Summary

  • Wu Yize beats Shaun Murphy 18-17 in thrilling World Championship final at the Crucible

  • Wu is second consecutive Chinese winner and second-youngest in tournament's history

  • Murphy falls just short of winning second world title

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  1. 'Wu won't be feeling good at all'published at 14:53 BST 4 May

    Murphy 11-10 Wu

    Ken Doherty
    1997 world champion on BBC Two

    When he came into the arena. Wu didn't look his relaxed self. The frame where he tried to get out of snookers has unsettled him.

    The interval has come at a good time. He can still do it, believe in himself, get to the practice table and wipe the slate clean.

    This is the greatest stage and you don't want your opponent to chase you down, it's a horrible feeling, that's why you just need one frame to settle but at the moment he won't be feeling good at all.

  2. Murphy wins his fourth frame in a row to go in frontpublished at 14:44 BST 4 May

    Murphy 11-10 Wu (120-2, Murphy 65, 55)

    Murphy makes a break of 65. It isn't enough to seal the frame in that go, but he then instantly gets another chance and this time he takes it with a run of 55.

    From three frames down at the start of the session to one up at the mid-session interval.

    Wu needs to clear his head. He has 15 minutes to do so. Maybe straight to the practice table.

    What a final we have got.

  3. Postpublished at 14:41 BST 4 May

    Murphy 10-10 Wu

    Joe Perry
    Former World Championship semi-finalist on BBC Two

    What Wu Yize needs is Shaun Murphy to trip up when he’s among the balls, but that doesn’t look likely does it?

  4. 'It’s a lonely seat'published at 14:39 BST 4 May

    Murphy 10-10 Wu

    Dennis Taylor
    1985 world champion on BBC Two

    Wu Yize still looks pretty relaxed, but it’s a lonely seat that, even though you have about a thousand people sitting around you, you’re all on your own and you can’t do anything except sit and watch until you get a chance.

    Wu Yize sits in his seatImage source, AFP via Getty Images
  5. Postpublished at 14:35 BST 4 May

    Murphy 10-10 Wu

    This is a chance for Shaun Murphy to win four frames out of four.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 14:34 BST 4 May

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    Wu Yize is a fearless competitor. I think he is coping with Crucible pressure, but he is bound to have one bad session.

    Ronan

    Wu Yize needs to keep his cool and show he can win.

    John

  7. Postpublished at 14:32 BST 4 May

    Murphy 10-10 Wu

    A shake of the head from Wu as for the second time in this frame he pots a red, only to then be snookered on all colours.

    This time he comes off the side cushion to nudge the target green, 6-2.

  8. Can Murphy win a second world title, 21 years after his first?published at 14:31 BST 4 May

    Murphy 10-10 Wu

    Shaun Murphy holds the World Championship trophyImage source, Getty Images

    It's 21 years since Shaun Murphy, then a 22-year-old qualifier, became world champion for the first time.

    Will he end the long wait for a second Crucible crown today?

    If he does, it will be the longest gap between a player's first and second World Championship titles.

  9. 'Can he produce under pressure?'published at 14:30 BST 4 May

    Murphy 10-10 Wu

    John Parrott
    1991 world champion on BBC Two

    Very good from Murphy. He can only do what he’s supposed to do but he would have been dreaming about winning the first three frames just to get back on level pegging.

    We have been saying it throughout the Championship with Wu Yize, is this a red flag now? Can he, under pressure, produce? This is the first time he has been in a final and he has been pegged back at 10-10. What does he have?

  10. Postpublished at 14:29 BST 4 May

    Murphy 10-10 Wu

    Wu pots a red, but there is no luck on the position and he has himself snookered on the pink. He misses the one-cushion escape to give Murphy six points before hitting it at the second attempt, 6-1.

  11. 'Wu just needs a good chance'published at 14:27 BST 4 May

    Murphy 10-10 Wu

    Ken Doherty
    1997 world champion on BBC Two

    If you had told Wu he would be at 10-10 in the final he would've probably accepted it. It's the way it goes in a final, it ebbs and flows. Wu just needs a good chance to get himself settled.

  12. 'Doing what he needs to do'published at 14:25 BST 4 May

    Murphy 10-10 Wu

    Joe Perry
    Former World Championship semi-finalist on BBC Two

    Shaun Murphy - I wouldn’t say he’s flying out there, but he’s doing what he needs to do.

  13. Murphy makes it 10-10published at 14:24 BST 4 May

    Murphy 10-10 Wu (62-13, Murphy 52)

    Played three, won three, exactly the start to Monday's play that Shaun Murphy would have been dreaming of.

    A break of 52, after one of 76 in the previous frame, draws it level at 10-10.

  14. Watch: Murphy pots two reds in one shotpublished at 14:23 BST 4 May

    Murphy 9-10 Wu

    Shaun Murphy started this frame by potting two reds in the same shot... he wasn't able to add any further points from that visit, but it looks like 10-10 is imminent.

  15. Postpublished at 14:20 BST 4 May

    Murphy 9-10 Wu

    Both players have missed chances at red, but then Shaun Murphy gets a chance and he takes it to have a good chance for a third frame in a row, 26-13 Murphy, still going.

  16. 'Shaun will be really up for today'published at 14:15 BST 4 May

    Murphy 9-10 Wu

    Steve Sutcliffe
    BBC Sport at the Crucible Theatre

    Ethan and Amy were also here on Saturday after taking the trip over the Pennines from Manchester.

    "I think it is going to be really interesting. I am rooting for Shaun but Wu Yize is playing so well. In the session we watched yesterday he was unbelievable, he was barely missing anything," said Ethan.

    "Wu is so exciting, if he wins it'll just be really good for the sport generally and Chinese snooker. Shaun will be really up for today though. I think his break-off has been working for him and expect him to stick to it and that is the right move."

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    Get Involvedpublished at 14:13 BST 4 May

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    Shaun needs to play smart, grind him down.

    Fraser

    Great game from both players. Wu Yize can pot some fantastic balls and Shaun will have to use all of his experience to keep up.

    Warren

  18. Postpublished at 14:13 BST 4 May

    Murphy 9-10 Wu

    A long red gets Wu Yize going in frame 20, but it does not last long as he only gets 13 points on the board before missing a black that you'd expect him to get. Are the pressures of leading in the world final already getting to the 22-year-old? Murphy at the table, 2-13 behind.

  19. Postpublished at 14:12 BST 4 May

    Murphy 9-10 Wu

    There are about 1,000 people crammed into the Crucible. May Bank Holiday Monday is World Championship final day.

    General view of the Crucible TheatreImage source, PA Media
  20. 'Perfect start' for Murphypublished at 14:10 BST 4 May

    Murphy 9-10 Wu

    Joe Perry
    Former World Championship semi-finalist on BBC Two

    This is pretty much the perfect start that Shaun Murphy would have wanted. He talked about it with his coach, but what he cannot afford to do it make an unforced error, and gift Wu Yize an opportunity to get his arm going.