Login! | Join!
www.stanjames.com

Maximumbreak Newsletter

Newsletter Signup
Signup To Recieve Our Monthly
Newsletter

Published: 2009-10-07

Summary

VideoWorld champion John Higgins came from 4-3 down to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-4 in a thrilling battle and reach the quarter-finals of the Grand Prix.

Video - Higgins squeezes out OSullivan

Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player.

Get Adobe Flash player


Frame 8 - O'Sullivan misses easy red

Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player.

Get Adobe Flash player


Frame 9 - Higgins takes the final frame

The Scot had to watch the world number one open with a 131 break but he hit back to win the next two frames.

O'Sullivan overcame the wobbles to lead 3-2 and a 71 got him within one of victory after another Higgins recovery.

But a missed red saw Higgins level it at 4-4 on the black and the 34-year-old secured victory with a nerveless 94.

"I thought I was all over the place and felt really on edge," Higgins told BBC Sport. "I felt if Ronnie upped it a bit, I would get beat.

"I missed a few, but that is what it has been like when I have played Ronnie recently. People expect a high-quality match, but sometimes you do not produce."

In Wednesday's other second-round clashes, Northern Ireland's Mark Allen, a semi-finalist at the Crucible this year, overcame a 3-2 deficit to beat Englishman Jamie Cope 5-3.

Australia's Neil Robertson, who won this title in 2006, opened up with a break of 94 as he raced into a 3-0 lead over Ken Doherty.

The Irishman took the next two scrappy frames, but Robertson clinched victory with breaks of 77 and 88 in the next two.

Joe Perry reached the mid-session interval against Barry Pinches 4-0 up before eventually winning by the same scoreline as Robertson.

Higgins and O'Sullivan produced as many stunning shots as they missed easy ones which only added to the drama in their nine-frame encounter in Glasgow.

It was O'Sullivan who got out of the blocks the quickest against the player he praised ahead of this tournament by saying he had "under-achieved" despite bagging the world championship three times.

Read in full at the BBC Snooker Website

 

Author: ©2012 David Weller Viewed 340 times

 




www.stanjames.com

Play Poker at Pokerstars

Author Profile

David Weller

David Weller

Reporting from:
Lancashire, United Kingdom



Total Points: 3000

I have been playing the game of snooker for over 20 years but had to give it up in 2002 and have only played a couple of times due to illness. This is why i originaly built MaXimumbreak to pass on some of my knowledge and now the site is going from strength to strength. Long may it continue...
We Guarantee to Match Any Online Price
Team Polo Shirts Available
Take advantage of our loyalty scheme
Apply now for your Trade Account
Apply now for your Affiliate Account
Click To Report Cyber Crime



www.stanjames.com

Are you sure?

When you reset your homepage it goes back to its original settings and any changes you've made will be lost