Snooker news - John Higgins battles past Judd Trump to reach semi-finals
ByEurosport
Updated 28/09/2018 at 15:54 GMT
John Higgins was never at his best, but managed to show all his trademark fighting qualities in a 5-3 win over Judd Trump in the China Championship last eight.
The four-times world champion trailed 3-2, but somehow managed to hit back to edge the sixth frame on the closing pink.
A run of 79 saw him move 4-3 clear before he eked out the victory in the eighth frame with Trump - who made a highest break of only 55 in the fourth frame - setting the match up for his opponent after missing a pink and developing the black from a side cushion.
The Scotsman knocked in pink and black before breathing a huge sigh of relief as he set up a meeting with world number 58 Lyu Haotian in the last four on Saturday.
Lyu enjoyed runs of 102, 57, 124 and 58 in a 5-1 success against Martin O'Donnell, who avoided the whitewash with a knock of 93 in the fourth frame.
Later, knocks of 86, 64 and 70 saw Mark Selby win the final three frames as he dispatched Yuan Sijun 5-2, while Zhao Xintong held his nerve in a final-frame decider to defeat Barry Hawkins 5-4.
CHINA CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER-FINALS
- Martin O'Donnell 1-5 Lyu Haotian
- Judd Trump 3-5 John Higgins
- Mark Selby 5-2 Yuan Sijun
- Barry Hawkins 4-5 Zhao Xintong
CHINA CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS
- Lyu Haotian v John Higgins
- Mark Selby v Zhao Xintong
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