Murphy and Day battle through final frame thrillers

A NIGHT of tense drama at the Crucible saw Shaun Murphy and Ryan Day scrape through to the second round after they both battled their way to thrilling final frame victories. Former world champion Murphy battled back from 7-5 behind to defeat Jamie Cope following an epic final frame and qualifier Day thwarted off a…

Shanghai Masters 2012 – Day 2 Report

DEFENDING champion and world number one Mark Selby has been knocked out of this season’s Shanghai Masters in the first round after a crushing defeat to Jamie Cope. Selby’s hopes of retaining his Shanghai title fell at the first hurdle after an out-of-sorts performance meant an early exit back home for the Leicester star. It…