SNOOKER star Stuart Bingham was left grimacing after awkwardly injuring himself during a shot at the table.
But the Brit overcame the pain to complete a stunning comeback to beat Mark Selby 5-4 in a deciding frame at the World Grand Prix.
The 2015 world champion was 4-2 down to Selby in their quarter-final clash, when he seemingly hurt himself.
Bingham had to pull something out of the bag, with Selby one frame away from victory.
The Ballrun had racked up 34 points and opted against using a rest to instead lean across the middle cushion to pot a long corner red.
But as he pocketed the far-reaching shot, the 48-year-old felt a slight pull on his standing leg.
As he returned to standing, Bingham immediately winced and began stretching and holding his groin area.
As the audience applauded his pot, the commentator said: “He’s played it well… he seems to have done himself a mischief there.”
Bingham took it in his stride and smiled as the crowd laughed when he limped back to his corner for a swig of water to reset himself.
But despite the apparent injury, the world No23 mounted an incredible three-frame comeback to send Selby home.
Bingham will play Judd Trump on Saturday for a place in the final after beating Mark Williams and Wu Yize earlier this week.
Trump whitewashed Hossein Vafaei 5-0 in their quarter-final, while Shaun Murphy will face Neil Robertson in the other semi-final.
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— TNT Sports (@tntsports) March 7, 2025
A painful pot for The Ballrun, Stuart Bingham!#WorldGrandPrix pic.twitter.com/bNRSgOgIey
Murphy overcame John Higgins 5-3, wile Robertson beat Xiao Guodong in the first match on Friday.