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An out-of-sorts Ronnie O'Sullivan fought back from two frames down to snatch a point against Stephen Hendry in the Premier League, while Shaun Murphy oozed class in beating Marcu Fu 5-1.

O'Sullivan missed balls at great regularity throughout but dug deep into his reserves to claim a 3-3 draw.

A 51 break saw Hendry take the opener and he cashed in on some sloppy play from O'Sullivan to secure the second.

O'Sullivan hit back in frame three, but a 76 break after O'Sullivan missed a red handed Hendry the fourth frame.

The Romford star kept his hopes alive with a 95 break in frame five and with both players missing balls in frame six, O'Sullivan edged over the line.

Hong Kong star Fu made a bright start against Murphy with a break of 91, but from that point on it was all Murphy.

The former world champion hit breaks of 50 and 62 to edge ahead and a 105 took him to 3-1 ahead, but it could have been more as he had a potential 147 staring him in the face.

The quality did not dip in frame five as Murphy sealed the victory with a clearance of 134 and a further half century put some gloss on his first Premier League win of the season.

Week 1: Penrith

Neil Robertson 4-2 Judd Trump

Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-2 Marco Fu

Week 2: Great Malvern

Shaun Murphy 2-4 John Higgins

Stephen Hendry 2-4 Judd Trump

Week 3: Southampton

Neil Robertson 1-5 Stephen Hendry

John Higgins 3-3 Marco Fu

Week 4: Colchester

Judd Trump 4-2 Marco Fu

Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-3 Neil Robertson

Week 5: Aberdeen

Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-2 Shaun Murphy

John Higgins 3-3 Stephen Hendry

Week 6: Grimsby

Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-3 Stephen Hendry

Shaun Murphy 5-1 Marco Fu

Week 7: Preston

John Higgins v Neil Robertson

Shaun Murphy v Stephen Hendry

Week 8: Exeter

Marco Fu v Neil Robertson

Ronnie O'Sullivan v Judd Trump

Week 9: Weston-Super-Mare

John Higgins v Judd Trump

Shaun Murphy v Neil Robertson

Week 10: Llandudno

Shaun Murphy v Judd Trump

Marco Fu v Stephen Hendry

Ronnie O'Sullivan v John Higgins

Semi-finals/Final: Hopton on Sea - November 28-29 (Best of 11 frames)

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