Off the wire
• Standings of WCBA League  • Political advisors told to pool wisdom for new five-year plan  • 2nd LD: IS claims responsibility for Russian plane crash in Egypt  • China, ROK vow to enhance pragmatic cooperation amid closer ties  • Results of WCBA League  • 1st Ld-Writethru: Premier Li stresses quality growth  • Cities along Yangtze vow financing cooperation  • China raises RQFII quota for ROK to 120 bln yuan  • Xinjiang stuns defending champion in CBA season opener  • Tokyo film festival closes with top prize going to Brazilian film  
You are here: 　 Home

John Higgins beats Mark Selby 9-4 at 2015 World Snooker international Championship

Xinhua, October 31, 2015 Adjust font size:

John Higgins continued his dominance  by beating world No.1 Mark Selby 9-4 in the semifinals at 2015 World Snooker international Championship here in Daqing, China.

   The "Wizard of Wishaw" started the clash of titans with an early 3-0 advantage during which time Selby had only two points. After the 91-38 rare victory at the fourth frame, Higgins had two more straight frames down to lead by 5-1.

   The world No.1 fought back in the seventh frame with a 58-point break. Both players agreed to rematch the eighth frame before Higgins hit the cue ball down to the ground and Selby won by 63-14.

   The second session witnessed three straight victories of Higgins again. Selby had a 79-point break in the twelfth. He pulled Higgins' cue from behind as a joke at 39-70 in the last frame.

   "Today I didn't have a lot of chances probably from the first frame when I missed the red in the middle pocket, it seemed to cost me three frames." said Selby, "I am happy to get the session 3-5 but John was too strong."

   Higgins will face David Gilbert who ranks 40th in the world. Endi