The seven-time champion twice saw his 22-year-old opponent pull back to within two frames before securing his 14th appearance in the last four.

Champions Birmingham set a new EFL points record and racked up another club landmark by beating Blackpool 2-0 in their penultimate Sky Bet League One fixture before promotion to the Championship.

Video has emerged from a November 2023 gig appearing to show one member of the Irish trio saying ‘kill your local MP’.

Deborah James’s parents and Lorraine Kelly were among those who joined royals at the event celebrating grassroots cancer support.