Summary
Defending champion John Higgins needed all of his battling qualities to fend off Matthew Stevens in the last 16 of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix.
Defending champion John Higgins needed all of his battling qualities to fend off Matthew Stevens in the last 16 of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix.
The Scot led 4-1 before Welshman Stevens reeled off three frames in a row to square the match.
Stevens had chances in the decider but, to the relief of the Aberdeen crowd, Higgins clinched a win with a 48 break.
Joining him in the quarter-finals are fellow Scot Alan McManus and England duo Ian McCulloch and Mark King.
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David Weller
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