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Today, John Higgins goes in search of a remarkable 34th ranking event title at the age of 51. But standing in the way of the four-time world champion is Kyren Wilson, who is bang on form at the International Championship in China. 2024 Crucible winner Wilson is bidding to win back-to-back events for the first time in his career.
The Warrior fought from 5-3 behind to beat Fan Zhengyi 10-6 in his semi-final in Nanjing and delivered bursts of 102, 84, 63, 100 and 53 to move within one match of glory in a stunning second session on Thursday.
Higgins, meanwhile, stormed into the final with a 9-2 demolition of Chinese star Chang Binyu yesterday. The Wizard of Wishaw, who lost in last year's final, would become the oldest-ever ranking event winner if he beats Wilson today, with £175,000 up for grabs too.
Here, Express Sport brings you all the latest updates in a rematch of this year's Masters final...
21 mins ago14:33 Amie Wilson
The Warrior missed what the commentators called a 'title ball' to let Higgins back to the table, and start a period of safety play.
But he came out on top in that, leaving Higgins needing three snookers.
While he got one, it was Wilson who, after a nervy few minutes, secured the victory 10-8.
For that, he gets the £175,000 prize pot.
40 mins ago14:14 Amie Wilson
After Wilson opened up a two frame gap, Higgins again closed it to make it 8-9.
We are now into the opening stages of the 17th frame.
1 hour ago13:50 Jake Polden
The Warrior gets the better of John Higgins to win his ninth frame 91-0.
He is just one frame from victory!
Can he keep his nerve to get over the line?
Kyren Wilson 9-7 John Higgins
1 hour ago13:30 Amie Wilson
As with other frames, Wilson looked to be heading for the lead. But with a 52-19 lead, he missed a simple black to again give Higgins the chance to steal.
He looked to be taking the chance, but missed the blue off the spot as he closed in on the frame.
Wilson bounced back and cleared the final three colours to take the lead
Kyren Wilson 8-7 John Higgins
2 hours ago13:10 Amie Wilson
There's no splitting these two!
Wilson makes the most of a poor safety shot from Higgins to again draw level thanks to an 80 break
Kyren Wilson 7-7 John Higgins
2 hours ago12:42 Amie Wilson
Wilson took control of the frame with a 54 break, but found himself out of position and was forced to play safe with a 53-point lead.
A brilliant long pot from Higgins gave him the chance to steal the frame again. He made no mistake, taking the frame 65-54
Kyren Wilson 6-7 John Higgins
3 hours ago12:22 Amie Wilson
A brilliant opening red showed that the last frame hadn't impacted Wilson too much.
He took advantage with an incredible break of 130 to take the 12th frame.
Kyren Wilson 6-6 John Higgins.
3 hours ago12:09 Amie Wilson
A safety mistake by Higgins let Wilson in. He was closing in on the frame, but missed a difficult brown and potted the white to give Higgins another chance.
It was a chance he took brilliantly, in typical Higgins fashion, coming back from 69 points behind to win the frame 74-69.
Losing the frame will be a big blow to Wilson.
3 hours ago11:48 Amie Wilson
Kyren Wilson's break was stopped at 16 when potting the pink while trying to break up the reds.
But John Higgins couldn't take advantage, missing the red into the bottom-right corner.
After a period of missed shots and safety play, Wilson was able to get back onto the table.
A 70-break was enough to again draw the scores level.
Kyren Wilson 5-5 John Higgins
3 hours ago11:33 Amie Wilson
Both Kyren Wilson and John Higgins are making their way to the table for the final session of the tournament.
We'll bring you all the latest right here.
4 hours ago11:03 Amie Wilson
Here's a look at both players' run to the final..
Liam Highfield 5-6 Kyren Wilson
Ryan Day 1-6 Kyren Wilson
Oliver Lines 5-6 Kyren Wilson
Ding Junhui 4-6 Kyren Wilson
Fan Zhengyi 6-9 Kyren Wilson
Haotian Lyu 3-6 John Higgins
Si Xu 2-6 John Higgins
Mark Williams 5-6 John Higgins
Marco Fu 3-6 John Higgins
Bingyu Chang 2-9 John Higgins
5 hours ago10:16 Amie Wilson
Shaun Murphy has explained his decision to withdraw from the international championship earlier in the tournament. He was due to play Mitchell Mann in the last 64, but withdrew from the tournament just a few days before, due to medical reasons.
Speaking on his Clear the Table podcast alongside fiancée Jo Rochell, Murphy explained:
"It's the first time I think in my life where I've pulled out of an event. I don't remember pulling out of many events. I think it's a first for me.
"I think I've just kind of got into the habit of...since turning pro, feeling so grateful for that opportunity to be a professional player, that I've just kind of taken as 'right, I must play every week'.
“I've just got to the point where I go 'Do you know what lads? I actually need to just step off this merry-go-round for a little while."
He added: "There are lots of reasons that have contributed to me taking to the decision to not go. I wouldn't say burnout, I wouldn't say tired. I'm not even sure whether it's in the mental health category. But I do want to take some time for myself just to go 'I'm not playing that week cause I actually think it's potentially damaging for the rest of the season or just my own personal well-being’”.
“Very, very grateful to be in the position where I don't have to go that tournament.
“And as I say, it's a multifaceted reason. I'm not going to share all of the reasons, but just wanting to take just a little breather for myself to get my head right, to get myself right on and off the table, and then hopefully finish the year well with some big tournaments”.
5 hours ago09:29 Amie Wilson
There will now be a break of around two more hours before the second, and final, session of the final gets underway at around 11:30 am.
Don't worry, we'll still be here bringing you all of the latest news and build-up to that session.
6 hours ago08:54 Amie Wilson
It's John Higgins who leads after the first session.
He took the ninth frame with a 75 break
It's now 5-4 to the Scotsman.
6 hours ago08:38 Amie Wilson
Wilson was unable to make the most of potting a stunning long red early in the frame, and Higgins took advantage.
We're all square again going into the final frame of the session.
6 hours ago08:25 Amie Wilson
It's Kyren Wilson who has again nudged himself in front in the seventh frame.
John Higgins missed a mid-red when trying to take control, allowing Wilson to the table, but a missed blue meant he only managed a break of 24.
In what was probably the closest frame of the match, the two players exchanged breaks. It was Wilson who came out on top 86-37 to take a slender 4-3 lead.
There are two more frames of the session left to play.
7 hours ago08:03 Amie Wilson
Higgins was given the first chance of the frame when Wilson missed a long red into the bottom right corner.
A break of 56 put him fully in control of the frame. He came out on top in a series of safety shots and was able to secure the frame to draw level.
The score stands at 3-3.
7 hours ago07:42 Amie Wilson
Kyren Wilson was given a chance when Higgins potted the black to foul early, but he could only manage a 16-break after finishing awkwardly on a red.
After a couple of safety shots each, Higgins missed a difficult red into the middle pocket, allowing Wilson to return to the table.
A second break of 96 saw him take the frame.
Wilson leads by three frames to two.
7 hours ago07:30 Amie Wilson
The final is being played over the best of 19 frames.
Therefore, the player first to get 10 frames on the board will be crowned champion and take the huge prize money.
7 hours ago07:25 Amie Wilson
Higgins has the chance to continue an epic run of Snooker's Class of 92.
Higgins, along with Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Williams, have been at the top of the game, all having turned professional 34 years ago.
O'Sullivan won his first ranking title in 1993, and since then, there has not been a year when at least one of the three has not won a ranking tournament.
But that's in danger of ending this year, unless Higgins comes out on top over Kyren Wilson today.
8 hours ago07:19 Amie Wilson
It's all square at the minute with both players taking two frames.
There are five more frames left to play in the session
8 hours ago07:17 Amie Wilson
Hello and welcome to today's snooker blog.
It's an early start, with the match between Higgins and Wilson already underway
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