00:00Murphy did once win an invitation event, the Wuxi Classic in China, where he was 8-2 down.
00:08It was best of 17. He was 8-2 down to Ding Jun Wei and won 9-8.
00:12So he did recover from 6 down with 7 to play, but it doesn't happen every week, that.
01:00Maybe the little rub of the green has changed slightly.
01:10I'm not sure if he is completely snookered, but he's covered a number of the reds at least.
01:20Yes, I mean, Jun missed a match ball, tournament ball, read up into the yellow pocket.
01:24It was very close.
01:26And he looked, you know, disappointed.
01:29Maybe he felt that he could lose a frame from there.
01:41It's not entirely safe, that.
01:42I mean, in running, he'd said that might have dropped in off the jaw, and I think Judd was hoping, of course, that it was close enough.
01:54And that would have been that.
02:03It would have been all over.
02:04It would have been all over.
02:04It's not all over.
02:24Foul, and then miss, Sean Murphy, full.
02:54Yes, he's asking for it to be checked in, Marcel Eckhart.
03:11It is a quite important one because there really isn't a lot of room to play the shot he intended,
03:20the little swerve.
03:20So, replacement being exact is crucial.
03:26I think it's right, bang on.
03:44Got to get the agreement of both players, Sean Murphy will have to nod.
03:49We'll ask if he's happy with the balls being replaced.
03:53No problem.
03:55Sean, you're fine.
03:56Yeah.
04:01Sean, you're fine.
04:02Yeah.
04:05Sean, you're fine.
06:24The players, of course, inform this season and throughout the various parts of the season.
07:28That's quite a thin cut if he is going to play it.
07:52He'll be running loose, needs help.
08:04For now, you know, he's been stopped in his tracks just a little bit by that last frame
08:11and the way he lost it, which is in contrast to the way he was stealing frames at the start
08:16of the evening session.
08:17Well, I expect him to hit it at the second attempt.
08:18Sorry.
08:19Greenville.
08:23Greenville.
08:24Sorry.
08:25Greenville.
08:26Greenville.
08:28I expect him to hit it at the second attempt.
08:38But if he doesn't, then he would probably have to play the black, I would think, because that's
08:44not quite how he'd get to it, but I think to save all that, make the adjustment here and
08:50make contact with the green and that will be the end of the matter.
08:52He's got a clear shot at the black.
08:53If we can check, please.
08:54Yeah.
08:55Looks perfect.
08:56Yeah.
08:57Okay.
08:58Sure.
08:59Thanks.
09:00This is a sliver.
09:01Bushel over on the marker's desk.
09:17Slight adjustment required here.
09:21That'll do it.
09:23All right.
09:36This is the International Pressure.
09:38Yeah, it's a great deal.
09:43We'll be grateful for the gentleman.
11:18Pushed it, if anything, closer to the cushion.
11:20What I could do here, maybe play, leave the cue ball on top of the brown and then an awkward
11:29queuing shot for Murphy over the top of it.
11:32Not quite got the snooker there.
11:59Well, he was a ball from winning 10-3.
12:23Now, suddenly, this frame has become a bit of a struggle.
12:30I think the cue ball has pulled up just in time.
12:44He felt that it was destined to end up glued to the bolt cushion and no pot available, but
12:49it has stopped in time for him to be on the brown here.
12:53It's a good red because he worked out that he wouldn't hit anything on the way back down the table.
13:20Bye.
13:21Bye.
13:22Bye.
13:23Bye.
13:25Bye.
13:27Bye.
13:28Bye.
13:29Bye.
13:30Bye.
13:42Six.
13:45Not taking any risks, just the roll-up here behind brown.
13:59Cha-cham, six.
14:03There's a lot of safe reds.
14:05Murphy might fancy just laying the cue ball down
14:07onto one of those reds below the black spot
14:10and not necessarily doing any harm.
15:05It's another really good shot here,
15:06just sort of inching his way, isn't he, through this frame?
15:12Getting them in small numbers.
15:14Yeah, I mean, I suppose if he just pops one red at a time,
15:17he'll still win.
15:22Taking the blue on, though.
15:29Six.
15:37Six.
15:37Seven.
15:53Seven.
15:53Unlike some of the other frames this evening,
15:55this could be the sort of frame,
15:57a lead of 28, 30 points,
16:00where the remaining reds would be,
16:01would be quite a sizeable lead, I think.
16:05Whereas when it's an open frame,
16:07it doesn't matter how many you're in front or behind,
16:10if there's enough points left.
16:11There's a lot of safe reds here,
16:16so a useful lead.
16:18Could take him over the line.
16:20The black loss of left-hand side of the cue ball.
16:3420.
16:5720.
16:5820.
16:5920.
17:0020.
17:0120.
17:0220.
17:0321.
17:28Nicely played.
17:29The only problem here is, while he's on this red,
17:31he's going to do well with the cue ball
17:34to avoid hitting the reds now.
17:37There's a little gap between them,
17:38but it's hard to get through there and not hit anything.
17:43That was always going to be his problem.
17:44He's on the black in a fashion.
17:46I overcut it, but the cue ball caught the jaws of the green pocket,
18:06hence why it stayed down the bulk end.
18:08Yeah, Sean Murphy was very slow out of his chair.
18:13He's pretty disappointed to see that cue ball wriggle in the jaws,
18:17and that's the reason that the balls are safe.
18:57If Trump goes on to win the match by taking this frame, it might not be the most spectacular
19:05end to a match, but along the way there's been enough bullet points, if you like talking
19:11points, crucial shots, but for now he doesn't really care how he beats that man at the table.
19:18Handy Lee, 29 points, shot, that was a very fine shot in every sense of the word.
20:03I don't think he in his heart believed the plant was on it always looked like it was going to hit the bottom jaw
20:27but the worst part is he's pushed that red into play
20:33he's not missed many of those has he today it might not be enough to win the match
20:43because he's not on the colour and he might not want to take a risk he might just put something safe here
20:50brown the right cushion
20:54yes it's not exactly a dash for the winning line but he just wants to get across it
21:05having of course missed match ball in the last frame he doesn't want to be here you know nine five nine six
21:12suddenly tension growing just get the job done however many visits it takes now
21:17a quite good frame though isn't he in his own way you know trump's been there and he's not going to be here
21:34quite a good frame though isn't he in his own way you know trump's been completely rock solid in
21:49safety he's potted good balls not made a break
21:52and uh here's another red that he he probably wouldn't want to be taking this but he probably has to
22:01people crashing into the black
22:04might be just a way back into the frame for murphy if he misses this of course
22:12didn't miss it though
22:18getting them in ones
22:23one
22:24the blue ball
22:42six
22:54edging closer here 36 to the good
23:07another red goes in
23:11so 42 with the blue
23:19it's another red and color in addition required
23:22did all the damage didn't he in the early part of the session those two black ball steals
23:31the pink ball steal
23:33to lead nine three very dramatic and closely fought but he won all those frames
23:37so this is the ball then that's going to end this 14 month wait for a title
23:57in the scheme of things it's not that long it just feels long for judge trump because he's been such
24:04a prodigious a prodigious winner isn't he
24:06and he is surely now a winner again
24:13well that would have absolutely sealed it
24:21well that would have absolutely sealed it and uh he got straight up from it he knew he'd missed it straight away
24:39the balls are very straffily placed so for any form of comeback
24:42surely this time he gets over the line
24:46use that black back in play quite desperately here
24:56yeah that's not the kiss
24:58that is not the kiss he wanted
25:01he plays the yellow he's just losing points
25:08all over the place isn't he
25:10five more points have gone there
25:18taking the yellow with the second last red
25:21now this match is
25:31funny old frame to finish but judge trump won't care
25:41wait for the roar
25:44and now he can just enjoy these moments he deserves to
26:06he's done what you have to do when
26:12you're going through not the best spell and that's just play your way through it
26:16keep turning up keep doing all the right things
26:18keep practicing hard keep the belief
26:21he's done all of that and he's got the result he wanted here in berlin
26:25snooker's winner's circle is bigger than ever but there's always room for judge trump
26:36the most relentless champion of the last day
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