The 14th frame of the semi-final match between Wu Yize and Mark Allen included a 55-minute stretch where no ball was potted.

Wu Yize is the new world snooker champion, beating Shaun Murphy in a thrilling final that will live long in the memory.

A mammoth afternoon session between Wu Yize and Mark Allen saw the longest frame in World Championship history completed.

Wu Yize and Shaun Murphy showed early nerves as the first session of their World Snooker Championship final match ended at ...

A final-frame decider, the first in 24 years, between Shaun Murphy and Wu Yize, ended with the 22-year-old from China finally ...

Mark Allen missed a simple black that would have given him a 17-15 victory and Wu Yize won the decider, after Shaun Murphy came from behind to beat John Higgins 17-15 ...

Instead, he was willing his old friend on to make the first 147 break in World Snooker Championship history. It was April 23, ...

Mark Allen’s moment of heartbreak defines Crucible semi-final classic for the ages - Allen had a simple black off the spot to ...

Mark Allen missed a simple black to book his place in his first World Snooker Championship final before falling 17-16 to Wu ...

JOHN HIGGINS has made the semi-finals of the World Snooker Championship with a sensational victory over Neil Robertson.

Shaun Murphy v Wu Yize live: Murphy fights back against wonderkid Wu in World Snooker Championship final - The 22-year-old ...

He's taken charge of a UK Championship final, overseen a dozen 147 breaks - the most of any official on the tour - and even ...