Shaun Murphy held his nerve to win a second consecutive final-frame decider and book his place in the quarter-finals of the UK Championship in York. Former world champion Murphy led 5-3 against three-time winner Ding Junhui but was hauled back to level before he seized his first chance to fashion a 6-5 win.

Shaun Murphy advanced to the last eight of the UK Championship with a tense 6-5 victory over Ding Junhui. The Magician will meet Barry Hawkins in his ninth quarter-final in York after coming out on top of an attritional affair with Ding.

Shaun Murphy beats three-time winner Ding Junhui 6-5 in a final-frame decider to move into the quarter-finals of the UK Championship in York.

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