Overview
- Wu Yize, who ended Sunday 10-7 ahead, returns on Monday needing eight more frames to clinch the best-of-35 final at the Crucible.
- Play stopped in the third frame when a woman jumped the barrier shouting about TV licences, and referee Rob Spencer restrained her before security removed her.
- Repeated phone alarms disrupted the arena, prompting Spencer to warn the crowd and eject one spectator during the evening session after a device rang at the table.
- On the table, Wu raced 3-0 ahead, Murphy fought back to 4-4 with a 109, then Wu seized control in the evening with breaks of 82, 103 and 89 before closing with a 91 for a three-frame cushion.
- The event follows a contentious semi-final stalemate that produced the longest Crucible frame on record, with the World Snooker Tour defending the referee’s re‑rack decision despite sharp pundit criticism.