Final of the World Snooker Championship 2015

Final:

Shaun Murphy (15-18) Stuart Bingham

First session: 103(68)-44, 69(59)-51, 74(65)-5, 0-(105)105, 15-(56)68, 90(90)-0, 7-55, 30-(65)73
Second session: 74(74)-(57)57, 106(106)-1, 121(121)-14, 97(51)-41, 1-(76)76, 7-(123)129, 0-(89)113, 76(76)-0, 22-(53)67
Third session: 4-(87)87, 40-(51)68, 0-(112)112, 23-(50)95, 80(59)-4, 0-(87)87, 84(84)-0, 7-(57)86
Fourth session: 73-6, 6-(102)102, 75(75)-55, 68(64)-29, 76-0, 56-80, 3-(55)68, 1-(88)88

Stuart Bingham wins the 2015 Betfred World Snooker Championship

Stuart Bingham in 38 years for the first time became world champion, having won the fascinating final with the score 18:15 of Shaun Murphy. Shaun waited for chance to become the two-time champion of 10 years, however Bingham went to the first title of the whole 20 years, and many already called the final the greatest in the history.

After three sessions, the score was 11:14. In the last session high rate and level of a match have remained, only at the end of the first and the beginning of the second semi-session nerves have begun to bring both rivals who even more often began to be mistaken.

The first frame of this session in several approaches was taken by Shaun Murphy, reducing the gap to 12:14. However his rival Stuart Bingham continued to show a fantastic snooker, keeping the excellent concentration under pressure and has won the following frame, increasing the gap thanks to a difficult break which led through the blue as pink was closed red, and black was in the area of the bolkerny line. Stewart was able to make the break 102 and the score 15:12.

Then, in the next frame Murphy snatched victory thanks to no less fantastic than сentury Bingham, breaks, and again reduced the score 13:15.

And then both players have already started to make mistakes, but Shaun could keep self-control better, and at the pause went with the score 15:15.

After the break, the players were wrong more often, however, it is not surprising at such a late stage of the match and at a pressure in an equal fight.

The 31st frame became one of the most fascinating, it has lasted about an hour and also it was one of the most fascinating, the audience in the hall watched the events, with bated breath. The frame is held in a very tense for both exhausting tactical struggle. Stuart won this frame.

Bingham in the last frame gave a real show, he seemed to enjoy every minute at the table, and all he gets. In the end, cheers and applause of the audience did not cease throughout the frame, and at the finish the audience stood up to greet the new champion.

Stuart during the tournament was crying from happiness several times after its heavy and serious victories - over Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump. This time his title press conference, he was able to control himself, however, by the excitement a little stutter and did not immediately receive a reply to reporters' questions.

However he precisely knows, and told about it clearly that life will change after such grandiose event.

Century breaks:

Neil Robertson - 145, 143, 142, 141, 133, 130, 129, 119, 115, 115, 109
Stuart Bingham - 145, 123, 112, 106, 105, 104, 102, 102, 102, 100
Ronnie O'Sullivan - 139, 118, 116, 110, 104, 103, 100
Shaun Murphy - 138, 127, 125, 121, 121, 121, 111, 106, 106, 105, 105, 101, 100
Anthony McGill - 137, 125, 122
Ding Junhui - 135, 109
Ricky Walden - 135, 104
Judd Trump - 133, 129, 127, 113, 111, 111, 109, 108, 108, 102
Zhang Anda - 132
Barry Hawkins - 131, 109, 108, 108, 108, 104, 104, 103, 103, 102
Joe Perry - 131
Ali Carter - 127
Mark Selby - 124, 120, 108, 101
Marco Fu - 120
Matthew Stevens - 115, 111
Mark Allen - 115, 109, 101
Matthew Selt - 109, 102
Jimmy Robertson - 106
Mark Davis - 106
John Higgins - 106

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