Luke Humphries edges out Jonny Clayton in classic World Masters final

World number one Luke Humphries held off a brilliant fightback by Jonny Clayton to take the Winmau World Masters title 6-5 after a last-leg decider in Milton Keynes.

Clayton – who had knocked out world champion Luke Littler during Sunday's afternoon session – looked down and out when trailing 5-2 in the first-to-six final.

But the Welshman rallied to claw back the deficit as Humphries’ range faltered and a stunning Shanghai 120 finish helped set up a deciding set.

After Clayton took the first leg to move one away from a remarkable turnaround, Humphries dug deep again, levelling the set at 1-1 before hitting back-to-back 140s to crank up the pressure.

Clayton, though, was still left with a shot at 120 for the title, but this time could not deliver, allowing Humphries to nail double top for a seventh major ranking event victory.

HUMPHRIES WINS THE TITLE DECIDER!