Wu Yize and Kyren Wilson will contest the second semi-final of the 2026 Masters after coming through matches of sharply contrasting nature.

In the first quarter-final of the day, Yize cantered to a whitewash victory to reach the semi-final as Xiao Guodong’s game unravelled amid a slew of errors.

The evening session delivered the match of the tournament so far, as Kyren Wilson saw a three-frame lead over Neil Robertson evaporate before clawing his way back to win a final-frame classic, a contest with the perfect theatrical mix of errors, drama and moments of sublime quality.

Wu routs dejected Xiao to reach semi-final

Wu Yize 6 – 0 Xiao Guodong (best of 11 frames)

New snooker sensation Yize Wu pounced on a lack of concentration from Xiao Guodong in the opening frames, compiling two sublime breaks of 112 and 93 to move 2–0 ahead.

Xiao then missed a straightforward red when given the chance of pulling a frame back, allowing Wu to take the third, and further errors left him trailing 4–0 at the interval.

Xiao’s miserable afternoon continued when he fluffed a safety, allowing Wu to produce a superb long red off the cushion on his way to an 84 break and a 5–0 lead.

Wu Yize then rounded off a near-flawless display with a 97 break to complete the whitewash and enhance his credentials as a formidable semi-final opponent.

Wilson edges Roberston in instant Masters classic

In a match worthy of a final, Kyren Wilson kept his nerve after seeing a 4–1 lead turn into a 5–4 deficit, before battling past Australia’s Neil Robertson in a tense and dramatic deciding frame.

The match was a perfect advertisement for the unique theatre of snooker, with five century breaks countered by some nerve-shredding safety play as both players strained desperately to get over the finishing line.

Wilson made a majestic start, taking advantage of a seemingly out-of-form Robertson to race into a 3–0 lead, aided by two century breaks.

At 4–1 down and seemingly staring the exit door in the face, Robertson clicked into gear, winning three frames in succession, including back-to-back century breaks of 110 and 107 to level the match and leave Wilson reeling.

But when Robertson edged ahead, Wilson responded with a nerveless 111 break to force the decider, then moved in front with a 42 break to leave Robertson needing snookers.

The Aussie drew a foul to give himself a chance and keep Wilson’s nerves to the fore, but after a brief game of cat and mouse, the Englishman dropped the brown and blue and the players shook hands, bringing to an end a match that will take some topping as the game of the tournament.

There is no plan.

The Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston has a major dilemma. Apparently he does not have an endless supply of public money to build sports venues but Indiana might have a chance at adding major league sports. Huston has decided to put all of his chips in and show the ownership of the Chicago Bears National Football League franchise that he wants them somewhere in northwest Indiana and it’s too bad Indianapolis in that city’s quest for state money for a Major League Soccer stadium in town. Huston said that “discussions involving the Bears need to happen quickly,” although it does not appear that the Illinois governor or the state legislature is in any rush to give the Bears’ franchise ownership any money to build a stadium in Arlington Heights, a Chicago suburb.

The Indiana Governor Mike Braun and several state legislators would support building a stadium for the football team. There is no offer on the table from Indiana. Hammond might be a spot of interest. It is less than 30 miles south of Chicago. In December 2025, the Bears’ franchise President and CEO Kevin Warren sent another letter to Bears’ ticket holders, marketing partners and fans updating them on how a possible move to suburban Arlington Heights is going. Well it turns out that moving to Arlington Heights is not going according to plan and another strategy may be needed. A plan to build a Major League Soccer stadium in Indianapolis to attract an MLS expansion franchise was gaining steam in 2025 but the plan needed state money. That plan seemingly has been shoved to the backburner. The Bears franchise ownership wanted more than a billion dollars from Illinois lawmakers for a stadium-village. It’s Indiana’s turn to come up with a public money offer for a Bears franchise venue.

Round 2 of the 2026 Sony Open is underway at Waialae Country Club in Hawaii. The weather conditions today are going to be similar to yesterday’s conditions. The one difference may be the wind. So far, walking around today, it feels like the wind has died down somewhat compared to yesterday’s conditions.

The current cut line sits at -1. With 71 players sitting at or below -1.

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The current leaderboard in the media room is as follows: Updated as of 12:20

1: Davis Riley, -9, Finished

T2: S.H. Kim, -8, through 15

T2: Nick Taylor, -8, through 1

T2: Kevin Roy, -8, through 1

T5: Vince Whaley, -7, Finished

T5: Patrick Rodgers, -7, Finished

T5: Ryan Gerard, -7. Finished

T5: Maverick McNealy, -7, through 16

T5: Adrien Dumont de Chassart, -7, through 15

T5: John VanDerLaan, -7, through 1

Noteables not inside the cut line:

Keegan Bradley at E

Corey Conners at E

Luke Clanton at +1

Collin Morikawa at +2

Sahith Theegala at +4

Tony Finau at +6

Live updates following J.J. Spaun, Collin Morikawa, and Adam Scott- Day 2 of the Sony Open