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.

Hong Kong MastersO’Sullivan shines in whitewash win over local icon Ng18 HOURS AGO Fu 1-3 Higgins (0-0) An 83 from Higgins as a tough black fails to drop and a 3-1 mid-session lead. He needs three more frames to reach Sunday's final. Fu 1-2 Higgins (0-83) A brilliant cutback on red to centre.

Pops in black and this will be 3-1 to the 31-time ranking event winner. Solid play from Higgins as you come to expect. Fu 1-2 Higgins (0-55) No maximum this time, but Higgins pulls out a glorious recovery pot on blue to maintain his visit to the table.

Still a very decent chance of a second century perhaps and a 3-1 interval lead. Fu 1-2 Higgins (0-40) A fine starter red from Higgins to a centre pocket to get going. Would dearly love to validate his lead with a big contribution here.

Opens the pack of reds with a lovely little split via black and this is an obvious scoring chance for the 1998, 2007, 2009 and 2011 world champion. Fu 1-1 Higgins (47-73) A clinical break of 68 from John and a 2-1 lead in the race to six. One more frame before the mid-session interval.

That frame will irk Marco as he had several chances to pull away. Not to be and he is again playing catch-up. Fu 1-1 Higgins (47-52) Looks a bit ominous for Fu with two reds and colours left to negotiate for Higgins.

Blue off spot, but should not be too difficult to sort out. Fu 1-1 Higgins (47-13) Chances coming and going for Marco in this frame. Has had two decent scoring opportunities, but nothing doing before Higgins picks out a do-or-die red to the green pocket.