John Higgins defeats Mark Selby to win the championship tour; World Championship in the World Championship 2025 from Saturday 19th April to Monday 5th May. Kyren Wilson will be a defending champion who defeated as Jones in the final of 2024
Last update: 07/04/25 8:04
John Higgins beat Mark Selby in the final of the Tour Championship
John Higgins won five films in a row to defeat Mark Selby 10-8 in the final of the tour championship for what he described as the best victory of his long career.
Selby had previously won seven pictures in a row to move into two victories, but Higgins rushed and limited his opponent to only 18 points in the last five films.
“It’s my best victory,” said Higgins, who ended four years of waiting for the title on the World Open ranking in China.
- 41 – Ronnie O’Sullivan
- 36 – Stephen Hendry
- 33 – John Higgins
- 30 – Judd Trump
- 28 – Steve Davis
- 26 – Mark Williams
- 25 – Neil Robertson
- 24 – Mark Selby
- 15 – ding junhui
- 12 – Shaun Murphy
- 11 – Mark Allen
- 10 – Jimmy White, Kyren Wilson
“I played an incredible champion and looked as if he didn’t miss, tied me to the knots. To do it against Mark, gives me an incredible belief that I can still mix it with the best players.”
The battle between a pair of four times the world champions saw how they divided two images – Selby in the second break 135.
Higgins hit two breaks 102 and another of the 94, when he was caught in the afternoon session, led 5-1 before Selby hit the breaks 112 and 136 to complete the session.
He continued his dynamics to the evening, break 119 at the 13th film that took him 8-5 ahead.
But Higgins responded 110 by breaking the next time and made it to Parity before winning victories with breaks of 84 and 132.
The eighth and last century of the match was equal to the record for the final with the best of 19.
Snooker Tournament Winners 2024/25
- Championship League: Ali Carter
- Xi’an Grand Prix: Kyren Wilson
- Saudi Arabia Masters: Judd Trump
- Open English: Neil Robertson
- British Open: Mark Selby
- Wuhan Open: Xiao Guodong
- Open Northern Ireland: Kyren Wilson
- International Championship: Ding junhui
- Championship in the UK: Judd Trump
- Shoot: Tom Ford
- Scottish Open: Lei Peifan
- German masters: Kyren Wilson
- Welsh open: Mark Selby
- World Open: John Higgins
- World Grand Prix: Neil Robertson
- Player Championship: Kyren Wilson
- Championship – John Higgins
- World Championship – takes place on April 19 – May 5
The winners of non -building events
- Shanghai Masters: Judd Trump
- Champion champion: Mark Williams
- Riyadh Season Championship: Mark Allen
- Masters: Shaun Murphy
- Invitational Championship League: Mark Selby
