Happy holidays to CCTV5+! CCTV5+ broadcast the first stage of the snooker World Championship final at 20:15 today, followed by the live broadcast of the second stage of the final on Monday, May 3 at 02:00, against Mark Selby and Sean Murphy, stay tuned!
The previous semi-final was played between Selby and Bingham, and the first stage of the match was glued, with the two ending with an aggregate score of 4-4.
In the second stage, the two continued to tit-for-tat, scoring multiple high scores to go into the halftime with a 6-6 draw. Back from the break, Selby felt blasted and won three innings in a row. Bingham then halted the decline with a single 57 points, temporarily trailing 7-9 at the end of the period.
Selby started the third period with Bingham, who won five straight sets to win 12-9 on aggregate. In the next two innings, Selby showed offensive and defensive consistency, winning two innings in a row. Bingham then moved on to the next stage with a shot 63 points to take a 13-11 lead on aggregate.
In the final stages of the game, Selby opened with two straight sets to equalize. In the 27th inning, Bingham seized the opportunity to successfully blast a single shot of 100 points to take the lead again. However, Selby gradually took the initiative in the ensuing game, relying on his own fiery feel and the mistakes in the opponent's key innings, and finally successfully advanced to the final with an aggregate score of 17-15.
Sean Murphy faced Karen Wilson in the semi-finals, with the latter taking the lead in the first stage of the match, blasting three shot breaks and two shot 70+ to lead 6-2 on aggregate.
In the second stage, Wilson continued the good form of the previous stage, at one point leading five sets 8-3 on aggregate. Murphy struggled to hold on, struggling to keep the deficit in the fourth inning at the end of the period, temporarily trailing 6-10.
In the third stage, Murphy finally took control of the game and launched a strong counterattack. He scored a 79- pointer, 120- and 76-pointer to tie the score at 12-12 at the end.
In the fourth stage, Wilson's mentality went wrong, and he made many mistakes. The unstoppable Murphy took the opportunity to win five consecutive sets and advanced to the final with an aggregate score of 17-12.
CCTV5+ will broadcast the first two stages of the final for you tonight at 20:15 and at 02:00 am on Monday, 3rd.
Source: CCTV Sports Channel