Shaun Murphy speaking after beating John Higgins 6-5 in a decider, having trailed 4-1 and 5-3: "It's the old cliche of one ball at a time.

"Any time you play any of the Class of 92 you need your best and any win has to be celebrated. Particularly from that position it is one of the best wins of my life."

Wow. What a finish. In a frame that has absolutely everything both John Higgins and Shaun Murphy both have chances to win the decider but when the Scot misses the yellow his opponent tidies up.

That will be a tough one for Higgins to take.

We have a decider. Shaun Murphy takes a 67-point lead and allows John Higgins back to the table with 67 remaining.

This time though, Higgins can not produce a memorable clearance and he will be wondering just how he has let this match drift into an 11th frame.

Shaun Murphy with his best break of the Championship so far with an 89, keeps the match alive.

The Englishman has not reached the final of this tournament since 2017, when he lost 10-5 to Ronnie O'Sullivan.

We never doubted you John.

John Higgins is restricted to a number of low value balls after a good opening red but still makes a break of 74 to put himself a frame off the quarter-finals.

Shaun Murphy will fancy this now. He is back at 4-3 and John Higgins again will feel that frame should have gone his way after taking a 40-point lead and then missing a black to the corner.

John Higgins has his chances.

In fact both players do before Shaun Murphy pinches frame six after Higgins leaves a red over the right corner pocket while trying to snick it in off the black

I am presuming that is the table temperature Jay.

Barry Hawkins has just walked into the press room after completing a 6-0 whitewash of Elliot Slessor.

A mouth-watering last eight tie now awaits against his big mate Mark Selby.

Another frame goes John Higgins' way after a battle on the pink ends with Shaun Murphy failing to get out of a snooker and hitting the black.

There is no way back from there and that's four on the spin for JH.

Elliot Slessor had chances in that frame but Barry Hawkins takes it. This could be a whitewash.

Ken Doherty
1997 world champion on BBC Two

John looks very, very good. The breaks he's made have looked very controlled. He is using a new cue but he looks at ease with it. The clearances when he had to, that is the old John Higgins. They give you that confidence when the pressure is on.

How well is Barry Hawkins playing tonight? He has been unstoppable so far.

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Another frame won at one visit from John Higgins with a run of 78. This is a masterclass from the 50-year-old.

John Higgins doing John Higgins things. Shaun Murphy has a 50-point lead when he misses a relatively straightforward red to the right corner.

And the four-time world champion ruthlessly takes the frame with a run of 70.

Barry Hawkins is playing superbly well this evening and crafts an 87. He is in complete control.

Elliot Slessor spends most of the third frame with his eyes closed in his chair.

This is not making for pleasant viewing for the cueist from the North East, who has scored just 17 points in the match so far.

Barry Hawkins knocks in a 94 on his way to doubling his lead. He is looking in fine touch so far.

Brilliant response from John Higgins. 'The Wizard of Wishaw' knocks in a controlled 70 break to get immediately back on terms with Shaun Murphy.