OSullivan beats Higgins in semis

The world number one raced into a 4-0 lead with breaks of 73, 53 and 81 before Higgins got on the scoreboard.

But O'Sullivan soon wrapped up victory to secure his place in Sunday's final against home favourite Liang Wenbo.

Liang took advantage of Shaun Murphy's scrappy play to win their semi-final 6-5 and reach his first ranking tournament final.

Murphy had dropped just one frame on his way to the semi-final but was out of sorts in a generally poor match.

A 102 break in the second frame put Liang 2-0 up but that was as good as the scoring would get from either man.

Afterwards Murphy warned Liang that he would need to raise his game in the final.

"If he plays like he played against me he will lose, but he is capable of winning if he pots more balls and plays better safety," he said.

"He beat me but if I had played better and not missed the easy balls then I would have won.

"It was my fault I lost. He's very entertaining and fun to watch, but this is about winning, not entertaining."

But O'Sullivan, who felt he only played well in spells against Higgins, said he was expecting a tough contest.

"I'm just going to try to execute my shots, stay competitive and hope for a good match," said the Englishman.

Read in full at the BBC snooker website