Higgins and O'Sullivan to clash in Champion of Champions final
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ByEurosport
Updated 11/11/2016 at 21:02 GMT
John Higgins will meet Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final of the Champion of Champions.
Ronnie O'Sullivan
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Higgins beat Ding Junhui 6-5 in the semi-final.
The pair were equally matched throughout, with neither taking a decisive advantage.
Ding made an impressive break of 135 in the second frame followed by 107 two frames later, but Higgins continually pegged him back.
Then in the final and deciding frame, Higgins's experience told as he pushed through to seal a place in the final.
He will face O'Sullivan, who beat Mark Allen 6-2 in the second semi-final, during which he recorded three century breaks.
The winner of the tournament on Saturday night will earn a cheque for £100,000.
Champion of Champions results/schedule
Monday, November 7
Afternoon session
Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-2 Robin Hull
Martin Gould 4-3 Mark Davis
Evening session
Group 3 Final (best of 11 frames)
Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-2 Martin Gould
Tuesday, November 8
Group 1 semi-finals (best of 7 frames)
Afternoon session
Neil Robertson 2-4 Stuart Bingham
Ding Junhui 4-2 Ali Carter
Evening session
Group 1 Final (best of 11 frames)
Stuart Bingham 4-6 Ding Junhui
Wednesday, November 9
Group 2 semi-finals (best of 7 frames)
Afternoon session
Mark Selby 4-0 Liang Wenbo
Mark Allen 4-2 Joe Perry
Evening session
Group 2 Final (best of 11 frames)
Mark Selby 5-6 Mark Allen
Thursday, November 10
Group 4 Semi-Finals (best of 7 frames)
Shaun Murphy 2-4 John Higgins
Judd Trump 4-3 Anthony McGill
Evening session
Group 4 Final (best of 11 frames)
John Higgins 6-4 Judd Trump
Friday, November 11
Afternoon
Semi-Finals (best of 11 frames)
Ding Junhui 5-6 John Higgins
Evening
Semi-Finals (best of 11 frames)
Mark Allen 2-6 Ronnie O'Sullivan
Saturday, November 12
Final (best of 19 frames)
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