Luca Brecel is a fearless snooker player. He takes shots on that no-one else does, even in the high pressure scenario of a World Championship semi-final.

Two breaks of one point each put him in front but both times he’s not had any angles on a follow up colour.

There’s a maximum of five frames left in this semi-final and both men need to win three of them to progress into the World Snooker Championship final.

Neither of these players has reached this stage of the tournament before. Everything is on the line now.

Si Jiahui breaks off for the 29th frame.

Si Jiahui will be more than a little shell-shocked. He was leading this semi-final 14-5 and now it’s all square again. Luca Brecel has reeled off nine frames in a row and has all the momentum with him.

The next frame after the interval will be crucial. If Si takes it a bit of confidence will come back and he’ll be able to focus on getting the job done.

If it goes to Brecel the Belgian will be almost impossible to beat.

What a shot! Luca Brecel fizzes in another wonderful shot long pot to get the blue tucked into the bottom right corner. He gets the pink too and takes the frame!

It’s all square at the mid-session interval.

Chance for Luca Brecel! Si escapes a potential snooker but leaves a tantilising shot on for Brecel. It’s a long one into the bottom right and the Belgian takes it on.

The brown drops! Brecel goes 13 points ahead with 18 left on the table.

Brecel misses his attempt on the blue though, that would have clinched the frame.

There’s an incredible round of applause for Si Jiahui as he pots a thin slice on the green to add three more to the total. He tries to get the brown safe and leaves it on the left cushion.

This frame is far from over yet.

Brecel leads 49-37 as he steps back up to the table. He takes on a cut shot to try and slide the green into the top left corner, the green kisses the pocket but doesn’t drop.

If Brecel thinks a pot is on he’ll go for it. His aggressive play makes things very interesting to watch.

This frame is going down to the wire. Si Jiahui tidies up the red and the yellow to move within 12. The green and brown balls are in awkward places.

It could come down to who plays the better safety shots.

The 20-year-old escapes the snooker but leaves the red in a pottable position to the top right corner. Brecel misses it!

Here’s another chance for Si to close the gap.