Kyren Wilson may be about to play the biggest match of his life but says it's a promise to his mum that will motivate him most.

The Kettering ace completed a superb comeback to beat Judd Trump 6-5 and book his place in the Dafabet Masters final – where he will face Mark Allen for the £200,000 prize.

This will be the first triple crown final of Wilson’s career and victory would see him join the likes of Mark Selby and Ronnie O’Sullivan as one of the sport’s biggest names.

But he knows he can't forget where it all started and is out to win for his mum.

“I promised my mum I would get her the Masters trophy on her dining room table one day so that goal is getting closer – I just have to keep grounded,” he said.

“I am a top 16 player now and I have been here for a good two or three years, so I felt like I deserve my right to be here.

“I am not just here to make up the numbers. Winning would mean absolutely everything.

“This, the World Championships and UK Championships are the ones you dream of winning. People turn out in their numbers to watch these in the UK and you feel like the world stops to watch it.

“To be in the final is a brilliant. It is the biggest game of my life so far, you’d have to say so.

“Every final is massive but this one is just a little bit more special.”

Elsewhere, Allen insists he is finally ready to win his first major title today as he goes for glory.

The Northern Ireland ace produced a classy display to beat four-time world champion John Higgins in the semi-finals last night and arrives at the Alexandra Palace as the favourite to lift snooker’s second biggest prize.

You would have got long odds on Allen and Wilson, 26, competing in the final but the Antrim ace seems to be finally delivering on his undoubted potential.

“I am more experienced than Kyren,” said the 31-year-old.

“He has done brilliantly to establish himself in the top 16 but I am through to my 17th final. He has played two,” he said.

“I have more experience and hopefully I can use that to my advantage.

“I will go out and play the way I have done the whole week, I will still go for my shots. I will not get overexcited if I see the winning line.

“Pressure does funny things and the mind can get scrambled. It is about controlling the emotions out there and I think the two people in the final have controlled them best all week."

Watch the London Masters LIVE on Eurosport and Eurosport Player with Colin Murray and analysis from Neil Robertson, Jimmy White and Neal Foulds.