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Published 18:25 3 May 2026 BST
Updated 18:29 3 May 2026 BST

As with most of the matches at this year's incredible World Snooker Championship, the final is tight and tense, with the score at 4-4 between Shaun Murphy and Wu Yize.
2005 champion Murphy showed his usual grit to come back from 3-0 down to the 22-year-old Chinese player.
However, the battle was briefly interrupted by a shouting spectator, who had jumped over the barriers while Yize was at the table.
Thankfully she was stopped by referee Rob Spencer before being escorted out of the building.
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