Higgins ends O’Sullivan’s bid for eighth world snooker title in final-frame thriller
Scot wins 13-12 at the Crucible after dramatic clash
Victory books Higgins’ place in the quarter-finals
Ronnie O’Sullivan’s bid for a record-breaking eighth Crucible title was shattered in Sheffield as John Higgins capped a remarkable comeback with a 13-12 win to move into the World Snooker Championship quarter-finals.
O’Sullivan twice led by five frames but lost six frames on the bounce across the final two sessions, and Higgins fired three centuries on Monday before holding his nerve to get over the line in the decider and seal one of his most famous wins.
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