Premier League 2009
Week 7 - October 29
Venue - Preston Guild Hall, Lancashire
Tickets £15 (adults) £12.50 (concessions)
Box office - 01772 258858
Results
John Higgins - £4,000 - 4-2 - £4,000 - Neil Robertson
69(31,38)-51(39), 41-66(33), 70-28, 73(73)-34(34), 80(63)-28.17-50(49)
Shaun Murphy - £3,000 - 3-3 - £3,000 - Stephen Hendry
75(48)-50(50), 75(55)-26, 4-110(42,68), 6-100(96), 54-19, 23-66
Summary
Frame 6. Honours even at the end as Hendry holds on to win the final frame after Murphy missed a very tricky final red.
Frame 5. Murphy bags a point and a 3-2 lead.
Frame 4. Vintage Hendry. His safety put Murphy in trouble and Hendry made a frame winning break.
Frame 3. Hendry broke down on 42 but he wasn't punished and got back in to clear up the frame.
Frame 2. A solid break of 55 does all the damage as Murphy takes a 2-0 lead.
Frame 1. Murphy steals it on the black with a 48 clearance. Hendry made 50 but went in off.
Frame 6. A run of 48 before losing position, proves enough to give Robertson the final frame.
Frame 5. A win for Higgins. He made 63 after Robertson fouled a ball with his shirt.
Frame 4. Higgins secures at least a draw with a classy 73, after Robertson missed the black along the cushion on 34.
Frame 3. Higgins gets the better of a scrappy 20 minute frame.
Frame 2. A rare bad shot selection by Higgins when he had Robertson in trouble, let the Aussie off the hook and he claimed the frame on the pink.
Frame 1. Chances created and spurned by both players before Higgins pounced on a Robertson safety error to make a 38 clearance.
