Tour championship: John Higgins in the final after 10-7 victory over Barry Hawkins in Manchester
John Higgins booked his place in the final of the Tour championship with a 10-7 victory over Barry Hawkins in Manchester.
With the scores blocked at 4-4 at the end of the afternoon session, Higgins seized the control of the competition in the evening with three breaks of 144, 130 and 107.
The Scottish break of 144 in the twelfth frame was the highest in the tournament and Hawkins in England, which I eliminated the number one world one judd trump In the quarterfinals, I was unable to find an answer.
Higgins, 49, will have to face the winner of the second semifinal between the Englishman Mark Selby and China Ding Junhui in the final of the Best-Of-19 Frame on Sunday.
“In another ending and I’m absolutely happy,” Higgins said to ITV.
“Barry had the control of this afternoon, but tonight I felt like I had the table well and I felt well out there. It was fantastic.
“I have not been good enough in recent years, so I just have to have fun when I peak.”
