Luke Liller is targeting more difficult history and a median batfrad world match play title after a wonderful nine dropter helps Blackpool make a final book against James Wade.
World No. 2 fired the perfect leg during a competition against Josh Rock in the Winter Gardens, which helped him fight down to 6-1 to claim victory from 17-14 and to lift the full Taylor trophy.
Liller was barely six months old when Wade won the 2007 World Match play, with ‘The Nauka’ now had the opportunity to break his record as the youngest winner in the history of the tournament.
Following the 18 -year -old Taylor, Michael Van Garwin, Gary Anderson and Luke Humpfreys, the only fifth player to complete the ‘Triple Crown’, who won the Premier League last May and the World Championship in January.
“It’s going to happen,” Liller said at a press conference later. “It’s been a long time when I have picked up the trophy, winner or runner -up. But for myself, win or lose, I just take it to the chin – but obviously, I want to win.
“I will not put pressure on myself. Obviously, the triple crown is there to win and we will just see how it runs tomorrow.
“Experienced boys, they are still here, they have experienced but for myself, I have a lot of experience taking the World Championship.
“I think I have settled in almost every competition I go. I am sure it will be a great game tomorrow and I can’t wait to return here.
“I’ve been comfortably all week. I don’t have to start stressing yourself, saying that you have to win it, you have to do it. If it comes, it happens. If that happens, then it does. If that doesn’t happen, it doesn’t happen. But it is still good.”
Liller reacted to the preparation of a nine-digit in the eighth leg, where the rockback toback was also opened with more and more, then he staged a rally 7-3 to win eight of the next 10 legs on the path of a thrilling victory.
“I didn’t celebrate [the nine-darter] Because I was still angry with myself, “Liller explained.” I think if I give him a little emotion, maybe I have left a little.
“As soon as this nine director entered, I think I started lifting it up and played much better.”
When asked how compared to Michael Smith’s ‘Perfect League’ in the final of the 2023 World Champions, Liller added: “I think it [his] The biggest. All of them, tribals and double, were perfect. “
Sunday’s meeting will be reaffirmed to the UK Open Finals, where Liller was the winner 11-2, while the video came to his thrilling semi-final encounter-Junny Clayton won six legged lead before defeating Clayton 20-18.
Liller added, “Obviously, I won it there, so I know that he has a feeling of winning a big win, but he has been here quite a lot of times.” “James [Wade] One is very good. But of course, I came with and what I did.
“I think I can be much better on the doubles. I say that every interview, whatever I talk about. It comes out of my mouth because I want them to be better. But the more you get to them, you know what to do. You know how to find them.
“Overall this week, it’s been great and a game.”
The video against Clayton was the longest semi -final in the history of the World Match play, which made it ‘tired’ but “really happy” and “really happy” was the first TV Major to reach the finals and his first event in the Black Pool after 2015.
“I’m happy to win the game,” said Wade. “I think it goes with some of the best sports ever – I’m passionate, tired, tired and really happy.
“I think I should have won by the margin but I threw it close. I lost the attention and I probably should have arranged it very fast – but I managed to hang it.
“I was just praying for Jonny to lose this final, because he took a burden of them. Which was most important, obviously the pressure fell on it. I think I put it under enough pressure to do so.”
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