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Tuesday, 18 October 2005 |
Snooker: John Higgins too hot for England's Ronnie O'Sullivan
Scotland's John Higgins beat world number one Ronnie O'Sullivan 9-2 in
the final of the British Grand Prix on Sunday and left the Englishman
complaining he felt like an idiot.
John Higgins rewrote the record books with this win and he clinched his second career Grand Prix title.
He made four consecutive centuries from frames seven to ten, and this
was the first time any player has achieved the feat in competitive
play. John Higgins also broke the all-time record for unanswered
points.
John Higgins scored 494 points without reply, bettering
Stephen Hendry's record of 487 set at the 1996 Masters against Jimmy
White.
Ronnie O'Sullivan, who said he was "bored with snooker" after
seeing off Barry Hawkins in Saturday's semifinals, was in touch at 2-2
in the first session but was then blown off course.
John Higgins said his display was a career high.
"That's a great reward, I don't think I've ever played better.
I won it for my two boys tonight," said Higgins, with reference to his
children, Pierce and Oliver.
"I just felt I was as though I wasn't going to miss. It just reminded me of how I used to play a few years ago.
"I just knew I was going to clean up at 4-2. At that point I just didn't feel as though I was going to miss."
John Higgins' success at the British Open in Brighton last year was his first ranking event title for four years.
However, he says his success in Preston is due to "finding the zone again".
"I feel 100 times better within myself than I did this time
last year. I didn't even know I'd done four centuries. It's a great
record."
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