Summary

  • Mark Selby leads Shaun Murphy 10-7 after day one of final

  • Three-time champion trailed Murphy 5-3 after first session

  • First to 18 wins final held over two days in Sheffield

  • Crucible Theatre nearly at full capacity for evening session - part of UK government pilot scheme

  1. Postpublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 2 May 2021

    The spectators are getting set in their seats (isn't that nice to be able to write?) and for more on that, let's check in with our man at the Crucible on an important day for not just snooker and sport but a return to normality in general...

  2. Watch live on BBC Twopublished at 13:00 British Summer Time 2 May 2021

    Mark Selby v Shaun Murphy

    BBC Two

    Sunday afternoon's session is being televised live on BBC Two with Hazel and the crew so find your remote from down the side of the sofa or, if you're like me, wherever the kids have left it, and settle in.

    The coverage is beginning as I write.

    Alternatively, of course, you can tune in right here online by clicking the play icon at the top of the page.

  3. Tale of the tapepublished at 12:58 British Summer Time 2 May 2021

    Mark Selby v Shaun Murphy

    BBC.Image source, BBC Sport
  4. Welcomepublished at 12:51 British Summer Time 2 May 2021

    Mark Selby v Shaun Murphy

    Mark Selby and Shaun Murphy.Image source, Getty Images

    And then there were two.

    After 15 days of action, the snooker fates have conjured up a 2021 World Championship final between The Jester and The Magician.

    Can Mark Selby add a fourth Crucible crown to the three he's already juggling or has Shaun Murphy got a trick or two up his sleeve to claim a second world title, 16 years after his first?

    There's only one way to find out - and that's by sticking with us today and tomorrow for what's surely set to be a rollercoaster best-of-35 frame final.