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BBC News
15-02-2025
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Selby beats Brecel to earn place in Welsh Open final
Welsh Open SnookerVenue: Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Date: 10-16 FebruaryCoverage: Watch live on BBC Two Wales, BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and app. Mark Selby beat Luca Brecel 6-3 to book his place in the final of the Welsh Open. The 2008 winner had edged John Higgins 5-4 in a cagey quarter-final, but showed his intent with a 131 break in the opening frame of the who beat the tournament's only surviving Welshman Jackson Page to earn his place in the last four, cleaned up to take the second frame, before Selby clinched the Belgian then took both the fifth and sixth frames to lead 3-2, but Selby came storming back to win the final will face either Ali Carter or Stephen Maguire in Sunday's final.
BBC News
14-02-2025
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Selby edges Higgins to reach Welsh Open semis
Welsh Open SnookerVenue: Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Date: 10-16 FebruaryCoverage: Watch live on BBC Two Wales, BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and app. Mark Selby edged a cagey Welsh Open quarter-final with a final frame, 5-4 win in against John Higgins in was a brief interruption when Engishman Selby was leading 2-1 as a spectator became ill in the audience, later declared clear of any serious champion Higgins of Scotland then levelled at 2-2 and won his third successive frame to lead for the first world title holder Selby took the next two frames to reclaim the lead, but Higgins again levelled to send a tense, drawn-out contest to a final the nature of the Selby-Higgins encounter led to a delayed start for the second quarter-final in which remaining Welshman Jackson Page was taking on Belgium's 2023 World Champion Luca semi-final line up will be concluded on Friday evening when Englishmen Ali Carter and Joe O'Connor seek victory and Scotman Stephen Maguire will take on another Englishman in Jack Lisowski.
BBC News
13-02-2025
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Higgins and Page reach Welsh Open quarter-finals
Welsh Open SnookerVenue: Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Date: 10-16 FebruaryCoverage: Watch live on BBC Two Wales, BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and app. Five-time champion John Higgins continued his good form at the Welsh Open as he cruised into the quarter-finals with a 4-0 win over China's Yiuan Sijun. Scotland's Higgins, 49, made breaks of 131 and 90 en route to an impressive victory which ensures he is still to lose a frame at this year's tournament. "I am delighted to have not dropped a frame so far," Higgins said."Twelve frames, I have not really had to play a hard shot because my positioning's been good and the balls have fallen nicely for me." Jackson Page ensured there will be at least one home player in the Welsh Open's last eight thanks to a 4-0 third-round victory over Tom number 36 Page made a highest break of 62 on the way to a comprehensive win against England's Ford. Page's win means this will be his best ever Welsh Open said his form is "getting better every game"."I didn't start great but it was better there and hopefully I can keep getting a bit better," said Page, from Ebbw asked about his chances of ending the 26-year wait for a home winner of the Welsh Open, Page added: "I am just trying to win every game I play."That's all I am trying to do. If I do that then who knows, but I will just try my best."
