The Snooker Thread (Part 1)

And Murphy fires back with an 86 break to send us into a decider.

Decider just started.

This will probably be as good as it gets for tension and drama in this year’s tournament, which has been a poor one.

First real mistake by Murphy.

Trump fails to make the most of it - 12-1 to him

That was a shocking effort from Trump with the rest.

This could take a while

Cracking Crucible fare as we pass the 30 minute mark in this final frame

Chance for Trump after a great snooker behind the blue - he’s building up a good lead at the very least.

Will be very hard for Murphy the way the reds are stuck on the cushion. A 40 lead is very handy.

49-12 Trump

4 reds left

That was a brilliant safety from Murphy.

Sensational safety play here, what a reply from Trump!

Very poor safety from Trump. I think he wanted to take that cut on. Gets away with it though.

Very disappointing behaviour from certain individuals in the audience.

And surely that’s it.

Shaun Murphy needs one snooker.

Well done Trump, he showed plenty of bottle there.

Great bottle from both players.

The first semi is under way, O’Sullivan leads Trump 2-1 in the early stages.

Good stuff. Hopefully it’s a classic.