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Fu, what a torture for fans

One hour, 17 minutes and 31 seconds. That's how long it took for Mark Selby to book his place in the semi-finals of the Maplin UK Championships at the Telford International Centre - and win the longest televised frame in snooker history. One hour, 17 minutes and 31 seconds. That's how long it took for Mark Selby to book his place in the semi-finals of the Maplin UK Championships at the Telford International Centre - and win the longest televised frame in snooker history. The marathon frame was enough for the 'Jester from Leicester' to beat Hong Kong's Marco Fu and set up a clash with Ronnie O'Sullivan in tomorrow's second semi-final. It eclipses the previous record holder - the 74-minute energy-sapper between Peter Ebdon and Graeme Dott in the 2006 World championship final. Meanwhile, O'Sullivan was in masterful form as he thrashed Jamie Cope, who had beaten reigning world champion John Higgins earlier in the week. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star

Sport|Dec 14, 2007
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