 | World Championship - 1st Round - Men
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23/04/2008 | ||||||||
S.Murphy
Comments
- - Fine performance from the former champion...he looked determined to finish the match off quickly in this second session, and was in ruthless form.
- 10-3 ...but after making just eight, Harold misses a cut into the corner, Murphy clips it in to seal the win...
- 9-3 Murphy makes a good 73 before missing on the final five reds, although three of those remain in difficult positions as Harold comes to the table...
- 9-3 ...but Harold leaves Murphy an immediate long red, which the former champ slams in to clinch the frame and move to within one of the next round...
- 8-3 Shaun Murphy makes 70 before running out of position on the final two reds, playing a safety...Harold comes to the table 51 points down...
- 8-3 ...Murphy's break ends on 102 before he inadvertently goes in-off from final black to yellow...still, he takes the frame to move to within two of the match...
- 7-3 Murphy is in the middle of a fine break...up to 64, with plenty reds remaining...
- 7-3 Harold takes the opening frame when Murphy fails to get safe from a snooker on the green...long opener, but Harold has cut the lead...
- 7-2 Dave Harold, who looks like Geoffrey Hughes' character Twiggy in the British sit-com The Royale Family...is grinding his way in front in the 10th frame...he has a 26-point lead...
- 7-2 The players are out, the introductions are over with, and we're underway...
- - Hi there; welcome to the second session of this first round match, with former champion Murphy in control...
- 7-2 Harold finishes the day's play with a flourish by taking that frame and cutting Murphy's lead to five. Play to resume tomorrow (that's Wednesday) morning - we'll be back with full live coverage.
- 7-1 A slightly more even frame as Harold pots the black to extend his lead to 37-22.
- 7-1 Murphy takes the frame, 7-1 now.
- 6-1 Murphy goes 40-7 up... he won't be able to finish Harold off tonight, but he can set up a brief shift tomorrow morning...
- 6-1 Another frame for Murphy, maybe this match won't be so long overall... Two more frames to be played in this session.
- 5-1 Murphy again in control, 45-13 ahead although Harold back at the table and pots the black to close the gap.
- 5-1 Murphy extends his lead further. 5-1.
- 4-1 Another commanding lead as Murphy notches up 72 to Harold's eight, Harold playing to stay in this...
- 4-1 Murphy coasts to the frame and a 4-1 lead.
- 3-1 62-12 to Murphy as he takes his seat following a missed blue, which nestles right by the green to make a sandwich of the cue ball, which Harold plays back out to give Murphy a chance on a red... he misses though, sending it against both sides of the pocket and away.
- 3-1 The fifth frame is underway, and Murphy builds up a slender lead with five reds still clustered from the break...
- 3-1 A 15-minute break is called for the duo.
- 3-1 Murphy takes that frame - which threatened for a while to be another epic one - to go 3-1 ahead.
- 2-1 Murphy finally takes the initiative, moving 25 ahead of Harold...
- 2-1 24-23 to Murphy with Harold levelling... looks like another long one between these two...
- 2-1 And he makes no mistake in wrapping up the frame, 2-1 to Murphy.
- 1-1 Murphy takes control of frame three, he's 79-16 ahead after clearing the final red and should go 2-1 ahead...
- 1-1 Harold comes back to win the second frame, much to the delight of the crowd. My that was a long frame.
- 1-0 This is a somewhat epic frame, 65-41 to Murphy with only colours remaining... Harold is now only 17 off with 22 on the table...
- 1-0 Harold re-takes to the table after Murphy works up a lead of 32. Neat pot of a tricky red.
- 1-0 And that is the frame to Murphy, who clears the table to take an early lead.
- 0-0 Murphy is easing ahead now, cleaning up the reds and working up a lead of 34 with only 27 remaining on the table.
- 0-0 Harold taking with a neat pot on the blue to go 27 ahead ealy on, setting himself up nicely on two reds by the near corner... after going 31-0 ahead he hands a chance to Murphy, who notches 21 very quickly...
- 0-0 Match underway in Sheffield!
- - Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of session one of the first round clash between Shaun Murphy and Dave Harold - LIVE from 19:00!