"Higgins made a horrible mess of a plant, only for one of the reds to fly into the opposite pocket and the cue ball to somehow land on the black, en route to squaring the match at 5-5. The 50-year-old Scot then took a tight decider, clearing the table from the final red to move one step closer to a third Masters title."
"I was so lucky, he told the BBC afterwards. It was criminal It's tough out there. I'm delighted and so proud I'm still doing it. Remarkably, it was the first match of the tournament not to finish 6-2, which was the scoreline in all eight first-round matches. John Higgins admitted he was so lucky' to come out on top against Zhao Xintong."
John Higgins recovered from 5-3 down to beat world champion Zhao Xintong 6-5 on the final ball and reached the semi-finals of the Masters at Alexandra Palace. Higgins made a horrible mess of a plant, but one red flew into the opposite pocket and the cue ball landed on the black, enabling the score to be squared at 5-5. The 50-year-old Scot then took the deciding frame, clearing the table from the final red to move closer to a third Masters title. "I was so lucky. It was criminal. It's tough out there. I'm delighted and so proud I'm still doing it." The match was the first in the tournament not to finish 6-2; all eight first-round matches had been 6-2. Higgins will now face the winner of Judd Trump and Mark Allen.
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