Welsh Open 2023 snooker LIVE – Shaun Murphy and Robert ...

Murphy 7-9 Milkins

"I feel on top of the world," he said. "I've never played for that sort of money before and the title. It is too much to take really."

Thanks for joining us tonight. A memorable night for the Milkman. The biggest of his 28-year career. Looked like his career might be over a year ago, but suddenly he is in the money.

One of the genuine good guys in professional sport. A popular winner and plays the game properly. Just a real talent. He heads off to the Players Championship this week. We'll see more of Bob there. A terrific effort too from Murphy, who is returning to peak form.

Murphy 7-9 Milkins

"It is unreal really. I had a lot of reasons to struggle. That is a lot of money," said Milkins, who earns the Ray Reardon trophy, the £80,000 first prize and the £150,000 European Order of Merit bonus. "It is a life-changing sum of money. But the trophy is more important to me."

Murphy 7-8 Milkins (11-72)

The Milkman delivers! Stunning scenes! And in goes the red he needs. 64 from Bob and Shaun concedes. £230,000 is heading for the Milkman. What bottle he showed! Tremendous.

Murphy 7-8 Milkins (11-33)

Chance there for Milkman in what is the biggest break of his life. £230,000 riding on this. Good luck mate. As someone once famously said. (Copyright: Jack Karnehm)

Murphy 7-8 Milkins (11-21)

Well, would you believe it. Murphy goes for a long red. Hits it all wrong, but nudges a blue before flying down the hole and he is out on the black. But misses red seconds later to right centre and doesn't leave anything easy. Cancel that. Bob is having none of it. Milkins picks out a brilliant shot on red to left middle. Superb stuff. Needs one big push here.

Murphy 7-8 Milkins (0-8)

Murphy goes for broke with a long red attempt after Bob rattled the jaws. Nothing doing for Shaun this time. And he has left Rob an easy starter. But only eight is coming off this visit as white nestles in bunch after potting black. Just the safety shot then for Milkman.

Murphy 6-8 Milkins (114-0)

A sixth century of the event from Murphy to stay well in the hunt out there. He'll needs two more frames, Milkins just the one. A difficult one to call. Murphy with 114 of the very best. The Llandudno crowd loving this final. No wonder.

Murphy 6-8 Milkins (80-0)

Milkins misses one red to left centre and hasn't had another sniff. It is kill or be killed all of a sudden. Are we going to see the first century of the final?

Murphy 6-8 Milkins (51-0)

Murph opens the pack of reds in double quick time and this look ominous for Bob here. Could be back to 8-7 behind before he takes his next sip of water. Murphy just ploughing through these balls. Nasty little shot on black, but he makes it looks easy. And on he goes beyond 50. Looks like frame over.

Murphy 6-8 Milkins (22-0)

Milkins misses red to a left centre pocket. Was not easy and the chance passes to Murphy straight off the bat. He needs all three remaining frames. Both men in the zone and this is a decent chance by the rising standards of this final.

Murphy 6-8 Milkins (0-0)

The 15th frame and Milkins breaks it off. He needs one more frame for a dream £230,000 payday and the Ray Reardon trophy.

Murphy 6-7 Milkins (0-75)

A sharp 64 from Bob before he runs the white safe to baulk. Took what was there. Brilliant. Really is. Murphy opens up reds, but Milkins rams home a red from distance before popping in the yellow. And adds red and black he needs. Milkins moving one frame from the title here.

Murphy 6-7 Milkins (0-43)

Murphy well off the angle with a long red, but Milkins responds brilliantly. He is right in among the balls straight away here with a stunning split on red via blue. Plonked that pink bang on the nose, the reds opened up superbly and this is chance to hit back with some of his own heavy hitting. Can't get ahead of himself here, but this looks like an appealing table to move to the cusp of victory.

Murphy 5-7 Milkins (65-16)

A bit special this from Murphy. A 64 break in double quick time. Milkman doing nothing wrong and this final closes to 7-6 in race to nine. Didn't look on when he came to the table, but he worked his magic by springing free balls all over the shop and the result sees him reduce the table to rubble. Looks so easy in this mood. Where do we go now in this final? Both men with their eye in.

Murphy 5-7 Milkins (32-16)

Murphy continues on the front foot by slamming a long red into the rigging before dropping in the black. Looking to get himself in a position to dictate. Black out of commission so not easy to make a frame-winning contribution, but won't be for lack of trying. Some stunning shots flying into pockets at the moment. "He's looking a million dollars," comments Angles.

Murphy 5-7 Milkins (1-16)

Shaun throws his lot in with a three-ball plant and watches as it thumps the leather to huge applause. Black flies back down the other end. So nothing to follow that initial eye-catcher.

Murphy 5-7 Milkins (0-16)

Milkins has a real formidable long game when he is in the mood. He doesn't hang about when he sees the shot. But is also playing some deft safety shots when the mood takes him. Looking in a buoyant frame of mind out there.

Murphy 5-7 Milkins (0-13)

Off we go then for the final act of this tournament, the last few blows of this final. Bobby with another brilliant long red, but just the nudge up to yellow to follow. Shaun responds with superb escape to back of pack. A spot of nudge, nudge perhaps on the cards? But Murphy finds a way to get away towards top cush. So threat of re-rack recedes. Murphy then unfortunate to knock black in off another red. No huge damage done.

Murphy 5-6 Milkins (5-72)

A supreme break of 60 from Rob Milkins. And he moves 7-5 to the good in the race to nine. That is the way to go about your business. "Milkins just goes about his business like nothing else is happening. He is in his own bubble," says Jimmy 'Whirlwind' White. Work to be done by Murphy as they disappear for a cuppa at the mid-session break.

Murphy 5-6 Milkins (5-44)

Bob with a crunching plant on reds from distance. The crowd loved that. Everybody just loves a plant. Lets face it. Puts a smile on your face when you get up in the morning. A real bobby dazzler. What can he make here? Balls sitting nicely as Milkman lands ideally on black from pot on red. Chance to open up a two-frame lead at the break.

Murphy 5-6 Milkins (5-12)

The Milkman butchers a long red, but Murphy produces a poor shot on short-range pink. Misses it by miles and suddenly Rob is back at the table looking to make some progress. Looks like it is contagious with the Milkman then failing to slot a red when pot looked likelier. Shake of the head. One more frame before this mid-session interval.

Murphy 5-5 Milkins (62-69)

And Milkins wins an epic to edge clear again! Some fine safety shots before Murphy tries to a roll a black down the side rail and into the yellow pocket. Not far off the pot, but black comes out nicely for Rob to hole black calmly to right centre. Should have won this frame a lot earlier, but probably feels sweeter winning it on the re-spotted black. A sickener for Shaun, but the psychology of snooker is pretty unique. How do both men respond to that frame?

Murphy 5-5 Milkins (62-62)

Murphy mops up and we will have a re-spotted black in this dramatic 11th frame. Murphy wins toss and puts himself into bat.

Murphy 5-5 Milkins (40-62)

In goes pink and Milkins leads by 43 with possible 43 left up. But not the greatest safety shot from Rob and Shaun responds by dropping in a brilliant red to keep alive his hopes. The black follows. Almost dead weighted that. And he slots black off side cushion, but misses yellow using the rest. Milkman tries to power in the yellow, but rattles the jaws. And a second chance for Murphy.

Murphy 5-5 Milkins (19-48)

Tremendous positional shot by Rob to thread the white through the finest of gaps to land back on the pink. Thought the shot through and executed it to perfection. Back in a A1 position all of a sudden. Can he punish the Murphy missed pink? Tension building in this match, but Milkins is holding up well. As is Murphy.

Murphy 5-5 Milkins (19-7)

Well now. A fine cut on a pink to left centre looked to be dead in the hole, but seemed to turn away from pocket at last minute. "It's gone up the way," comments Angles McManus in the comms box. Always trust Angles. A reprieve for the Milkman.

Murphy 5-5 Milkins (18-0)

A blistering long ranger on a red by Murphy gets the crowd going. Swivels the white back across for blue and first chance of the 11th frame falls to the man dubbed 'The Magician'. Will he make good on his early promise? Another delightful pot on blue with rest to green bag. Obviously feeling confident with his game.

Murphy 4-5 Milkins (99-0)

A pretty straightforward 70 by Murphy standards to restore parity. This is a bloke who hit a 145 and 147 in same match this week. So 70 is easily attained when the balls are sitting well. First two frames of the evening sesh are shared. Intriguing moments ahead.

Murphy 4-5 Milkins (52-0)

Looks for all the world like this final is heading 5-5. Not much more to do here with reds sitting up on a plate. Milkins punished for safety errors.

Murphy 4-5 Milkins (35-0)

Rob short with the white ball attempting to run back to baulk and Murphy is all over the short ball like a rash. But again opts against going for a 50-50 brown to keep matters safe. A lead of 29 points and he prompts another Milkman blunder. In goes another red before he carts a mid-range blue to the green bag. Terrific piece of cueing.

Murphy 4-5 Milkins (14-0)

Nice little cameo from Murph of 14. Can't get the reds open to his liking off black and chips in a red before running safe off brown. Back to the tactical side to sort out the next chance. Milkman not afraid to mix it on the safety side. No question.

Murphy 4-4 Milkins (19-71)

Takes the break to 34 and lands on black which is on the green spot. A superbly controlled positional shot from black to red at top end is just what the doctor orders. Milkman tucks away frame ball seconds later. This is superb from Rob. Cue arm is working. Hand on table. All is well in world. Milkman is well in this evening session. A solid 55 after Murph broke down. He moves clear again at 5-4 having led 4-3 this avo. Some lovely stuff from the Pride of Gloucester.

Murphy 4-4 Milkins (19-22)

Murphy breaks down on 19. That is a surprise. Went wrong very quickly on the positional side and misses a difficult red. Superb safety shot by Milkman forces error from Murphy and another chance for Rob to get himself moving forth.

Murphy 4-4 Milkins (8-16)

"He doesn't go out with any game plan," says 1994 Masters champion Alan McManus. "See ball, pot ball." Milkman misses red to left middle after getting access to table with a mid-range red. Murphy responds by splitting pack of reds off a red. And this is a golden chance to get his evening off to the dream start. Reds all in the open so just has to be mindful of his work.

Money, money, money

"Rob is playing for the bones of £300,000 tonight," says Murphy, explaining that this also includes access to the Tour Championship and World Championship plus the Champions of Champions. "It is life-changing money," admits Milkins. Let's get ze boys on the baize. Rob comes out to I Am A Cider Drinker by the Wurzels. Plenty of scrumpy can be sunk if Milkins milks this for all that it is worth this evening.

Rocket and Whirlwind discuss the Milkman Serious cash on the line

Milkins is not only chasing the £80,000 first prize, he also knows that he'll pick up the European Order of Merit bonus prize of £150,000 if he is holding the Ray Reardon trophy aloft this evening. That means he has £230,000 riding on this alone before all the spin-offs that come from winning here. Including direct access to the Champion of Champions later in the year. You could easily say this is worth at least a quarter of a million to the Milkman tonight. Easily his biggest ever payday in the sport. If he loses, the bonus dough goes to German Masters winner Ali Carter, who will be sweating somewhere in deepest Essex, and Rob 'only' collects £35,000 as runner-up. Which is a £195,000 drop. Sounds a bit like that old Noel Edmonds game show Deal or No Deal. Robert is looking for a deal tonight. No pressure then...

Welcome back to Llandudno

Almost ready for the conclusion of this year's Welsh Open, the sport's third oldest ranking event behind the World Championship and UK Championship. It is perfectly poised in the race to nine frames with Shaun 'The Magician' Murphy and 'The Milkman' Robert Milkins level at four apiece from the afternoon session. Murphy with runs of 60, 58 and 68 with Milkins hitting back from 3-1 behind to lead 4-3 boosted by 58 and 66. Murphy pocketed the final frame of the session to ensure it is as you were ahead of the final session. On the same night as the BAFTAs, looks like an epic could be in the making on the old green baize.

Join us again at 18:45 UK time...

... to find out who lifts the Ray Reardon.

Murphy 4-4 Milkins

This is set up! Shaun has been three years without a title and is desperate; a win here would be life-changing for Robert. That wasn't the highest level you'll ever see, but it was engrossing and tense, the least this evening will offer us. Not bad.

Murphy 3-4 Milkins (77-1)

Nope, Shaun runs out of position with the frame not yet secure, but Robert decides to throw everything at a blue that follows his first red, he misses by miles and needs a snooker to tie, then Shaun rolls in a fine starter to the green pocket. we're going into the final session all-square.

Murphy 3-4 Milkins (58-0)

I don't think we've had a one-visit win this afternoon, and Shaun will want to make that happen to let Robert know how different things might be this evening.

'It's still not funny!' - Murphy responds to laughing fans after snookering himselfMurphy 3-4 Milkins (29-0)

It's been a real scrap this session, neither player at his best or close to it. So Robert will be delighted to go into the evening level at the worst, while Shaun, who gets away early in frame eight to right corner, knows he needs to make this count to not spend the next couple of hours irritated with himself.

Murphy 3-4 Milkins

Robert looks confident now, ands needs the last of the afternoon for a mini-sesh sweep.

Murphy 3-3 Milkins (14-65)

Shaun misses a red to left corner but Robert plays a poor starter of his own, forced to play a really thin cut-back black; he does it superbly, and looks a lock to hit the front - not words I supposed I'd write immediately before Shaun snookered himself in frame four. But here we are!

Murphy 3-3 Milkins (14-41)

Robert is beginning to feel himself and starts clearing balls. He plays a gorgeous cut-back cannon that leaves the world if it doesn't go down ... then jawses a pink to left-middle! Can Shaun steal back what he lose in the last frame?

Murphy 3-3 Milkins (13-11)

Gah, my system crashes and loses my latest update, but it's been tight and Shaun has just left a starter to right-middle after earlier, Robert was unable to exploit a brilliant pot to left corner.

Murphy 3-3 Milkins

The Milkman delivers! From 3-1 down to 3-3, and he's not played close to his best. We got ourselves a ball-game!

Murphy 3-2 Milkins (58-55)

Robert gets in again and suddenly this frame looks like it might be close, a couple of sound pots and positional efforts opening things up! He clears a few balls and though there are two tricky reds he'll need, he pots one, develops the other ... but doesn't really get on it, trying to force it to left corner without conviction. Shaun, though, plays a poor safety, and Robert gets in again; can he steal? He needs the colours, which he clears, and now the black....

Murphy 3-2 Milkins (58-0)

Shaun deploys the rest to cut a red that gets him onto the pink, he doesn't nail the pot, and ends up having to play a really delicate red to redeem the situation. He does so nicely, cutting to left corner, but you can only chase for so long and he plays safe with a decent advantage, especially given reds in inconvenient locations.

Murphy 3-2 Milkins (17-0)

What we really, really want, is both players playing well at the same time, and we've not quite had that yet. But in the meantime, Shaun misses a starter to right corner, then Robert to left-middle ... ands he's left one. So Shaun gets to work, splits the pack lovelilililily off the blue, and this already looks a good chance to restore his two-frame advantage.

Murphy 3-2 Milkins

A 46 and a 66 keep this close, and we're starting to get warm.

Murphy 3-1 Milkins (7-61)

Go on Robert! He strokes a tremendous starter to left-middle, and that should be enough to secure the frame. He'll be heartened that he's only one down playing relatively poorly, less so to have wasted Shaun doing similarly.

Murphy 3-1 Milkins (7-50)

Nice from Robert, who battles through the early stages of his break, then undercuts a nasty red to right-middle, and by a fair distance. So Shaun plays a double as a shot to nothing, misses, and the frame remains in the balance with nothing on the table safe.

Murphy 3-1 Milkins (7-20)

Oh yes! Shaun creams a gorgeous starter to left corner ... then misses a pink to right corner, out of nowhere, and hands a chance to Robert!

Murphy 3-1 Milkins (6-4)

Robert will know that he must win at least two of the four frames that remain this afternoon; 5-3 would be manageable, but it's relatively rare, I think, that underdogs win finals from behind. And when he tries to send a starter long to the yellow pocket, he hits the knuckle, leaves it, and will be relieved Shaun can't parlay it into much.

We go again..Murphy 3-1 Milkins

Robert has15 minutes to recover; if he doesn't improve after the interval, he could be a way behind this evening.

Murphy 2-1 Milkins (60-21)

Shaun's got close to a couple that haven't gone down this afternoon, but when Robert leaves him as tightie to left-middle, it takes a tour of the jaw before dropping, and that will be the frame.

Murphy 2-1 Milkins (59-21)

Shaun goes at a red to left corner, gets as close to it as possible without bagging it, and if Robert can get out of this mini-sesh 2-2, he's having a blinder. But he sends a simple one to left corner into the knuckle, and if he loses this no, he's be feeling extremely poorly. It was right there for him!

Murphy 2-1 Milkins (59-19)

Shaun is so good with the rest so it's never a concern when he gets it out, and off a good pot he then has the angle to disturb a red and black on the top rail.The shot doesn't work out though, so he knocks a red safe, lays a snooker, and when Robert leaves a free ball, Shaun looks likely to clinch the frame. AND HAVE A LOOK! Trying to stick red into right corner, it jumps out and lands over left! But Robert can't get at it, snookered on it by the brown, so plays into the two others than remain, close too each other on the side ... then Shaun leaves him the easy ball! Chance, but lots to do.

Murphy 2-1 Milkins (33-14)

Safety exchange, and Shaun, who relishes them these days, lands in behind the brown that's not far off the bottom rail. Great shot, a foul-miss yields a chance, and Shaun has a decent chance to score points. This is a good chance for 3-1 because there are plenty of reds in play and colours in pottable positions, though getting on the first few is taking a lot of effort.

Murphy 2-1 Milkins (1-14)

Shaun takes on a long, straight one, hitting it nicely ... but it sort of half-drops then pops back up again, meaning Robert can see it away. Has momentum switched in this match? Er, no, Robert cues right across a blue, and that might cost him. If the black goes to right corner, quite a lot. It doesn't, so it's safe off the green.

Murphy 2-1 Milkins

Robert will feel he's in the match, avenging Shaun's first-frame larceny.

Murphy 2-0 Milkins (47-52)

Oh Robert. Shaun leaves the final red to the centre, not a pleasant endeavour but one he ought to effect. He misses, but doesn't leave it, and then Shaun leaves the final red to centre again; this time, it's slotted, and Robert has to take this opportunity. He sinks his starter, and this should be his.

Murphy 2-0 Milkins (47-41)

Careful accumulation from Shaun, who knows how important this clearance is. It's not easy, but he's deliberately taking it slowly, really thinking his way through his shots, and when he drops a red along the rail into left corner, the hardest ball between him and 3-0, he's in decent shape. Until he snookers himself on the final red behind the pink! "I forgot about that one," Shaun says, then "It's still not funny", as the crowd laugh. The frame is still in the balance.

Murphy 2-0 Milkins (7-41)

A poor safety from Robert leaves a red over right corner and develops the black. That could spell trouble ... should spell trouble, and Shaun will want to be ruthless here.

Murphy 2-0 Milkins (0-41)

Robert runs out of position sooner than he'd have hoped, underhitting a black, so he plays safe and is quickly back at the table. He quickly runs into trouble too ... so finds a terrific safety arriving in behind the brown; Shaun lands nicely on his red of choice.

Murphy 2-0 Milkins (0-26)

Shaun's kind of trying to force himself into form, going hard at one to left corner, missing by a way and leaving it in baulk for Robert. He sends it down then works his way up to the black, and how he could use a one-vister. He's started well.

Murphy 2-0 Milkins

Both players can play better than this, so I guess it makes sense that the one with the greater pedigree is winning: Robert has to play well really to beat Shaun, Shaun can get it done with a bit more left.

Murphy 1-0 Milkins (58-25)

Shaun plays nicely for 35 but runs out of position and pays safe with one red left on the table. Robert opts not to play the pot, regretting it immediately when he just leaves it. A quality effort with the rest means Shaun needs yellow to clinch the frame barring snookers, and he flows it into right corner. Robert hasn't got going yet.

Murphy 1-0 Milkins (22-25)

It's Robert in next and he very quickly realises he could win the frame at this visit. But that brings pressure, and a poor positional shot has him overcutting the next red - a ball he should still have potted but which he'd made harder for himself. Chance for Shaun!

Murphy 1-0 Milkins (15-7)

Shaun overhits a safety shot and looks to be leaving something, but e felicitous kiss off the brown mean the white is hampered from baulk side by the blue. This is now a really nasty situation for Robert, who tries a container and leaves one along the top rail. But Shaun ignores that one to stick a starter to right-middle, and there are points for him here - especially if he can get the black back on its spot - but as I type that he misses one you didn't think he would to left corner and again a cannon saves him from leaving anything. This frame is 22 minutes old and there are still nine reads out there.

Murphy 1-0 Milkins (11-6)

Robert takes on one to left corner and that's a pearler, crack into the leather and down.

Murphy 1-0 Milkins (11-6)

Robert takes on a tight little cut-back along the top cushion - it goes down nicely - but he then misses and leaves a soft chip to left-middle., Shaun sees it away, adds black, then another diagonal one to left corner. He can't get position after that, though, so it's baulk rail off the blue, white left in green jaws.

Murphy 1-0 Milkins (0-1)

Robert drains a starter but nothing else, then Shaun goes at one to left corner and misses by all sorts; seconds later, he's tapping the table as Robert punishes the error with a snooker behind the blue. He gently plays off the side and into the pack, and this is a high-level exchange.

Murphy 1-0 Milkins (0-0)

A safety exchange opens frame two and, as Uncle Joe notes, winning those will be important. His rationale, I reckon, is that these are both good in the balls, so whoever forces the first chance has a good chance of winning the frame.

Murphy 1-0 Milkins

Robert did this to Tian Pengfei in the first frame last evening and went on from there; having that done to him by the favourite, and a player as good as Shaun, does not augur well.

Murphy 0-0 Milkins (36-58)

Yeah, Shaun gets behind it, cuts it down confidently, and it's colours off spots or close to for the frame. He does make the green harder than it needed to be, but we know what he can do with the rest and yup, he's got this one.

Murphy 0-0 Milkins (19-58)

It's Shaun in next, and two good reds give him a shot at stealing this. There's one on the side that might decide the frame, but I'd fancy the Magician to deal with this.

Murphy 0-0 Milkins (0-58)

Robert pots one final red, a booming cut-back, but winds up on nothing, so the break ends with safety.

Murphy 0-0 Milkins (0-26)

Oh Robert! He catches the blue off the break. Nerves! Pressure! But Shaun misses the starter he's left, so no harm done, then plays an attacking safety that splits the pack and leaves the white on the bottom cushion with a fair few reds near pockets; Robert finds a route to the one that's over right corner. A terrific blue into the yellow keeps the run going, and this is a good chance now.

Shaun moonwalks in

Of course he does. Not many enjoy being good at their sport as much as he does.

The boyz baize!Shaun

I can't begin to fathom how much he's enjoyed the way he's played this week, but he's asked about the effort it took winning his semi, and talks about how hard he's had to work at maintaining patience. He's beaten himself over the years, frustrated with how he's playing, how the match is going, and not entertaining the crowd. As the 2020 champ, he's got a trophy in his club in Ireland but has room for another, and reckons the final last year might be the last time "the real Shaun Murphy" turned up. He hopes he turns up today and notes that a mate told him it's pointless making a 147 to lose the next round and he says the same applies to making the final and not winning. He speaks very nicely of Robert, a player the pros knew had this improvement in him, but hopes to keep him off the table and will be giving it everything.

Robert

He's had a good year and isn't seeing himself as the underdog - he's not bothered if others do. He won the Gibraltar Open last term, but nabbing this would be by far the biggest achievement of his career.

Let's be real

There's a very clear favourite for this little tussle. Shaun Murphy has played ridiculously this week, sending down a 145 followed by a 147 against Daniel Wells and generally oozing class. Robert, though, has despatched the finer players, thrashing Tian Pengfei, Mark Allen and Hossein Vafaei after beating Mark Selby and Si Jiahui. If he brings that version of himself, this should be a seriously entertaining final between two fantastic break-builders.

Afternoon all!

And welcome to the final of the 2023 Welsh Open!

'Incredible!' - Murphy pulls off outrageous trick shot before joking with crowd

Snooker fans, do you remember Shaun Murphy’s amazing exhibition shot at the 2017 World Championship against Ronnie O’Sullivan when he used lots of side and the cushion to pot a red?

Well, he played an even better shot during his Welsh Open semi-final clash with Pang Junxu on Saturday night.

It was a very scrappy start to the match, but Pang made a break of 49 to lead 58-18 with one red remaining, so Murphy needed snookers.

Smartly, the Chinese player laid a snooker of his own with the white left tight behind the black and the red hanging next to the right-centre pocket.

With no clear escape using the cushions, Murphy decided to play an ambitious shot by wobbling the white in between the jaws of the bottom-right pocket with right-hand side, so when the white hit the top cushion, it would come off at an angle and go towards the red.

He executed it perfectly in what has to be one of the shots of the season. Watch the video below as well as Jimmy White's attempt to recreate the shot at the top of the page. Plus read the full article on the shot here.

Welsh Open schedule Sunday February 19

Best of 17 frames

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