After an incredible day of cue-crossings we’re lastly in possession of the gamers’ identify that may grace us with their snooker expertise within the 2017 Betfred World Snooker Championship last: Mark Selby and John Higgins.

Mark Selby and Ding Junhui met in a re-match of final yr’s World Snooker Championship last, the historical past repeating itself and naming Selby as winner. The Jester beat Ding 17-15.

The lads got here into their final session on a tie (12-12), however Selby hit the primary blow and gained two frames in a row because of strong contributions of 74 and 96.

Ding responded shortly by taking the subsequent body, however ended up shedding the one simply earlier than the mid-session interval after a tactical battle on the colors that noticed Selby win it with only a high run of 41 for a 15-13 lead.

At returning into the world Selby made essentially the most of a fairly scrappy twenty ninth body, solely to see Ding combating again and profitable the subsequent one on the black to which he added a 73 break to path 16-15.

However Ding’s kind from the final three classes was no-where close to, whereas Selby’s will to win and defend his world title have been serving to him craft a break of 72 to finish the match with a classical roar of “Come on!” and e book his place within the last.

John Higgins and Barry Hawkins disputed their final two classes at the moment, the Scotsman holding his benefit from 10-6 up.

Even supposing “The Hawk” was the one to win the primary body, Higgins gained at least seven frames in a row!

He restored the four-frame benefit by profitable body 18 with only a run of 42 factors, to which he added a body gained on the pink, one on the black and breaks of 48, 45 and 90 to go 16-7 in entrance.

Another body was to be performed that session, however Hawkins managed to delay the suspense and took it in grand model with a run of 58.

However when the gamers returned for his or her final session, Higgins put collectively an important 120 break to shut the deal at 17-8.

So, right here we’re: the GRAND FINAL that includes the names of Mark Selby and John Higgins.

As everyone knows it, Selby is a two-time world champion and holds the present world title, whereas Higgins is a four-time world champion with an incredible historical past on the Crucible and past that.

If each gamers will come up in nice kind and show that stunning snooker that each of them are able to, then we’re on for such a deal with within the subsequent two days!

Cue the motion!

Sunday’s match schedule:

2pm
Mark Selby v John Higgins

7pm
Mark Selby v John Higgins

* all hours are UK time

Images credit score: World Snooker