Welsh Open'11 - Final discussion

[Gerry Armstrong]

Only the very best can perform regardless of circumstances and John has proved tonight that right now, he is absolutely the best of the best.

[gavpowell]

Obviously Mr Higgins has decided the bst way to defend himself against chagres of throwing matches is not to lose any.

[Rane]

Obviously Mr Higgins has decided the bst way to defend himself against chagres of throwing matches is not to lose any.

LOL A fine win indeed. I´m amazed by the way he has handled the tough times away from the table.

[Gerry Armstrong]

If Carlsberg made snooker players, John Higgins would still win!!

[FOXMULDER]

Match fixing scandal, suspension, return, UK title, death of father, Welsh Open title... it's been quite a year for Higgins so far.

All it needs now is World Championship No. 4

[ore]

Match fixing scandal, suspension, return, UK title, death of father, Welsh Open title... it's been quite a year for Higgins so far.

All it needs now is World Championship No. 4

Sounds like he'd need another 'sad' event for this to happen...

[ore]

Worrying times for Maguire. He's certainly feeling it tonight, and Higgins is doing a good job of winning frames that early on Maguire looked like winning. If Higgins wins this twelfth frame it will be hard to see Maguire winning..

In two of the last three frames Maguire has avoided to open the pack, and in the end the result has been the same. John Higgins has won the frame. If he don´t kill off those frames, Higgins will win as he is a better defensive and tactical player.

Yep, after the long break the game looked like 40+ break from Maguire, Higgins takes the frame... and he took them all 4-0 till MSI. And after that he won the final quite easily.

Quite like against Ali yesterday, after the initially tight match turned, Higgins won it not looking back.

Is Higgins winning matches easier now than 1 year ago? He used to have a lot of decider or 1-frame-short-of-decider matches.

[AndrewB]

That's Higgins's 23rd ranking event win, putting him third in the overall list (behind Hendry (36) and Davis (28)).

[FOXMULDER]

Higgins must be favourite for the WC. There's no doubt he's the world's best player right now.

[rivercard]

Great win for Higgins, after winning the first 4 frames this evening one could feel the title was his.

[cally]

Was great to be there tonight to witnees this, loved it...

Well done john, a very special win indeed...:snooker:

[Gargon]

Match report: http://maximumsnooker.com/the_wizard...l_in_wales.htm

Final frame in full: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7Hkn_Zn98s

[missneworleans]

Congratulations John-even when hes not at his best he is very tough to beat!

[gavpowell]

I hope this is the last time they mention JH Sr in the post-match interview to be honest - it's obviously upsetting for him to talk about it and dragging it out for every tournament seems like a cheap trick to get dramatic moments in the post-match.

[spike]

I hope this is the last time they mention JH Sr in the post-match interview to be honest - it's obviously upsetting for him to talk about it and dragging it out for every tournament seems like a cheap trick to get dramatic moments in the post-match.

In all honesty I think it was inevitable that there was going to be some mention of John's father, especially as its been only a matter of days since his passing. I certainly don't think it was a cheap trick!