{"id":7917,"date":"2026-05-02T18:35:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T18:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7917"},"modified":"2026-05-02T18:35:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T18:35:57","slug":"john-higgins-sick-after-nightmare-moment-in-shaun-murphy-crucible-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7917","title":{"rendered":"John Higgins &#8216;sick&#8217; after nightmare moment in Shaun Murphy Crucible defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274174374.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28209868\" alt=\"Halo World Snooker Championship - Day Fifteen\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>John Higgins will have a missed black in his mind for some time (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>John Higgins was left \u2018sick\u2019 with one shot he played in World Championship semi-final defeat to Shaun Murphy, admitting he was bitterly disappointed to fall short.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy won the epic contest 17-15 after four sessions of intense competition, with neither player ever more than two frames ahead.<\/p>\n<p>It looked destined to go all the way to a deciding frame, especially as the Wizard made 50 in the 32nd frame, looking good to take the match all the way.<\/p>\n<p>The 50-year-old missed a black to end his break at exactly 50, allowing Murphy back in and the Englishman eventually got over the line and into the final.<\/p>\n<p>The four-time champion was close to becoming the oldest ever finalist in any Triple Crown event, but that black will haunt him for a while.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s raw just now, the way it finished, I\u2019m bitterly disappointed with that one shot on the black,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tAre you snooker loopy?\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>You&#8217;re in the right place. I&#8217;m Phil Haigh, and I cover the game we all love for <strong>Metro<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In my new newsletter, The Table, I analyse the biggest talking points, pull back the curtain on the sport and crown the biggest winners and losers every week.<\/p>\n<p>The next edition will look back on what has been a great World Championship yet again, so there&#8217;s no better time to sign up.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FB-MAIN-8adc.png?w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27997408\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Phil has been reporting on snooker for over a decade, since working in World Snooker&#8217;s press office in 2012<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u2018Right now I\u2019m obviously sick at the way I finished that final black. That\u2019s the overriding emotion I\u2019ve got right now. Once you think of the season and some of the matches I\u2019ve played here, I suppose you\u2019ll be\u2026I don\u2019t know if the word is happy, but you\u2019ll just have to see what happens.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2273856925.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28208909\" alt=\"Halo World Snooker Championship - Day Thirteen\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Higgins and Murphy had high praise for each other after the contest (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Speaking to the BBC, Higgins explained where the shot went wrong, saying: \u2018Just very weak, the shot on the black there at the end, I know the pressure is on, but in the final session Shaun was punching and really going for it. I got lost a little bit at the end there. It\u2019s understandable, it\u2019s difficult.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I played the black so badly, it\u2019s as if I was trying to steer it in at the end instead of trying to play it positively and stun it in. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s just what happens with your action, when you get a little bit older, it\u2019s starting to break down at certain times and it broke down badly in that last frame there.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274155275.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28209426\" alt=\"Halo World Snooker Championship - Day Fifteen\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Shaun Murphy is bidding for a second world title 21 years after his first (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While he was disappointed with that one shot, Higgins was thoroughly impressed by his opponent\u2019s performance, especially in the final session of the match.<\/p>\n<p>The Scot led 13-11 coming into Saturday, but Murphy made three centuries and a 78 on his way to victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Shaun, you can\u2019t hit the ball better than that, the way Shaun hit the ball in the last session. It was incredible,\u2019 said Higgins. \u2018He hits it like God. Disappointed, but what can you do?\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"metro-embed__twitter\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"all\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shaun Murphy makes the FINAL of the World Snooker Championship! \ud83d\udcabThe Magician will play in a FIFTH final at the Crucible after a spellbinding win against John Higgins \ud83d\ude4c <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9vqgvX2w6F\">pic.twitter.com\/9vqgvX2w6F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TNT Sports (@tntsports) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tntsports\/status\/2050618603175629292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2026<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>Murphy repaid the compliment, saying of the Wizard of Wishaw: \u2018John Higgins, what a player, what a man. The harder it gets out here, the tougher he gets, the better he plays. Would you give me a break? <\/p>\n<p>\u2018What a player, what a competitor, what a man he\u2019s been. If I\u2019m half the player when I\u2019m in my fifties as he is, I\u2019ll be very proud.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Murphy will now put his feet up and wait to discover if he is playing Mark Allen or Wu Yize in the final, with their semi-final locked at 11-11.<\/p>\n<p>While the Magician is looking for his second world title in his fifth Crucible final, both Allen and Wu are bidding for their first trip to the showpiece in Sheffield.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Shaun Murphy denies John Higgins in epic World Snooker Championship semi-final<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Record-breaking Mark Allen vs Wu Yize frame labelled \u2019embarrassment to snooker\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Barry Hearn speaks out on Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan\u2019s future in snooker<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--snooker\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>The Table<\/h4>\n<p>Stay ahead of snooker&#8217;s next big break with Metro&#8217;s resident expert Phil Haigh in his new weekly newsletter.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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