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Lisowski beats 'god' Higgins to set up Welsh Open final with Hawkins

BBC News·@Bbc·2 months ago
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Jack Lisowski (right) reached the Welsh Open final for the first time in his career Jack Lisowski pulled off a stunning comeback to beat five-time champion John Higgins and reach the Welsh Open final for the first time. The 34-year-old Lisowski came from 3-1 behind to beat the Scot 6-5 in Llandudno to set up a meeting with fellow English left-hander Barry Hawkins in Sunday's final (13:00 GMT). He made breaks of 95, 79, 138, 58 and a closing 78 to deny 50-year-old Higgins a shot at the Ray Reardon Trophy. "I knew I was playing well. I turned the game around after the interval and I was just thinking 'keep it going'," Lisowski told BBC Sport. "Sometimes when the pressure's like that, it gets a little bit easier because you go into auto-pilot. "The crowd was amazing. I felt at 4-3 up, 'I'm playing really good', but you're playing John Higgins. It's like you're playing a god.…

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