Trump, Higgins to fight for title at world snooker championship final

Source: Xinhua| 2019-05-05 07:26:58|Editor: Liu
Video PlayerClose

SHEFFIELD, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Judd Trump and John Higgins will fight for the title of the world snooker championship after both won their matches on Saturday.

Trump defeated Gary Wilson 17-11 while Higgins reached the for the third consecutive year by edging David Gilbert 17-16.

Higgins, who beat Trump in the 2011 final to win his fourth world title, will be playing his eighth final.

Eight years ago, the then 21-year-old Trump lost 18-15 to Higgins, but the number seven, who has had a career-best season, winning the Masters, the Northern Ireland Open and the World Grand Prix, looks to win a first world title before his 30th birthday.

"I'm a different player now compared to the 2011 final," Trump said. "I know when to turn balls down when I'm not playing too well, and how to dig in. My safety's been a lot better this season and that's probably the main reason I've done so well.

"I hope this final gets close to the same atmosphere of 2011."

Higgins has been level with Steve Davis in terms of Crucible final appearances, one behind Stephen Hendry's record of nine.

The Scot was beaten by Mark Selby 18-15 in 2017 and lost to Mark Williams 18-16 last year.

"I don't know how I got through that match," said 43-year-old Higgins. "I could have thrown the towel in during the first three sessions, I was getting so annoyed with myself, but I was just trying to hang in."

This year's final will be the richest match in snooker history, with a 500,000-pound top prize on offer.

TOP STORIES
EDITOR’S CHOICE
MOST VIEWED
EXPLORE XINHUANET
010020070750000000000000011100851380343221
国产无码在线观看免费在线,37pao国产成视频,日韩一区二区视频在线,国产国产人免费人成免费视频麻豆
亚洲婷婷综合另类一区 | 五月天福利国产视频 | 亚洲欧美日韩Aⅴ在线观看 日韩欧美一本书道一区二区 | 免费在线黄a网站 | 亚洲精品中文字幕乱码三区 | 中国精品视频久久久久久 |