4 to win the Welsh Open.
The Tyneside Terror has now won three ranking titles in his career, his second of the season following his December retention of the Scottish Open.
Wilson had an incredible run through the Llandudno field, defeating players such as Jack Lisowski, Rob Milkins, Anthony McGill, and John Higgins to get to the final. Against Higgins in the semis, Wilson scored a 147.
Wilson and O’Donnell did not perform as well as they had earlier in the week, therefore the finale was not a classic.In his maiden professional final, O’Donnell defeated world No. 76 Luca Brecel in the quarterfinals, among other notable victories during his run in Wales.
With breaks of 92, 85, and 66, the Minister of Defence shown flashes, but Wilson was by far the stronger player, scoring four half-centuries and a century during the match.
“To be honest, I’ve had an insane few months,” Wilson remarked. “I feel like I belong in these kinds of situations now that I’ve won the Scottish, but I never really expected another one to come so soon.” Very pleased to have added another to the board. Martin deserves a lot of praise since he fought so hard today and had an amazing tournament.I felt decent early on today, but I lost my cue action entirely in the final few frames. Yesterday was much better. You always have ups and downs; I’m not sure why; I’m just relieved to cross the finish line and get another tournament.
After years of waiting for his first championship in Edinburgh, the 38-year-old is now experiencing success. He also gave a moving homage to his late former mentor, who passed away in 2021.
“You experience years of hardship and far more lows than highs; I’m just thankful that I’ve had a lot of highs lately.” It has been incredible lately.
“If I’m going to make a mention.” StanChambers. When I won my first competition, I told him about it. I’m getting there for you, buddy, so I’m not doing too terrible, Stan. I’m doing my best.
O’Donnell, who only rejoined the tour this season after dropping out, was disappointed that he could not find the kind of form that allowed him to defeat Brecel and then Elliot Slessor in the semifinals. Nevertheless, he has enjoyed by far the best week of his career.”The class of Gary.” Now that he’s won a couple ranking events, the 37-year-old said. Naturally, I’m a little disappointed because this week I’ve played some of my finest snooker. It’s regrettable that he played that way without actually making it difficult for himself.
“I’m going to learn from today, and I have good things ahead of me.” I’ll keep my head up and try to do better the next time.
“I am [proud], but we really want the silverware in the end.” I’m sorry, people. I’ve performed extremely well this week in every match save for today, so I’ll take a few days to think about it.
“It’s a big taste [of finals], and after today’s performance, I definitely want to come back because I have some unfinished business.” Gary deserves congratulations for this time, as well as for his family.Wilson, who only last week claimed he was finding it difficult to enjoy the game, is not shocked to be collecting more awards because he has shown to be a victor and a mainstay at the top of
Wilson, who only last week claimed he was finding it difficult to enjoy the game, is accustomed to winning and has cemented his place at the pinnacle of the sport, so he is not shocked to be collecting more trophies.
Regarding his 2022 Scottish Open victory, he remarked, “The first one was kind of one and done because I knew deep down I didn’t do it properly.” I knew I was a good player, so it didn’t feel like a fluke, but I didn’t feel like that first player.
“The last Scottish It wasn’t surprising to me anymore to be doing this kind of thing since I felt like a player and things were starting to come together. It’s just a matter of trying to be reliable and
d be as strong as I can, despite my difficulties. My B-game has improved a little.
Wilson achieves a career high of number 12 in the world rankings and receives £80,000 for winning the tournament.
