Confident start from Kyren Wilson who plays a long red with a lot of drag on the cue ball to stay in and around the black-spot area.

An equally composed cut-back on the black follows and the 'Warrior' has a good chance to build a decent lead in this opening frame.

Steve Sutcliffe
BBC Sport at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield

Prior to Sunday, only eight qualifiers have previously reached the World Championship final at the Crucible.

Canada's Cliff Thorburn was the first in 1977, while China's Ding Junhui was the most recent in 2016.

However, Jak Jones now has the opportunity to emulate fellow Welshman Terry Griffiths (1979) and England's Shaun Murphy (2005) after coming into the tournament a 200-1 outsider.

His journey to the brink of a world title has included plenty of setbacks, including dropping off the main tour.

“Because I have had so much disappointment in my career so far, I don’t get too excited," he said.

"When I win it feels just like job done because it is what I have been practising for all my life. It doesn’t feel as good as it should do, maybe."

Read more here.

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Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion on BBC Two

I wonder if Jak Jones has ever broken off in a snooker frame and felt like he is feeling right now.

This will be incredible for him.

Snooker MC Rob Walker addressed the trophy beforehand and asked amid a crackling atmosphere: "Who will get their maiden kiss on Sheffield's silver lady?"

This is what they are playing for.

A wonderful reception for both players, a warm handshake - and the obligatory pose together in front of the trophy they both dream of lifting on Monday evening.

But only one can do so.

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Jak Jones' fairytale run to the World Championship final is that the world number 44 has come through every round relatively comfortably.

The underdog has had to play two more matches than Kyren Wilson to get to this stage, having had to come through qualifiers where he breezed past two tough cookies in Jamie Clarke and Zhou Yuelong.

He walloped Zhang Anda in round one and beat Si Jiahui in the last 16 before adding the scalps of two former world champions - Judd Trump and Stuart Bingham - to his increasingly impressive resume.

Ken Doherty
1997 world champion on BBC Two

These are the worst times - the five minutes before.

The nerves, the trepidation, the anticipation and the excitement all rolled into one.

Steve Sutcliffe
BBC Sport at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield

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Christoph, Jan and Stefan have made the trip over from Dresden in Germany for this World Championship.

They took in the semi-finals and are in Sheffield until Tuesday.

"It has been great," says Christoph, who is tipping Jak Jones to get the job done.

Meanwhile, Stefan, is in the opposite camp: "Kyren is more experienced and has been in fantastic form. Jak is brilliant as well, there will be so much pressure on both players."

Steve Davis
Six-time world champion on BBC Two

We love the fact we don't know what's going to happen - and it feels like the changing shape of snooker.

For the second year running we are going to have a new name on the trophy.

And Jak Jones in particular will be giving inspiration to all the players further down the rankings that this could have been them.

But Kyren Wilson has dominated every player he has played in this tournament.

Kyren Wilson's opponents have barely laid a glove on the 'Warrior' during his rampage to the final.

Veteran Dominic Dale was swatted aside in the opening round, as was Mark Selby's conqueror Joe O'Connor in the last 16.

Then the statement win over four-time Crucible champion John Higgins before Wilson pulled away in the final two sessions of a high-quality semi-final against fellow Englishman David Gilbert.

Steve Sutcliffe
BBC Sport at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield

Kyren Wilson and his young family had have some challenging issues to deal with over the last 12-18 months.

His wife Sophie had a stroke and has been diagnosed with epilepsy, while his eldest son Bailey has also suffered with illness and also had to have an operation after an accident at school.

The 32-year-old says he is hopeful he can convince his youngest son Finley that he is just as successful as the footballer he idolises, Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo.

“Hopefully I have overtaken Ronaldo. Roy Keane [the former Manchester United and Republic of Ireland captain] was here on Friday watching me play,” Wilson added.

“Finley decided to go up and ask him for a photo and said ‘Is it true you used to play with Ronaldo?’ He didn’t know what a legend Roy Keane was, so that is what I have to deal with.”

Read more here.

Image source, Getty Images

BBC Two

There will be uninterrupted coverage of all four sessions of the World Championship final on BBC Two this afternoon, tonight, tomorrow afternoon and evening.

Of course, you can also watch the match on BBC iPlayer and the Red Button - as well as right here on the BBC Sport website (and App) by clicking the 'Watch & Listen' option at the top of the page.

TV coverage is getting under way as we speak.

As one wit among our readers yesterday termed it, it's the 'Dad's Army' final. Wilson v Jones.

In fairness, if someone had suggested a fortnight ago that this would be the World Championship final, you might have replied 'Who do you think you are kidding?'

But there are no 'stupid boys' here, and no need to panic either. Not yet anyway.

Tomorrow might be a different matter, of course - when someone's dreams of lifting aloft the World Championship trophy will be 'Doomed! Doomed I tell ya!'

Image source, Don Smith/Radio Times

Two players who had one single, solitary semi-final ranking event appearance between them this season until just a few days ago.

The 250/1 underdog who had not made a ranking event final in almost 14 years as a professional.

The out-of-form star who has endured arguably the worst season of his career.

But Kyren Wilson and Jak Jones have produced when it matters most.

Now, across four sessions over the next two days, over the best of 35 frames, they will do battle for the £500,000 winner's cheque and title of champion of the world.

Image source, PA Media

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