Neil Robertson is bidding for his first ranking event title in two years against Wu Yize in the English Open final.

THE English Open will reach its climax on Sunday night – with Neil Robertson set to face Wu Yize in Brentwood. Wu has reached the first ranking final of his career after a whitewash win over

Australia's Neil Robertson wins the English Open title for a second time by beating China's Wu Yize in a thrilling final in Essex.

Neil Robertson secured his place in the English Open final with a dominant 6-1 win over Chris Wakelin at the Brentwood Centre on Saturday evening. He takes a step closer to a long awaited 24th ranking title but will have to get the better of Wu Yize who has a chance of a first after a 6-0 whitewash victory over Ishpreet Singh Chadha.

It's semi-finals day at the English Open after a set of four quarter-finals which were crammed with drama. Mark Selby, Mark Allen, Barry Hawkins and reigning champion Judd Trump all crashed out on a Saturday characterised by upsets.

Neil Robertson withstood a terrific comeback from Wu Yize to secure the English Open crown in Brentwood, eventually winning a brilliant final 9-7.

English Open champion Neil Robertson said “I haven’t really recovered” from Wu Yize’s attempted comeback that saw him benefit from “monster flukes”.

Neil Robertson beats Chris Wakelin 6-1 to set up a final against Wu Yize, who won against Ishpreet Singh Chadha at the English Open.