Ebdon holds on to reach final

Peter Ebdon admitted he would have been “a broken man” had he failed to reach his third Crucible final after revealing his four children were flying over from Dubai for the conclusion of the 888.com World Championship.

Ebdon threw away a 15-9 overnight against Marco Fu and the pair were locked on 16-16 before the 2002 champion squeezed home with the aid of a 54 break in the 33rd-and-final frame.