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Marco Fu makes sublime 147 in deciding frame to stun John Higgins in semi-final thriller at Hong Kong Masters

Marco Fu made a sublime 147 maximum break in the final-frame decider to stun John Higgins and reach the Hong Kong Masters final. The home favourite staged a terrific fightback from 4-2 and 5-4 to send a thrilling match the distance before delighting the partisan crowd with a perfect total clearance to oust the four-time world champion. Ad Fu’s playing time has been limited in recent seasons after having surgery to fix the vision in his left eye – a procedure that left him fearing for his snooker career – and Covid restrictions.

Marco Fu delights Hong Kong Masters crowd with 147 break to beat John Higgins

Marco Fu created one of the greatest moments of his brilliant career as he made a 147 in the deciding frame of a 6-5 win over John Higgins in the semi-final of the Hong Kong Masters.

Hong Kong Masters snooker 2022 LIVE – John Higgins leads Marco Fu semi-final before Ronnie O'Sullivan v Neil Robertson

Fu 1-3 Higgins (0-1) Ad Back out then for the conclusion of this opening semi-final. Fu needs five of a possible seven remaining frames. Tall order, but not impossible.

'I knew I couldn't win' – Mark Williams on why frantic dash to Hong Kong Masters snooker was all about the cash

Mark Williams admits his frantic last-minute scramble to compete at the elite eight-player Hong Kong Masters event on Friday was doomed to failure. The three-time world champion made the 13-hour flight from London on Thursday to face Neil Robertson with UK holder Zhao Xintong forced to withdraw after testing positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday. Ad Despite opening with a 133 break against Masters champion Robertson at the 12,500-capacity Hong Kong Coliseum, Williams came up short as the Australian icon showed his class to emerge a 5-3 winner from a taut quarter-final encounter.

'I knew I couldn't win' – Mark Williams on why frantic dash to Hong Kong Masters snooker was all about the money

Mark Williams admits his frantic last-minute scramble to compete at the elite eight-player Hong Kong Masters event on Friday was doomed to failure. The three-time world champion made the 13-hour flight from London on Thursday to face Neil Robertson with UK holder Zhao Xintong forced to withdraw after testing positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday. Ad Despite opening with a 133 break against Masters champion Robertson at the 12,500-capacity Hong Kong Coliseum, Williams came up short as the Australian icon showed his class to emerge a 5-3 winner from a taut quarter-final encounter.

Hong Kong Masters: John Higgins battles past Judd Trump in thrilling quarter-final to set up Marco Fu clash

John Higgins says his thrilling 5-4 victory over Judd Trump at the Hong Kong Masters had “one of the best atmospheres” he’s ever played in after he won the battle between the former world champions. Higgins was 3-1 up, before Trump won three frames in a row to get within one frame of victory. Ad However, the Wizard of Wishaw came back to win the final two frames in a high-quality match.

Hong Kong Masters snooker 2022 LIVE – Judd Trump faces John Higgins after Mark Selby is stunned by Marco Fu

Selby unhappy with table Ad The four-time world champion lost 5-2 to local icon Marco Fu and was in no mood to defend the standard of the table in the vast arena. Hong Kong MastersHong Kong Masters — Latest scores, results, schedule, order of play2 HOURS AGO “I basically had to try to change my game, which is obviously difficult when you’ve been playing certain shots the same way for 20 years,” said Selby. «Everything I played with a little bit of sidespin, the white ball just went completely all over the place.

Hong Kong Masters snooker 2022 - Latest scores, results, schedule, order of play, Ronnie O'Sullivan returns

The Hong Kong Masters is returning for the first time in five years as Ronnie O’Sullivan returns to the World Snooker Tour once more for some high-profile matches featuring other big names. The tournament, which hasn’t been staged since 2017, is being staged at the Hong Kong Coliseum venue over four days, beginning on Thursday, October 6, with eight players competing for the £100,000 first prize.

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Marco Fu makes sublime 147 in deciding frame to stun John Higgins in semi-final thriller at Hong Kong Masters

Marco Fu delights Hong Kong Masters crowd with 147 break to beat John Higgins

Hong Kong Masters snooker 2022 LIVE – John Higgins leads Marco Fu semi-final before Ronnie O'Sullivan v Neil Robertson

'I knew I couldn't win' – Mark Williams on why frantic dash to Hong Kong Masters snooker was all about the cash

'I knew I couldn't win' – Mark Williams on why frantic dash to Hong Kong Masters snooker was all about the money

Hong Kong Masters: John Higgins battles past Judd Trump in thrilling quarter-final to set up Marco Fu clash

Hong Kong Masters snooker 2022 LIVE – Judd Trump faces John Higgins after Mark Selby is stunned by Marco Fu

Hong Kong Masters snooker 2022 - Latest scores, results, schedule, order of play, Ronnie O'Sullivan returns