John Higgins rides wild fluke to win final three frames and reach Masters semi

John Higgins rides wild fluke to win final three frames and reach Masters semi

The GuardianThursday 15 January 2026🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
John Higgins rides wild fluke to win final three frames and reach Masters semi

Scot recovers to deny Zhao Xintong 6-5 in the last eight Judd Trump beats Mark Allen 6-2 to set up Higgins clash John Higgins benefited from an outrageous fluke as he came from 5-3 down to beat world champion Zhao Xintong 6-5 on the final ball and reach the semi-finals of the Masters at Alexandra Palace. 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-y

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