England's Gary Wilson won his first Welsh Open title with a 9-4 victory over compatriot Martin O'Donnell in Llandudno in north Wales.
A break of 98 in the first frame set the tone for the final as Wilson raced to a 4-0 lead at Venue Cymru.
Both players won two frames midway through the session, giving Wilson a 6-2 lead heading into Sunday night.
The 38-year-old then picked up where he left off and won three of the next five frames to close out the title.
“What a crazy few months it's been,” Wilson, ranked 16th in the world, said after the win.
“I feel like I’m in this situation because I won the Scottish Open, but I didn’t expect the next match to come so soon.
“It was a terrible game and not at the best standard, but we have to keep fighting because you never know what’s around the corner.
“I lost my cue action in the last few frames. You always go through ups and downs, but I'm really happy to get over the line and qualify for the next tournament.”
“Congratulations to Martin. He had a great tournament and fought hard today.”
Wilson entered Sunday's final in great form, having made his fifth career 147 break en route to defeating John Higgins in the semi-finals.
World No. 76 O'Donnell, who defeated world champion Luca Bressel in the quarterfinals, was also confident.
But England's O'Donnell could not stop Wilson, who posted breaks of 50 or more in each of the first three frames of the final.
Wilson never trailed in the final, breaking the 100 point mark in the third and fourth frames to end the opening session 4-0.
O'Donnell improved in the afternoon and secured the second frame of the game with a break of 92, but he still trailed 6-2 by the final session.
When O'Donnell came out on top in the 9th, 41-minute frame, the lead was down to three points, but an early mistake in the 10th frame gave him a red, handing control back to Wilson.
Wilson then made the most of his century break and regained a four-frame lead.
O'Donnell cut the gap to three frames again with a break of 85, before Wilson took an 8-4 lead and moved one frame closer to the title.
And after a short break in play, Wilson returned to the table and won the Welsh Open title in the 13th and final frame of the match.
“Gary is a top tier and has won some ranking events, so it's a little disappointing,” O'Donnell said.
“I've played some good snooker this week, some of my best, so it's a shame not to play like that and make it difficult for him.
“He still had plenty in the tank when I came back, so congratulations Gary.”
