Semi-final: Florian Nüßle and Lukas Kleckers advance to the final!
After Robert Milkins, the number 24 in the world rankings also had to take his turn. Florian Nüßle defeated Tom Ford in a fascinating way with 4:2. In the first frame Florian played a 65, before Tom answered with a 62 in the second frame. At 1-1, Florian took the next two frames, playing a 72 and a 51c. Trailing 1:3, Tom showed up again with an 88 break to cut the gap to 2:3. But Florian left no way open for a comeback and finished the match in style with a 117 century break. Florian is now in the Vienna Snooker Open final for the first time.
His opponent in the final is Lukas Kleckers. Lukas punished Alexander Ursenbacher for almost every mistake and won 4:1. In the first two frames Lukas played breaks of 72 and 54 to establish a 2:0 lead. Alexander took frame 3 by playing a 56 break. But then Lukas turned it up again and played consecutive breaks of 111 and 76 points. This is also Lukas' first final at the Vienna Snooker Open.
The final will be played at 6 p.m. in a best of 9 format and presents us with a snooker version of the cult duel Austria vs Germany. Good luck and have fun to both finalists!