John Higgins defeats Mark Selby to win Tour Championship; The 2025 World Snooker Championship runs from Saturday, April 19 to Monday, Could 5. Kyren Wilson would be the defending champion, having defeated Jak Jones within the 2024 remaining
Final Up to date: 07/04/25 8:04am
John Higgins beat Mark Selby within the Tour Championship remaining
John Higgins gained 5 frames in a row to beat Mark Selby 10-8 within the Tour Championship remaining for what he described as one of the best win of his lengthy profession.
Selby had earlier gained seven frames in succession to maneuver inside two of victory, however Higgins dug in and restricted his opponent to simply 18 factors within the remaining 5 frames.
“It is my best ever win,” stated Higgins, who ended a four-year anticipate a rating title ultimately month’s World Open in China.
- 41 – Ronnie O’Sullivan
- 36 – Stephen Hendry
- 33 – John Higgins
- 30 – Judd Trump
- 28 – Steve Davis
- 26 – Mark Williams
- 25 – Neil Robertson
- 24 – Mark Selby
- 15 – Ding Junhui
- 12 – Shaun Murphy
- 11 – Mark Allen
- 10 – Jimmy White, Kyren Wilson
“I was playing an unbelievable champion and he was looking like he was not going to miss, he was tying me up in knots. To do that against Mark gives me incredible belief that I can still mix it with the best players.”
The battle between a pair of four-time world champions had seen them break up the opening two frames – Selby making a break of 135 within the second.
Higgins hit two breaks of 102 and one other of 94 as he seized management within the afternoon session, main 5-1 earlier than Selby hit again with breaks of 112 and 136 to complete the session.
He continued the momentum into the night, a break of 119 within the thirteenth body taking him 8-5 forward.
However Higgins responded with a 110 break within the subsequent and fought his option to parity earlier than clinching victory with breaks of 84 and 132.
The eighth and remaining century of the match equalled the report for a best-of-19 body remaining.
Snooker rating event winners 2024/25
- Championship League: Ali Carter
- Xi’an Grand Prix: Kyren Wilson
- Saudi Arabia Masters: Judd Trump
- English Open: Neil Robertson
- British Open: Mark Selby
- Wuhan Open: Xiao Guodong
- Northern Eire Open: Kyren Wilson
- Worldwide Championship: Ding Junhui
- UK Championship: Judd Trump
- Shoot Out: Tom Ford
- Scottish Open: Lei Peifan
- German Masters: Kyren Wilson
- Welsh Open: Mark Selby
- World Open: John Higgins
- World Grand Prix: Neil Robertson
- Gamers Championship: Kyren Wilson
- Tour Championship – John Higgins
- World Championship – takes place April 19 to Could 5
Winners of non-ranking occasions
- Shanghai Masters: Judd Trump
- Champion of Champions: Mark Williams
- Riyadh Season Championship: Mark Allen
- The Masters: Shaun Murphy
- Championship League Invitational: Mark Selby
