Mark Selby claims his first British Open title by beating fellow four-time world champion John Higgins in Sunday's final.

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.

Mark Selby will face fellow four-time world champion John Higgins in the final of the British Open on Sunday. World number five Selby overcame Northern Ireland's Mark Allen 6-3 in a hard-fought semi-final in Cheltenham on Saturday.

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.

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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