John Higgins admits he is frustrated with his performance in the evening session of the British Open final. The 49-year-old was beaten 10-5 by Mark Selby in the final, with the eventual victor pulling clear late on after a tight afternoon session saw the eight frames split 5-3 in the Jester from Leicester's favour.

It all comes down to this! The best of 19 frames to decide the 2024 British Open champion with John Higgins and Mark Selby locking horns for a shot at glory. The Hurricane is gunning for his fifth title while Selby is eyeing his first, and looking to go one better than his loss to Mark Williams in last year's final.

John Higgins thrashed Oli Lines 6-0 to reach the final of the British Open, where he'll seek to become the oldest winner of a ranking event since the late Ray Reardon in 1982.

Selby overcame Mark Allen 6-3 in a tight semi-final clash to book his spot in the final for the second consecutive year. The world No. 5 was beaten by Mark Williams in the 2023 final but heads into this afternoon's event in good form and will be hopeful that he can land the title for the first time in his career.

Hello and welcome to Eurosport's live coverage of the British Open semi-finals. First up John Higgins will take on Oliver Lines before Mark Selby v Mark Allen.

THE British Open Snooker has headed into the final day with two of the sport’s biggest stars eyeing the £100,000 jackpot. John Higgins will be looking to tie for the record of British Open

John Higgins booked his place in the final of the British Open with a 6-0 triumph over Oliver Lines. Higgins fell out of the world's top 16 after 29 years in the elite bracket on Monday, but has bounced back in superb style and is one win away from a fifth British Open crown after proving much too good for Lines in Cheltenham.