Higgins builds slender semi-final lead over Murphy
Summary
John Higgins leads Shaun Murphy 13-11 in the semi-final of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre. Higgins played very well in the final part of the session, including scoring his first century break, and will try to reach the final for the ninth time.Key Facts
- The match is a best-of-33 frames contest.
- Higgins has not led after any previous session in this tournament until now.
- Higgins is a four-time world champion and will turn 51 soon.
- Murphy took the lead early in the session but Higgins quickly caught up and overtook him.
- Higgins ended the session with a break of 101 points.
- Both players have shown strong skills, trading several high-scoring breaks, including centuries.
- The final session will start on Saturday at 14:30 BST.
- Experts say Higgins is improving as the match goes on and playing his best snooker at critical moments.
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