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Ronnie O’Sullivan squeezed past the excellent Li Hang by a 5-4 scoreline to set up a potential mouthwatering showdown against his long time rival John Higgins. Hang pushed O’Sullivan all the way but he has come through 3 deciders this week and looks in determined mood. O’Sullivan fires in breaks of 50,56,60,80 and 83 and looked in smooth break building form.
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Anthony McGill won the battle of Scotland against his practice partner and close friend Stephen Maguire by a 5-3 scoreline. McGill raced into a commanding 4-0 lead only for Maguire to win the next 3 frames after the interval to cut the deficit to 4-3 but it was McGill who held his nerve in frame 8 to win with breaks of 52 and 51 to wrap up victory.
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John Higgins battled back from 3-0 down to claim a showdown with his long time rival Ronnie O’Sullivan in the semi finals of the Scottish open. Gilbert raced into a 3-0 lead aided by breaks of 77 and 130 but Higgins hit back with breaks of 52,139 and 55 to roar to victory.
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Luca Brecel’s excellent form continued with a 5-4 victory over the always tough to beat Matthew Selt. In a match that swung both ways with each player looking like they would win it was Brecel who held his nerve with a break of 57 in the deciding frame to claim victory.