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Murphy into World Snooker Championship final after edging Higgins
- On Saturday, Shaun Murphy defeated four-time champion John Higgins 17-15 at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre to reach his fifth World Snooker Championship final.
- After trailing 13-11 entering Saturday's final session, Murphy compiled five centuries across three days, including three in the concluding session to overcome the deficit.
- Murphy's breaks of 132 and 127 drew him level at 13-13 early Saturday, while a 38 in the 31st frame put him one from victory before Higgins broke down on a 50 attempt in the final frame.
- Locked at 14-14, China's Wu Yize and Northern Ireland's Mark Allen will conclude their semi-final Saturday evening; their match featured a record-breaking 100-minute 14th frame that former champion Steve Davis called 'an embarrassment to snooker'.
- Murphy seeks his first world title since 2005, having finished runner-up three times including an 18-9 loss to Higgins in 2009; Higgins acknowledged Murphy's dominance, saying 'the way Shaun hit the ball in that last session — you cannot hit it better than that'.
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