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The Welshman led 5-2, saw Carter bravely battle back to 5-5, before completing a nerve-racking 6-5 win at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre.

He will now face John Higgins, a 6-4 winner over teenage qualifier Judd Trump earlier in the day, in Sunday's final.

However, in the second frame of the match, Day missed a pot on a yellow ball on a break of 120.

If he had made the maximum it would have been the 65th in professional snooker history - and also pocketed him £24,000 for the highest break prize.

"Both of us cued fantastically well tonight. Ali was hitting the ball superb, as I was, but I probably pushed the boat out a little too much at 5-2 and threw him a lifeline," said Day, the world number eight.

"When it went 5-5 I was just hoping to get a chance in the final frame - and thankfully I did.

"I didn't feel I didn't do too much wrong from 5-2. At 5-5 you're very close to getting beat but I played really well.

"The deciding frame is all about getting a chance and getting over the line."