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He beat shaun murphy 18—15 in last night's final at the crucible. the match was watched by a sold—out crowd, the first here in 14 months. joe lynskey reports. in front of a capacity crucible crowd... . the seats were full, the sound was real. this is sport in the uk with a capacity crowd, the first we have seen since last march. a step out of lockdown and a platform for two snooker players. shaun murphy feeds off the crowd but he came into the last session three frames behind. every time he crept back in, mark selby found a way. selby has won the world championship three times before. thro...

He's been meticulous and ruthless. one mistake is often all he needs. for those 980 fans inside the crucible, it was a moment they will never forget. it was amazing. the only thing that was any different to what it would be in a normal event was the fact that everyone was sat wearing facemasks. that was the only difference. other than that, itjust felt completely normal. it was just very nice to be involved in that event. and not only that, it was lovely to be able to share it with these two guys, who i haven't seen for the best part of a year. there was a bond between everyone who was in atte...

A step out of lockdown and a platform for two snooker players. shaun murphy feeds off the crowd, but he came into the last session three frames behind. every time he crept back in, mark selby found a way. crowd cheers. selby has won the world championship three times before. through this year's tournament, he's been consistent and clinical. the crucible holds 980 people. the players hear every gasp and groan on the table. gasps from crowd. oh, so close! one mistake is often enough for mark selby, his snooker has been unforgiving. there he goes! this now was his fourth world title, and his firs...

And i'm delighted we can speak to the world champion now. hi, mark. hi, you 0k? hi, you ok? i am good for stop we are seeing — hi, you ok? i am good for stop we are seeing all— hi, you ok? i am good for stop we are seeing all those _ hi, you ok? i am good for stop we are seeing all those wonderful - are seeing all those wonderful pictures of you celebrating with family, when i was watching last night, i thought it must�*ve been such a privilege to be able to celebrate that world title and the wind for you in amongst all the stands. it wind for you in amongst all the stands. . , wind for ...

Feel the nerves even without showing it? {371 feel the nerves even without showing it? . ., , ., ., it? of course. even when we have no crowds i still — it? of course. even when we have no crowds i still get _ it? of course. even when we have no crowds i still get nervous _ it? of course. even when we have no crowds i still get nervous before - crowds i still get nervous before big matches, but in a way out of the one that because if you're not feeling the nerves, for me, doesn't mean that much to you. so trust me, even though i probably looked like it showing anything on the inside i was ne...