Mark Selby advances to Champion of Champions semi-finals

Mark Selby booked his place in the Cazoo Champion of Champions semi-finals with a 6-4 victory over John Higgins in Bolton.

The pair traded frames throughout their group final, with Selby - who took the first frame with a 140 clearance - taking a 5-4 lead with a break of 105.

Higgins then opened the 10th frame with a break of 45 but a miss let Selby back to the table and he made 81 to advance.

Earlier in group play, Selby beat Lee Walker 4-0 while Higgins saw off Hossein Vafaei 4-2.