McGill and Murphy reach British Open final

Anthony McGill will play Shaun Murphy successful nan last of nan British Open connected Sunday aft winning 4 consecutive frames to hit compatriot John Higgins.

Scotland's McGill won 6-3 to scope his first last successful 8 years, while England's Murphy breezed past defending champion Mark Selby 6-1.

McGill, who has slipped to 57th successful nan world and had reached his first semi-final successful astir 3 years, was nan underdog against nan four-time world champion presently classed sixth.

But nan 34-year-old was delighted to grounds his 3rd master triumph complete Higgins successful 9 meetings, having trailed 2-1 and 3-2.

"It's awesome triumph for maine because John is simply a legend," McGill said aft reaching his 4th ranking final.

"This will beryllium nan biggest last of my career. In nan past mates of years I person won hardly immoderate matches truthful this is simply a immense week for me."

From a profession precocious of 12, McGill had moreover been successful threat of relegation from nan tour, but he is already guaranteed a return to nan apical 50.

When Higgins took nan 5th framework pinch a break of 111, nan erstwhile world champion looked to beryllium successful nan groove.

However, McGill proved nan steadier of nan 2 and a 104 break successful nan eighth and a 93 break successful nan ninth secured victory.

In, Saturday's different semi-final, Murphy was looking to extremity a 26-month drought without a ranking title. The 43-year-old sewage disconnected to a superb commencement against four-time world champion Selby, winning nan first 3 frames.

Selby fought backmost to return nan 4th framework pinch a break of 123, but Murphy soon regained control.

He won a tense 5th frame, coming from 54-0 down, earlier wrapping nan lucifer up pinch a break of 93 to book his spot successful Sunday's showpiece and a chance to triumph nan £100,000 apical prize.

Murphy said he was "delighted" pinch his performance, adding: "I've had a very reliable tie to get to nan last but hopefully that hasn't taken excessively overmuch retired of me.

"It has been a while since I won a ranking arena truthful it would beryllium bully to prime up different one."