Murphy beats Wilson to make back-to-back finals

Shaun Murphy beat Gary Wilson 6-4 at the Xi'an Grand Prix to book his place in a second consecutive ranking final.

Murphy, who won the British Open for the first time in September, fought back from 3-1 down to win the semi-final and set up a meeting with three-time world champion Mark Williams on Monday.

The 42-year-old had three 130-plus breaks on the way to victory over his fellow Englishman, finishing in style with a 141 in the clinching frame.

Earlier on Sunday, Williams came from 3-2 down to beat Daniel Wells 6-3 in their all-Welsh semi-final.

It was a scrappy match - neither player made a break over 50 in the first six frames.

Williams finally stamped some authority on the contest with a 129 break but was far from pleased with his overall performance.

"Honestly I don't know how I'm in the final - I've been in no form at all," Williams said.

Looking ahead, he added: "I've got to play a lot better than that in the final or they are going to trample all over me but I'm in the final and I will try my best.

"I don't know how many ranking finals that is now but it's great that somehow, I'm still doing it."

Should Williams get the job done on Monday, he will surpass the late Ray Reardon as the oldest ranking event winner - a record that has stood since 1982.