Overview
- John Higgins and Shaun Murphy were locked at 8-8 after Friday's second session of their best-of-33 semi-final at the Crucible.
- Wu Yize closed the opening session 6-2 over Mark Allen following Thursday's brief broadcast pause caused by a technical power issue.
- Shaun Murphy ended Zhao Xintong’s title defense 13-10 on Wednesday, extending the long “Crucible curse” that has stopped first-time champions from retaining since 1977.
- John Higgins reached the last four by beating Neil Robertson 13-10 and, at 50, became the oldest World Championship semi-finalist since Ray Reardon in 1985.
- The semi-finals run through May 3 under the single-table setup, with the final scheduled for May 3–4 and full coverage on the BBC and TNT Sports, also streamed on HBO Max.