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After a 20-year professional career, Bingham finally reached the pinnacle of his sport. Anna Gowthorpe

The man who conquered The Rocket just won one of the tightest world snooker finals ever

Stuart Bingham eked out a narrow 18-15 win over Shaun Murphy.

STUART BINGHAM BEAT Shaun Murphy 18-15 to win snooker’s World Championship final at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre on Monday.

Victory in this all-English clash saw first-time finalist Bingham deny Murphy, champion in 2005, a second world title.

Bingham led 14-11 at the start of Monday’s final session and then, with the match all square at 15-15, he won a marathon 64-minute frame to edge closer to victory.

The 38-year-old made a break of 65 to go 17-15 in front before a contribution of 88 saw Bingham, a snooker professional for 20 years, take the title.

© AFP, 2015

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