Stephen Maguire took a resounding 9-4 victory over Mark King to cruise into the UK Championship final. Maguire led 5-3 following the afternoon session and lost only one more frame in the evening to set up a meeting with David Gray in the 19-frame final.
Maguire then eased into an 8-3 lead and lost a tight 12th frame before clinching the match with a 71 break.
He said: "I feel strong. I'm attacking all the time and it feels good. I'll just keep doing that."