Snooker scores: Kyren Wilson beats Ali Carter in epic Shanghai Masters final

He does clear up!

In a dramatic fashion, the final black makes it 57-56. Wilson roars in celebration.

What a player. What a final.

At 56-26 up, Carter makes a mistake and Wilson capitalises!

If he clears up, he wins...

A break of 33 from Carter, but then a mistake.

Now, at 25-33 down, Wilson has a chance to win it. Astonishingly, though, he misses a simple pot.

Back comes Carter.

Wilson with a break of 25, but then loses position and Carter is back in.

He sinks a red, is amongst the balls, and this is a long way from over folks.

An early missed red from Carter, but he gets away with it.

Or has he? Great pot from Wilson and he follows up with a pink. He has a chance...

What a response. A break of 93 from Wilson and he is now just one frame away from glory....

Once again, Carter is back level.

He takes that frame by 90-0. He even entertained the crowd with an outrageous at the end.

We all know where this is going, don't we?

He's not going away!

The best break of the match from Ali Carter. He clears 140 and is back within one again.

What a finish we have in store here.

A third century of the match for Kyren Wilson, and once again, he has a two-frame lead.

He racks up 122 before missing a simple pink. But he doesn't care as he shoots off for a comfort break.

Carter in trouble again. But we've been here before.

Does this sound familiar?

A break of 68 from Wilson, and he edges back ahead. 

But an early missed red in the next frame gives Carter a chance...

Well, what do you know? We are back on level terms again.

For the second time in the match, Carter comes from two frames down. An early break of 11 is followed by a 52, and this final is back on a knife-edge.

You can feel a tension as the players head to the back. 

You just cannot shake this man off.

Just when he was in danger of losing touch, Carter shows impeccable composure with a break of 76.

The last frame before the mid-session interval will be a crucial one.

Kyren Wilson has come out flying here!

His second century break of the match. He racks up 105, and suddenly, Carter is in danger of being cast aside here.

First blood to Wilson. A cautious start from both players before Wilson makes a break of 48 and he's back in the lead.

The players are back out and away we go again in Shanghai...

These two have really put on a show so far.

Wilson's 129 remains the only century break, but he has four other half-century breaks to go with it, while Carter also has five.

Remember, Ali Carter has made a habit of fighting back this week.

Against four-time world champion Mark Selby, he was 8-6 midway through the evening session on Friday, but fought back to claim a 10-8 success.

Here's the moment he came back to make it 5-5 at the interval today...

So the two men will come back out around 1pm BST to resume this enthralling final.

Carter is probably the slightly happier of the two, having at one point, been staring down the barrel of a 6-3 deficit.

Remember, today's winner will walk away from Shanghai £210,000 richer, while the runner-up receives a consolation prize of £105,000.

We are level at the interval!

Carter makes a break of 66, and the players shake hands with everything still to play for tonight.

Back comes Carter!

Wilson misses a big chance to open up a three-frame lead with a missed brown when leading 15-1.

Carter, as he has done all tournament, shows his fight by resppnding with a break of 68. This last frame before the interval is a big one.

'The Warrior' takes control.

For the first time in the final we have a two-frame gap. Carter plays a poor safety early on and a break of 78 from Wilson puts him in control.

Just the one century so far, but Wilson looks back to his best here...

Wilson gets some luck and makes the most of it!

A flukey red sets up a break of 80. He acknowledges Carter as he walks back to his seat, and once again, the pendulum in this tight final swings.

Scrappiest frame of the final.

After a series of small breaks and errors from both layers, Wilson eventually takes the frame 62-31 and levels the match.

'The Captain' is back in front. After an early break of 25, Carter gets back in again and makes 65. He's looking unflappable at the moment.

Ali Carter's turn for a big visit.

He ensures Wilson can't win three on the bounce with an assured break of 86. We are all square at the mid-session interval.

A cagey start to this one, but then Wilson takes command with a break of 96!

A missed yellow costs him back-to-back centuries but for the first time, he takes the lead.

Immaculate from Kyren Wilson. Carter breaks off and never plays another shot as the 2023 world champion racks up 129, his highest break of the week.

Ali Carter makes a 68 break to all but seal the frame. A missed red gives Wilson hope, but he can't capitalise and that is that.

Poor break by Carter in the second frame though and he's left Wilson on...

Kyren Wilson breaks off and we are underway in Shanghai...

An early mistake from Carter lets Wilson in and he sinks the opening red.