John Higgins demolishes Ronnie O'Sullivan to reach Champion of Champions semi-finals against Yan Bingtao
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Published 18/11/2021 at 21:19 GMT
Two former world champions Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins met in their group final at the 2021 Cazoo Champion of Champions on Thursday night. The winner would take a spot in the semi-finals to face Yan Bingtao, and Higgins delivered an accomplished performance to secure a 6-1 victory to reach the next round.
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A dominant John Higgins swept Ronnie O'Sullivan aside with a ruthless 6-1 win to reach the semi-finals of the Cazoo Champion of Champions.
O’Sullivan had played earlier in the day to secure a 4-2 win over Stuart Bingham for his place in the group final, while Higgins had come from behind to snatch a 4-3 victory over Ding Junhui.
The pair of them faced off for the chance to take a place in the semi-finals, where their opponent would be Yan Bingtao.
Higgins hit a break of 86 to go 1-0 up in the first frame, and another impressive score - this time 92 - made it two.
O’Sullivan was able to get back into the game with the first century break of the evening, and in a more balanced fourth frame Higgins restored his two-frame advantage in the best of 11.
After the interval break, Higgins put the best score of the match down with a break of 127, in a sea change from his stuttering performance earlier in the day.
Another huge break, this time a score of 94, put the 46-year old Scot just one frame from an impressive victory, which he duly wrapped up to move into the next round.
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