Wu Yize edges Murphy 6–5 to reach snooker semifinal
China's Wu Yize held his nerve in a decider to beat Shaun Murphy 6–5 and book a semifinal spot.
The final black disappeared into the pocket, and Wu Yize was through — 6–5 in the decider, semifinal ticket safely pocketed right alongside it. The kind of finish that turns calm viewers into nail-biters.
From start to finish, the match refused to settle. Frames swapped hands, the lead swapped hands, and both players kept finding answers. When the tension cranked up, it was the young Chinese cueman who delivered the cleaner breaks and the cooler head.
His next opponent is still TBD, but the headline is already locked in: a rising name in Chinese snooker just added another bright page to a breakout season.