Kyren Wilson reveals hypnotherapy force behind World Championship final run [Video]

Kyren Wilson employed the help of a ‘solution hypnotherapist’ ahead of his run to the World Snooker Championship final, helping him sleep and stay fresh throughout his Crucible campaign.

The Warrior beat Dave GIlbert 17-11 in the semi-finals on Saturday, adding another fairly comfortable win to his string of successes in Sheffield.

A 13-8 quarter-final win over John Higgins is as close as a Wilson match has been so far, with either Stuart Bingham or Jak Jones waiting in the showpiece.

It has been a very quiet season for the 32-year-old but he has burst into form at the World Championship, with the help of a hypnotherapist contributing to that.

‘I didn’t even know what it was first to, I just kept playing,’ Wilson said after beating GIlbert. ‘When I got to 16 I looked up and saw it was best of 33, I didn’t really know. You lose what …