Published: May 05, 2019
• Players win four frames apiece in high-quality beginning
• Record for century breaks in tournament surpassed
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• Record for century breaks in tournament surpassed
Judd Trump and John Higgins could not be split following the opening session of the world championship final – and it was perhaps fitting given an extraordinary opening session of snooker, with both men producing some of the best-quality play seen in a final for years.
The first-to-18 final is now in effect a race to 14 after Trump and Higgins evenly shared the opening eight frames in a session that was befitting of the sport’s most showpiece event. Seven of the eight frames produced breaks of more than 50, with both men also registering two century breaks along the way in the battle to claim snooker’s top prize and the £500,000 winner’s cheque. The session also saw the tournament’s all-time record for century breaks surpassed.
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