| McGill won the remaining five frames of the session to trail 7—8 | The pair played just seven of the nine allotted frames in their opening session due to slow play, Tian winning four of the first five to lead 4—3 |
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| McGill forced a deciding frame tying the scores at 12—12 with a break of 136 | Wilson won frames 11, 13 and 14 to lead by six frames at 10—4 |
The was won by English player , who defeated compatriot in the final 18—8 to win his sixth world title.
15| This was Selby's fourth championship, behind only with seven , , , and Ronnie O'Sullivan each with six in the modern era, and equal with John Higgins | The champion and third seed led 6—3 over after their first session |
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| The record in the modern era, usually dated from the reintroduction in 1969 of a knock-out tournament format, rather than a challenge format, is held by , who won the title seven times between 1990 and 1999 | Barry Hawkins trailed 2010 champion Neil Robertson 3—5 after the first session of their match, with Robertson winning frame nine to lead by three frames |
| Murphy, however, won the next two frames with breaks of 100 and 102 | The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker |
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| McGill also won the next four frames seven in a row with breaks of 71, 126 and 89 | Yan then won the next four frames to lead 5—2 |
The tournament was the last of 15 ranking events in the on the.
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