World Snooker Championship
Date:
18 April-4 May Venue:
Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Coverage:
Live coverage each day on BBC Two, BBC Red Button and BBC Sport website (UK only), updates on BBC Radio 5 Live.
 World number three Murphy won the World Championship in 2005
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Shaun Murphy and Neil Robertson are all square at 4-4 after the first session of their World Championship semi-final.
It was clear from the first frame how closely matched the two would be as they battled tactically for over 50 minutes before Murphy claimed it.
He also took the next frame but, thanks to breaks of 81 and 62 in frames three and four, Robertson drew level.
Murphy again constructed a two-frame lead but Robertson fought back and took the evening's last two frames.
Both players made mistakes throughout the session but at times displayed the kind of ruthlessness at the table that has seen them advance to this stage of the tournament.
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606: DEBATE
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Despite being 2-0 down, courtesy of losing the drawn-out first frame and a break of 46 by Murphy to claim the second, Robertson showed composure to open his account thanks to a break of 81 in the third.
The Australian drew level at 2-2 in the next frame but Murphy restored his lead soon after the resumption before a break of 88 restored his two-frame advantage.
But Robertson responded with 81 in the seventh frame and a run of 46 made sure he took the final frame of the evening to leave the match finely balanced.
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