"It was an absolute honour and privilege to share the table with not only a legend, but an idol of mine I don't ever want to tell him that because I want to try and beat him. It was just an absolute dogfight from frame one and I just tried to be as dogged as John has been over the years. I'm glad he's managed to give me one for a change."
"Higgins beat the reigning world champion Zhao Xintong and the current world number one Judd Trump, both in final frame deciders, to reach the final but the Scot said he was well below his best on Sunday. I was just useless, he said. Take no credit away, Kyren was by far the better player. He was totally dominant it wasn't even a 10-6 match."
"Higgins went 1-0 up with a break of 58 but despite establishing a 63-point lead in the second frame, he missed three simple pots and Wilson cleared up to level. Wilson found some momentum to go 3-1 up and although Higgins used all of his experience to take the next two frames, back-to-back century breaks from the Englishman gave him a 5-3 lead heading into the evening."
Kyren Wilson captured his first Masters title with a 10-6 victory over John Higgins, earning the £350,000 top prize. The final was marred by uncharacteristic errors from both players and was widely seen as a low-quality contest. Wilson established a 5-3 lead by the end of the first session and then dug in to secure the win. John Higgins, aged 50, became the oldest player to reach a triple crown final and had beaten Zhao Xintong and Judd Trump in deciding frames to get there. Higgins acknowledged being well below his best and credited Wilson as the superior player.
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