Judd Trump's magnificent clearance to win the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters last Saturday will go down in snooker history among the most exciting climaxes to a tournament.
From epic winning breaks to titles decided on the last few balls, these are our top ten deciding-frame finishes to a final...
10. 1975 Masters
John Spencer 9-8 Ray Reardon
If you thought that the 1998 re-spotted black Masters final was unique, think again. In the very first staging of the event, 49 years ago, Spencer led by seven points in the deciding frame when he missed a tricky black to centre. Reardon potted it, only to see his opponent convert a cracking long black on the respot.
9. 1996 British Open
Nigel Bond 9-8 John Higgins
Bond's one and only ranking title came in dramatic circumstances as he recovered from 69-0 down in the decider. Higgins had missed a red to centre which would have put the result beyond doubt, opening a window for Bond to take four reds then gain the snooker he needed on the last one. It came down to a safety exchange on the pink, and a mistake from Higgins allowed Bond to pot the pink then convert a difficult thin cut on the black.
8. 2020 UK Championship
Neil Robertson 10-9 Judd Trump
In the midst of the 'Covid season', canned applause rather than the real thing was the backdrop to this immense final, but that made it no less thrilling. Close to 1am, Trump was down 43-47 and needed just the last two balls to win, but failed to pot the pink to a top corner. Left with a very tough thin cut, Robertson stroked it home.
7. 1986 Classic
Jimmy White 13-12 Cliff Thorburn
Needing a snooker on the final pink, White's first attempt to trap his opponent behind the black was over-hit, and Thorburn had a very presentable chance to a centre pocket, but hit the far jaw. White then produced a stroke of pure genius to gain the snooker, and after Thorburn had missed the pink, the Londoner drilled it home from distance and added the black to win his first ranking title, greeted by a massive roar.
6. 2001 Masters
Paul Hunter 10-9 Fergal O'Brien
This was one that got away for O'Brien as he led 7-3 earlier in the match, and in the decider he had the balls at his mercy when he missed the final green. The Irishman had another chance after laying a snooker, but went for a 'free-ball' blue to a baulk corner and again it wobbled in the jaws. Hunter punched in green, brown and blue then celebrated the first of three 10-9 final victories at the Masters.
5. 2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters
Judd Trump 10-9 Mark Williams
Williams was floating towards the winning line until he ran just out of position, then narrowly missed a red to corner on 62. With a £300,000 difference between first and second prize at this huge new event, Trump seemed to have ice in his veins as he picked off the remaining balls. A brilliant shot on 24 to move two reds away from a side cushion helped him to a 72 clearance, arguably the most impressive moment of his career so far.
4. 1994 World Championship
Stephen Hendry 18-17 Jimmy White
Many White fans are still haunted by the missed black at the crucial moment of the deciding frame, when he led 37-24 and needed just a few more reds for his first Crucible crown. So lethal was Hendry in his prime that there was a sense of inevitability as he returned to the table, and he was calmness personified in a title-winning 58.
3. 2006 Masters
John Higgins 10-9 Ronnie O'Sullivan
The last ever match at the superb Wembley Conference Centre venue had a fitting conclusion in this battle of snooker giants. O'Sullivan made 60 before an awkward red hit the jaws of a baulk corner. A dead weight red to centre from Higgins toppled in, initiating a 64 clearance which he may rank as his best ever, including a trademark double on the last red.
2. 1998 Masters
Mark Williams 10-9 Stephen Hendry
The second-most famous black ball battle of all time remains a 'must watch' sporting moment - the video has 109 million views on our Facebook page. Hendry let slip a 9-6 advantage, then led 56-34 in the decider only for Williams to clear from the brown for 56-56. Left with a difficult chance at the respotted black to a centre pocket, Hendry's attempt hit the far knuckle, and Williams made no mistake.
1. 1985 World Championship
Dennis Taylor 18-17 Steve Davis
This deciding frame lasted 66 minutes and included countless errors, both players shattered by nerves and exhaustion. Taylor trailed by 18 points when he pulled out tremendous pots on the brown, blue and pink. The five-minute exchange on the black, culminating with Taylor's moment of elation, must rank among the most gripping sequences in British sport.