Shaun Murphy shrugged off criticism of his “theatrical” celebrations and vowed to entertain his way to a second Crucible crown after sweeping aside Kyren Wilson in their World Snooker Championship semi-final. “There is more to winning major snooker events in front of live audiences than just hitting the cue ball in a straight line. “There were serious moments in the last 12 months when I thought my runs to these days of this event were dead and buried,” admitted Murphy. Mark Selby celebrates his semi-final victory at The Crucible in Sheffield. “If I need to get to 17 first I’d be out there for five days if I needed to, it wouldn’t bother me one bit.

Source: The Irish Times May 01, 2021 21:45 UTC