Snooker star felt ‘complete embarrassment’ during ‘absolutely nuts’ Crucible qualifier

Gary Wilson survived an ‘absolutely nuts’ final qualifier for the Crucible (Picture: Getty Images)

Gary Wilson is back at the Crucible but his performance in his final qualifier left him with ‘complete embarrassment’ in an ‘absolutely nuts’ contest.

The Tyneside Terror beat Xu Si 10-9, but it looked likely to be far more comfortable than that when he burst into a 7-2 lead, making two tons and five half-centuries on the way.

At that point, having thrashed Allan Taylor 10-1 in the previous round, things were looking very peachy for Wilson, but he says he never felt comfortable during either match.

Xu surged back into a 9-8 lead with the Englishman faltering, before scrapping to force a decider and then making a break of 126 to win it.

Wilson was thrilled to win, but could not see many positives with how he played, even in his initial de...