Jak Jones hits 'the ultimate fluke' before winning crucial frame in World Championship semi-final

Jak Jones hit a shot described as 'the ultimate fluke' during a crucial frame in his World Snooker Championship semi-final against Stuart Bingham.

The Welsh qualifier has produced victories over Zhang Anda, Si Jiahui and world number two Judd Trump to get this far, earning praise for his durability and tactical play throughout the tournament.

It was no surprise, then, that he and Bingham, who beat Ronnie O'Sullivan in the quarter-finals, were neck and neck throughout the opening two sessions of their semi-final.

The first session ended 4-4, with Jones mounting a comeback from 3-0 down to prove exactly why he has had such a deep run in Sheffield.

And there was also nothing to separate the pair on Friday afternoon, with the scores at 8-8 heading into the third session on Saturday morning.

Bingham took the first frame, much as he did in the previous two sessions, but a miss enabled Jones to get a foothold.

He was 58-14 up in points in the 18th frame with six reds on the table, before attempting a red into the bottom left corner.

But the ball rattled between the jaws before bouncing out, ricocheting off the white ball as it rolled back up the table.

What happened next was truly incredible. Take a look for yourself below.

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The cannon off the red ball sent the cue ball into another red - at the perfect angle for it to fall into the middle pocket.

Even Jones looked slightly embarrassed as the ball went in, raising up his hand towards his opponent as is customary after a fluke shot.

One fan even described it as 'the ultimate fluke'.

The Welshman then managed to win the frame, before going on to take a 13-10 lead over 2015 champion Bingham heading into the final session of the best-of-33-frame clash.

Should Jones win, he would then compete in his first ever World Championship final and become the lowest-ranked finalist since Shaun Murphy lifted the Crucible crowd as a 150/1 outsider in 2005.