Shaun Murphy branded a ‘confirmed wimp’ as he’s sent running during Masters semi-final by infamous Ally Pally wasp
SNOOKER SHOWMAN Shaun Murphy earned the biggest payday of his career as he won a first Masters crown for 10 years., 42, lifted the Paul Hunter Trophy for the first time since 2015, halting a strong Wilson fightback that had threatened a late night for all concerned.
The final began shortly after 1pm amid farcical scenes with Murphy having to take evasive action to avoid getting stung by the infamousJust as he was about to break-off in frame one, the Northamptonshire potter moved away from the table and started waving his hands in the air as a precaution. Wilson, 33, certainly looked focused for the evening session and closed the gap to 6-3 but when he made a mistake in frame 10, Murphy pounced, knocking in a break of 125.
The 16th frame was important because instead of Wilson drawing level at 8-8, Murphy went 9-7 up, and then after a re-rack, he knocked in a tournament-winning break of 100 which he marked with a fist bump.
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