Article #15232

• Chinese hotshot electric as he races into 6-2 lead

• Higgins battles back to 4-4 against Murphy

Wu Yize took control of the world championship semi-final against Mark Allen as he reeled off the closing four frames to open up a 6-2 lead. After Thursday’s evening session had been interrupted by a power outage at the Crucible, the 22-year-old from China produced a clinical run to leave Allen watching on from his chair.

Earlier, with the Northern Irishman at the table looking to recover from going 2-0 down, the BBC’s TV and online broadcast went off air and screens above the table in the venue also showed no signal.