STUART BINGHAM BEAT Shaun Murphy 18-15 to win snooker’s World Championship final at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre on Monday.
Victory in this all-English clash saw first-time finalist Bingham deny Murphy, champion in 2005, a second world title.
Bingham led 14-11 at the start of Monday’s final session and then, with the match all square at 15-15, he won a marathon 64-minute frame to edge closer to victory.
The 38-year-old made a break of 65 to go 17-15 in front before a contribution of 88 saw Bingham, a snooker professional for 20 years, take the title.
