Bingham was thinking abut a 147 with that first chance in this frame. He has another one now though and will surely take it.
Murphy 8-7 Bingham
Great stuff.
Superb reply from Murphy, this is top notch snooker.
Murphy 9-7 Bingham
Big frame coming up
First signs of nerves don both players in the final frame of the session. It was asking a lot for both of them to keep up that standard, great chance for Murphy to take a three frame lead overnight.
End of session.
Murphy 9-8 Bingham
Brilliant stuff. Bingham will surely be the oldest first time champion if he wins it?
What an absolutely superb session of snooker! Both players adopting a devil-may-care attitude and going for everything. This is as good a world final as I’ve seen, hopefully both players can keep this up tomorrow.
Bingham is a thoroughly alright sort. You could imagine him driving a white van around Basildon and coming in to your house to fix up a minor plumbing problem, and not even charging for it.
A member of Amnesty International as well. Not your typical Essex man.
An improvement, spectator-wise, on, let’s say the Ulster Championship.
Walter Donaldson and Horace Lindrum had both turned 40 when they won it. Bingham is 38.
Pedantry lives.
Murphy 9-9 Bingham
Bingham 10-9 Murphy
Ooh. Big frame for Bing.
There’s never been a 147 in a World Championship final…
Bingham 11-9 Murphy