Defending champion John Higgins holds off a fightback from Mark Williams to win 10-8 in the first round of the Tour Championship in Manchester.
Defending champion John Higgins held off a fightback from Mark Williams to win 10-8 in the first round of the Tour Championship in Manchester. Four-time world champion Higgins got off to a slow start as world number four Williams won the first two frames, which included a break of 121.
The deficit sparked Higgins into life, with the 50-year-old Scotsman winning the next seven frames to take control of the match. Williams, 51, clawed four frames back to trail 7-6, before a break of 110 saw Higgins regain a two-frame cushion. Breaks of 107 and 76 saw Williams fight back again to level the tie at 8-8, but the Welshman could not sustain his momentum as Higgins won the next two frames to book his place in the last-eight.Elsewhere, Barry Hawkins beat in-form Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 10-8 to set up a quarter-final against Neil Robertson.Angry Wales boss Bellamy shows his new old selfIs Verstappen's threat to quit a lever to alter rules? - F1 Q&A'Kicked to the kerb' - is boxing failing its heroes?
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