Higgins builds slender semi-final lead over Murphy
John Higgins holds a narrow 13-11 lead over Shaun Murphy heading into the final session of their World Championship semi-final at the Crucible Theatre. The four-time champion, who turned 51 recently, secured the advantage with a century break on the final frame of the day. The winner will face either Wu Yize or Mark Allen in the final.
- ▪John Higgins leads Shaun Murphy 13-11 in their best-of-33 semi-final match.
- ▪Higgins scored his first century of the match to finish the session strongly.
- ▪The final session will take place on Saturday at 14:30 BST, with the winner advancing to the World Championship final.
- ▪Murphy briefly led after a 60 break, but Higgins responded consistently throughout the session.
- ▪Seven-time champion Stephen Hendry praised Higgins for improving as the match progressed.
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Higgins builds slender semi-final lead over Murphy <div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, Higgins century secures two-frame overnight leadBySteve SutcliffeBBC Sport Journalist at the Crucible Theatre, SheffieldPublished19 minutes agoJohn Higgins opened up a slender 13-11 advantage over Shaun Murphy heading into the final session of their World Championship semi-final at the Crucible Theatre.Four-time champion Higgins, who turns 51 later…
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