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Gary Wilson was left speechless after his sensational shot in the Scottish Open quickly became an unlucky foul. The mistake did not prove decisive on Thursday as the 38-year-old beat Joe O\u2019Connor to reach the last 32, though the English star is not heading into the latter stages of the competition in good spirits.<\/p>\n
Wilson looked set for an early exit from the Scottish Open earlier this week when falling two frames down to Xing Zihao, but a remarkable 4-3 comeback saw him book his spot in the next round following two 100-plus breaks.<\/p>\n
His victory saw him set up a repeat of last year\u2019s final up against O\u2019Connor, and Wilson came out on top once again. The world No. 20 secured an important win in Edinburgh, with two half-centuries playing a key role in the victory.<\/p>\n
However, it was far from a dominant performance from Wilson, and his foul whilst leading 4-2 epitomised the struggles that he has been facing in recent months. After playing an excellent shot to sink a red, the cue ball ricocheted back up the table and knocked the yellow in as well.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> Snooker star Mark Allen blasts ’embarrassing commentary’ after winning title[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n Whilst the unfortunate shot unravelled, the Eurosport commentary team said: \u201cBrilliant shot, terrific shot. Oh, wait for it though, wait for it.\u201d The lead commentator then let out an almighty sigh as the yellow nestled into the pocket before exclaiming: \u201cHow cruel, how cruel is that.\u201d<\/p>\n Wilson was very critical of his performance when speaking after his victory, revealing that he has the \u2018yips\u2019 and, as a result, the involuntary wrist movements are truly affecting the shots that he can play. He said: \u201cI was absolutely useless, in all honesty, I was very lucky, Joe couldn’t finish me off. I’m smiling but I don’t know what to say, I don’t know how I got the four [frames].<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/4\/590x\/secondary\/Wilsonss-5116676.jpg?r=1702631177689\")
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