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He was just four frames away from reaching the Crucible at that point and a break of 95 put him to within three frames of progressing at the start of the evening session. Gilbert then hit breaks of 78 and 76 to leave just one between them before Hill took the 13th frame to hold an 8-6 lead. The 23-year-old went 9-7 up to bring him within touching distance of the Crucible but Gilbert mustered a big response to force a decider frame where he clinched a 10-9 victory. Advertisement GILBERT PULLS OFF A JUDGEMENT DAY CLASSIC! 😱 From 9-7 down, he beats Aaron Hill in a final-frame decider — only Judgement Day delivers drama like this! Commiserations, Aaron! 👏#WorldChampionship pic.twitter.com/IOld6cKew4— WST (@WeAreWST) April 15, 2025 Sinead Farrell View 4 comments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Ireland's Aaron Hill falls agonisingly short in bid to reach to Crucible ”. 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