The 22-year-old, who is only the third Chinese player to reach the showpiece match at the Crucible, will face Northern Irishman Shaun Murphy.

The Chinese 22-year-old surged into a 6-2 lead against Mark Allen after a power outage while Shaun Murphy was pegged back by John Higgins in their semi-final

Shaun Murphy came from behind in the last session to beat John Higgins 17-15 to reach his fifth final, where he will face Mark Allen or Wu Yize