Welsh Open 2026 recap - Jack Lisowski produces epic comeback to sink John Higgins and reach final against Barry Hawkins

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Hello and welcome to TNT Sports' live coverage of the Welsh Open on Saturday, February 28 from Venue Cymru, as 2018 runner-up Barry Hawkins prepares to play Wu Yize after knocking out Neil Robertson 5-3 on Friday. Later in the evening, five-time winner John Higgins will take to the baize against Jack Lisowski as they look to make it to the final in Llandudno.

'Spellbinding snooker' - Lisowski picks off rapid century

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LISOWSKI PRODUCES COMEBACK TO REACH FINAL AND WIN £150,000

Jack Lisowski played the match of a lifetime to stun five-time Welsh Open winner John Higgins 6-5 and claim the £150,000 Home Nations Series bonus.

Higgins started out the stronger of the two with some stellar long pots to make it 3-1 going into the interval.

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But Lisowski came back transformed to take three unanswered frames, capping off the last with a century of 138.

He was braver with his potting options, and had clearly settled into the match as he pulled into the lead for the first time.

Despite Higgins rallying to force a deciding frame, Lisowski’s quality and confidence shone to seal a fairytale win.

With this victory, he surpasses Mark Allen for prize money across the Home Nations to win the mammoth BetVictor bonus.

On Sunday, Lisowski moves on to the final to face Barry Hawkins, who beat Wu Yize 6-4 earlier this afternoon.

HIGGINS 5-6 LISOWSKI

Lisowski has £150,000 on the line and he's earned every penny of it with this fantastic comeback performance. He pots another brilliant red and gives the crowd a loud 'come on!'

Such wonderful play today and he is through to the final!

HIGGINS 5-5 LISOWSKI (0-31)

Lisowski is taking bold shots and making them look simple. He splits the pack, picks out another brave option into the middle and delivers it dead centre.

HIGGINS 5-5 LISOWSKI (0-4)

Lisowski tries to pot a red into the green corner, but now he's left a long red. Higgins misses it and now Lisowski pots a red into the left middle.

HIGGINS 5-5 LISOWSKI

HIggins pots another red and the brown, and we have a decider on our hands!

HIGGINS 4-5 LISOWSKI (66-1)

Four reds left, Higgins chooses to play a safety as Lisowski will now need two snookers.

HIGGINS 4-5 LISOWSKI (59-1)

No more mistakes from Higgins so far. He might start having more trouble now as he's on the wrong side of the pink for a cannon, and the reds are not as loose as he'd like.

HIGGINS 4-5 LISOWSKI (18-1)

Oh dear! Higgins grimaces as he misses the blue while angling for the cannon. But Lisowski only manages one before he misses himself, and Higgins has a second chance. The pressure is on for both.

HIGGINS 4-5 LISOWSKI (16-0)

Higgins pots first, and his long shots have been brilliant so far. He already has five Welsh Open titles, could we see a sixth this weekend?

THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM

A look back on Lisowski's sparkling century to cap off three answered frames.

'Spellbinding snooker' - Lisowski picks off rapid century

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HIGGINS 4-5 LISOWSKI

Well it seems like Lisowski will see this one out as he pots the red on his next visit. He doesn't make the clearance, but that's all he needs to go one away from reaching the final!

HIGGINS 4-4 LISOWSKI (21-58)

Lisowski is intent on punishing Higgins' mistakem, building up a solid lead despite the black out of commission. He pots the penultimate red, and ends up below the pink without an easy colour. But he takes it up into the green pocket and sinks it there to applause.

He misses on the last red, and Higgins will need a snooker.

HIGGINS 4-4 LISOWSKI (21-6)

Only 21 for Higgins after a missed blue to the green corner, and the fluke doesn't go in either. Lisowski is immediately in with a red, and pots the brown after ending up at the baulk line.

HIGGINS 4-4 LISOWSKI (13-0)

What a shame! Lisowski makes a great pot to the middle but rolls the white along into the yellow corner to foul. Higgins has only missed one from distance today and he keeps it at one. Lovely work.

HIGGINS 4-4 LISOWSKI (0-0)

Lisowski breaks for the ninth frame.

HIGGINS 4-4 LISOWSKI

No century to match Lisowski, but Higgins draws level with a fantastic visit to the table.

HIGGINS 3-4 LISOWSKI (67-0)

Higgins goes for a tricky shot on a red, and gets the angle just right to bring the cue ball back up for the blue. It's Lisowski's turn to get comfortable in his chair, one more black to secure the frame with two snookers, and it's in.

HIGGINS 3-4 LISOWSKI (14-0)

Higgins gets his first pot in half an hour, and sinks a couple more difficult ones. He plays the blue, and gets a big ricochet from the cue ball to split the pack beautifully.

A SHOT FROM THE BRINK

Watch the unbelievable long red that kicked off Lisowski's second perfect frame.

'What a pot' - Lisowski sinks red from jaws of pocket

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HIGGINS 3-4 LISOWSKI

What a turnaround! Three unanswered frames see Lisowski pull ahead for the first time in this match.

HIGGINS 3-3 LISOWSKI (0-104)

Third time's the charm and Lisowski finally gets his century! He's found his groove and his potting is textbook.

HIGGINS 3-3 LISOWSKI (0-44)

Lovely stuff from Lisowski, he pots a red up to the left middle then rolls the white down within a gap in the pack to reach the black. He's picking up some really great shots right now and his positioning looks completely different from his struggles before the interval.

HIGGINS 3-3 LISOWSKI (0-8)

It's an opening disaster for Higgins, an error sees the red land right between the cue ball and the pocket for Lisowski to scoop up.

HIGGINS 3-3 LISOWSKI

Lisowski makes it all level with a second big visit! Not a century either, but this is much more encouraging stuff from the Northern Ireland Open winner.

HIGGINS 3-2 LISOWSKI (0-49)

Lisowski's ability to switch hands is paying off handsomely right now. He gets an excellent cannon into the remainder of the pack and he stays right on line for the black.

HIGGINS 3-2 LISOWSKI (0-12)

Lisowski spots and plays a phenomenal long red up the table. Can he get another big break?

HIGGINS 3-2 LISOWSKI (0-0)

Still safeties for now, but they've worked the pack open. Higgins nearly rolls in the white again, but it just stays in the mouth of the pocket to limit Lisowski.

HIGGINS 3-2 LISOWSKI

The interval has done Lisowski a world of good, what a shame he was five short of a century but it was a fantastic visit. He narrows the gap!

HIGGINS 3-1 LISOWSKI (0-48)

Lisowski blows the pack wide open, and it's looking good. He's got an awkward shot, cueing on the cushion and over a red, but he makes it brilliantly.

HIGGINS 3-1 LISOWSKI (0-5)

Lovely long pot from Lisowski! He hasn't managed a break over 30 yet, has the break given him some new inspiration?

HIGGINS 3-1 LISOWSKI (0-0)

And we're back after the interval! Lisowski breaks.

HIGGINS 3-1 LISOWSKI

Higgins looks poised to steal this frame, he needs both the pink and black. It's looking good for the shot on the black, and it's solid to bring Higgins to a two-frame lead. We head into the interval now.

HIGGINS 2-1 LISOWSKI (32-45)

The two trade some nice safeties, but then Higgins plays a fantastic shot, curling the cue ball around the blue, potting the red, and brings the pink back into play from the left cushion.

HIGGINS 2-1 LISOWSKI (31-45)

One last red on the table, and Lisowski has snookered himself. His positioning has been inconsistent and now he's dug himself a hole.

He takes the shot hard, and somehow ends up snookering Higgins with the brown!

HIGGINS 2-1 LISOWSKI (31-38)

Higgins offers a gift of his own as he gets distracted by where his cue ball needed to go. Lisowski pulls back into the lead.

HIGGINS 2-1 LISOWSKI (26-29)

Another safety error from Lisowski sees Higgins pot again. He can't afford to keep making these mistakes when Higgins' pot success is so high.

HIGGINS 2-1 LISOWSKI (1-29)

Lisowski gets out of position and decides to play the safety. Higgins pots a lovely long red but then falls short on the black.

HIGGINS 2-1 LISOWSKI (0-1)

Higgins breaks for the fourth arame, and Lisowski pots straight from that.

HIGGINS 2-1 LISOWSKI

No century for Higgins but he made Lisowski pay for that error. He's back in the lead!

HIGGINS 1-1 LISOWSKI (64-0)

Higgins is keeping Lisowski in his chair so far after that mistake. It's looking good for the Scot as the reds are loose.

HIGGINS 1-1 LISOWSKI (27-0)

Higgins breaks the pack open but he gets unlucky and ends up without a great option. Lisowski's next shot goes all wrong as well, and Higgins sinks the long red.

HIGGINS 1-1 LISOWSKI (13-0)

Higgins starts the scoring again, can he make this a big visit? The pack are still quite tight this early on.

UNLUCKY LINE

This early mistake from Lisowski in the second frame didn't put him off from winning it with a few hard-earned visits.

'He overcut it' - Lisowski pots red but sees white drop in as well

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HIGGINS 1-1 LISOWSKI

There's a very thin angle on the blue, but Lisowski manages it! He makes it all level in the second frame.

HIGGINS 1-0 LISOWSKI (39-55)

Higgins plays a great safety to put the blue on the bottom cushion.

HIGGINS 1-0 LISOWSKI (35-55)

The black goes in smoothly, but the yellow is completely wide. Higgins could steal this, Lisowski will hope he struggles with the pink and blue out wide on the cushions.

HIGGINS 1-0 LISOWSKI (30-48)

Higgins puts the cue ball on the cushion, but Lisowki sinks a lovely long red to start scoring again. He needs black and then yellow.

HIGGINS 1-0 LISOWSKI (30-44)

Lisowski plays a very nice safety and Higgins leaves him a chance. He pots the red and then goes back to a safety.

HIGGINS 1-0 LISOWSKI (25-43)

Higgins pots, what can he do with the current arrangement? There's one red below the black, the rest are on the left cushion.

HIGGINS 1-0 LISOWSKI (18-43)

It's becoming a rather awkward table, things are migrating towards the left.

HIGGINS 1-0 LISOWSKI (18-43)

Tidy work from Lisowski now, still a little shaky on position it's but better than his other visit. He takes 17, useful but only if he gets to return.

HIGGINS 1-0 LISOWSKI (18-26)

Lisowski gets an awful shot but is lucky to avoid leaving anything easy. Higgins has a tricky rest shot that gets kept out by the jaws.

HIGGINS 1-0 LISOWSKI (5-26)

Unfortunately, it's only 26 for Lisowski. He gets out of position, and doesn't manage to recover. Higgins back with a scoring visit.

HIGGINS 1-0 LISOWSKI (4-6)

Higgins now miscues, hitting the pink and leaving the door open for Lisowski - he pots.

HIGGINS 1-0 LISOWSKI (4-0)

What a shame, Lisowski pots into the right middle but the cue ball is just at the perfect angle to roll straight along into the right corner pocket.

HIGGINS 1-0 LISOWSKI

Higgins takes the first frame, helped along by his opening break of 41.

HIGGINS 0-0 LISOWSKI (72-0)

LIsowski just hasn't been able to find a way into this match. Higgins has been consistent and this frame is all but his.

HIGGINS 0-0 LISOWSKI (50-0)

Lisowski plays a safety, then Higgins manages to pot one. It's not quite a snooker on Lisowski but it's difficult enough that he misses.

HIGGINS 0-0 LISOWSKI (48-4)

Lisowski tries a long red but it's off by a way. Higgins finds his way in, and now he sinks a difficult line on the pink to keep the break alive.

What a disaster! The red drops in - after the cue ball.

HIGGINS 0-0 LISOWSKI (41-0)

Higgins goes for the pack as he's out of options, but he doesn't pot the blue in the meantime! He avoids leaving Lisowski an opportunity on a dangerous table.

HIGGINS 0-0 LISOWSKI (27-0)

Higgins fails to open up the black and he now has to play for the blue. Nicely done and the five-time title holder will keep pushing forward.

HIGGINS 0-0 LISOWSKI (6-0)

Higgins lines up a long red, and sinks it beautifully.

HIGGINS 0-0 LISOWSKI (0-0)

Lisowski breaks.

HERE WE GO

The players are out and ready.

Higgins v Lisowski in second semi-final

Welcome to the evening session in Llandudno, with John Higgins and Jack Lisowski meeting for the right to face Barry Hawkins in the Welsh Open final.

Plenty to play for in its own right, but Lisowski also knows victory would secure him the £150,000 BetVictor Home Nations Series bonus.

HAWKINS FENDS OFF WU COMEBACK TO ADVANCE TO FINAL

Barry Hawkins was elated to move into his second Welsh Open final after a rollercoaster of a match against Wu Yize.

It was a brilliant start from Hawkins, who showed consistency against Wu’s mistakes to go 4-1 ahead in a flash.

But from the fifth frame, on the back of a Hawkins miscue, Wu seemed to settle into the match. He found form to take the next three in stellar fashion, making his 52nd century of the season in the eighth.

The ninth frame started with a stalemate after Wu left the black in the jaws of the left corner, prompting both to play safety after safety until a re-rack was called.

It seemed like Wu was going to power his way to a fourth consecutive frame, but a big miss on the black saw Hawkins come back to steal.

Wu looked shaken by that mistake, and his performance in the final frame was error-ridden to allow Hawkins to take the match and celebrate with a fist pump.

'You don't often see that from him' - Hawkins celebrates victory over Wu

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Hawkins faces the winner between John Higgins and Jack Lisowski, which will be decided later on Saturday evening - live on TNT Sports and discovery+, along with text commentary right here from 18:45 UK time.

COMING IN CLUTCH

Watch the big steal in frame nine that put Hawkins one frame away from the Welsh Open final.

'A great steal' - Hawkins stops rot by pinching ninth frame

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WU 4-6 HAWKINS

Wu misses another red, and he walks over for the handshake. Hawkins is through to the final after a hard-fought match, and he raises his fist to the crowd in delight!

WU 4-5 HAWKINS (4-61)

Hawkins pots a red and the yellow, but then misses! Wu needs two snookers.

WU 4-5 HAWKINS (4-58)

Hawkins has snookered Wu, who can't afford to foul. They each miss a shot, but haven't seemed to leave anything on.

WU 4-5 HAWKINS (4-57)

Hawkins picks out a lovely shot to get back into scoring position. One of his reds looked like a near miss, and he's low on his shot on the black. He pots it anyway, but somehow he seems to be in trouble.

Hawkins has a very difficult angle on a red to the left corner pocket, and he nails it! But he's not on for a colour and goes for a safety to end.

There are still enough points on the table for Wu.

WU 4-5 HAWKINS (4-32)

Hawkins pots a sensational red! But oh what a shame, he misjudges his next red and his cue ball rolls into the yellow corner.

WU 4-5 HAWKINS (0-24)

Hawkins pulls his lead to 24, but his effort to split the pack has gone awry, and he plays the safety.

WU 4-5 HAWKINS (0-6)

Wu misses the long red, and Hawkins makes the first pot of this frame.

WU 4-5 HAWKINS

It's a fantastic clearance from Hawkins to put himself back in front!

WU 4-4 HAWKINS (59-42)

Wu needs two to secure the frame, Hawkins needs everything. The Englishman pots the yellow, then the green, and he looks in decent position to steal this frame.

WU 4-4 HAWKINS (59-37)

Hawkins was playing very well positionally, but then he makes an error on the last red. It still drops into the pocket, but his cue ball is not where he needs it to be and he plays for the safety.

WU 4-4 HAWKINS (59-8)

Wu overcuts a black and now Hawkins will fight for this frame.

WU 4-4 HAWKINS (52-0)

Any hope that Hawkins had of Wu losing his momentum with the rerack seems to have evaporated. Wu plays another great cannon to split the pack and extend his run.

WU 4-4 HAWKINS (9-0)

What a brilliant shot, Wu nails another long red and gets himself into position for the black off Hawkins' safety.

WU 4-4 HAWKINS (0-0)

Here we go again.

WU 4-4 HAWKINS (9-0)

It's a close shave for Hawkins, he nearly rolls the blue in and Wu now has a shot. He misses that long red, and finally the players call for a rerack!

WU 4-4 HAWKINS (9-0)

Does Hawkins have a shot? He takes the long pot - and misses! The stalemate continues.

WU 4-4 HAWKINS (9-0)

It's been ten minutes since the last pot, and everything is travelling off to the sides now. The brown and blue are now up at the yellow corner, and the right side of the table is empty.

WU 4-4 HAWKINS (9-0)

Both players are showing off some great safeties, the black is blocking off the left corner pocket and it seems like all the reds are migrating there.

WU 4-4 HAWKINS (9-0)

Hawkins levels up a long red, and it's a mile off! He's not potted since the seventh frame, and he's left Wu on. Wu jumps on the opportunity, but gets distracted by a cannon and leaves the black in the mouth of the left corner pocket.

BACK IN SHAPE

It seems Wu's form is back, and this long pot from the sixth frame was one of the highlights.

'That is a brilliant shot' - Wu nails superb long red

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WU 4-4 HAWKINS

Wu pots another great plant to keep his century hopes alive, and with a black he makes his 52nd ton of this season. He moves on to the clearance, sinks a very difficult shot on the brown to pull applause from the crowd, then bobbles the blue. They draw level!

WU 3-4 HAWKINS (61-0)

Wu sees a plant in the pack up to the left middle, and he will take it instead of splitting the reds. It's bold and it's good, and now he is rewarded for his efforts with an open pack.

WU 3-4 HAWKINS (29-0)

Wu pots again, and Hawkins now is the one needing an error from his opponent. He's making up for his previous errors now and it seems the interval has done him some good.

WU 3-4 HAWKINS

What a result! Wu plays into the pack, they scatter, and the red drops in. Wu rolls the white in on his next red but he's already secured the frame, and he's brought the deficit down to one.

WU 2-4 HAWKINS (67-0)

It seems like Wu has finally settled in, he's still got some work to do to split the remainder of the pack. It doesn't appear that it's worked out for him though, will he try a very difficult plant or play for the safety?

WU 2-4 HAWKINS (7-0)

Wu scores first, he needs this blue to go in and he plays it well. Is this the turning point?

FANTASTIC ACCURACY

Hawkins' consistency has shone here between him and Wu, have a look at this great shot in the fifth frame.

Snooker - Welsh Open - Semi final - Yize Wu v Hawkins - Clip - Hawkins red pot in frame 5

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WU 2-4 HAWKINS

It's a frame-winning visit from Wu this time round to give the youngster some relief. The match is still very much in Hawkins' favour, but Wu has come alive in this last frame.

WU 1-4 HAWKINS (55-12)

Wu nails a very thin pot on a red to the green corner, and it's looking much better now. Hawkins has undoubtedly been dominant and the more consistent of the two, but Wu has made some excellent recoveries to put himself back in with a chance.

WU 1-4 HAWKINS (25-12)

Hawkins miscues! He tries to go low on the cue ball, but he chips it instead and the Englishman is having a look at his cue in his chair.

Wu really needs this to go his way, he's only made one break above 30 points so far. He's on a bad line on the black, he'll try for it and it's good! Now he has to see if there's a red open, the white is right under the pack and it'll be narrow. But it's nicely done and exactly what Wu needs to boost his confidence.

WU 1-4 HAWKINS (1-1)

Wu pots one red, but misses on the yellow. He did come back from four behind yesterday against Jiang Jun, but he has to hope that Hawkins makes errors.

WU 1-4 HAWKINS

Hawkins leads by three! Two more to reach the final.

WU 1-3 HAWKINS (0-70)

A few more needed to make it four for Hawkins, and he isn't letting up. He's looking better and better and Wu will start to be in real trouble now. Efficient work from the Englishman.

WU 1-3 HAWKINS (0-9)

Hawkins rolls the cue ball to the cushion for his next shot on the red, he makes the difficult shot but with the black covered, he plays a safety.

WU 1-3 HAWKINS (0-1)

And we're back! Wu's typical long pot form has been nowhere to be seen, will it show itself after the break?

JUST A SMALL WOBBLE

Hawkins rolls in the cue ball but it didn't matter as he holds firm in the third frame to retake the lead.

'It's all happening there' - Hawkins sees red wriggle in two jaws and white drop in middle

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WU 1-3 HAWKINS

Interesting, Wu comes out his chair! Hawkins makes his first half-ton, then misses a straightforward shot; Wu needs two snookers and will try to gain that.

But a miss on the black sees him concede and we stop for the interval with Hawkins in the lead by two!

WU 1-2 HAWKINS (0-36)

Tricky shot for Hawkins now, he needs to find a thin angle on the black from underneath - and it's textbook. He makes a lovely shot past the blue to roll a red smoothly into the left middle after that.

WU 1-2 HAWKINS (0-15)

Wu misses another long pot, while Hawkins sinks a red easily. There's still plenty of time but we've only glimpsed confidence from Wu once in the second frame, and that came off a mistake by Hawkins.

WU 1-2 HAWKINS

Hawkins doesn't get the clearance, but he's back in front! A string of solid shots has him take this third frame with confidence.

WU 1-1 HAWKINS (18-43)

Wu is looking better on the table than he was in the first frame. He just catches a red, and now has a difficult shot to play on the black into the yellow corner. He puts too much pace on it and the black stays out after rattling around in the jaws.

Hawkins immediately steps up to pot.

WU 1-1 HAWKINS (4-42)

Hawkins is determined not to let this frame slip out of his hands, but now he's in an awkward spot. He has to cue over a red along the bottom cushion, and now he doesn't have a pottable colour. There's plenty still left on the table for Wu.

WU 1-1 HAWKINS (4-1)

The two are locked in safeties, playing the cue ball back up to baulk. Hawkins gets the first opening, a long red down to the left corner pocket, and it's in!

WU 1-1 HAWKINS (4-0)

Hawkins rolls the cue ball in again. Wu decides to play a safety.

WU 1-1 HAWKINS

The pink teeters on the edge before dropping into the pocket, Wu misses on the black but he doesn't need it to take the second frame!

WU 0-1 HAWKINS (57-53)

Two reds left on the table. Wu goes for the trickier one, a rest shot close to the right cushion, and it's in! He ties it up, sinks the brown and now he's on for the clearance.

WU 0-1 HAWKINS (20-53)

Oh and Hawkins rolls in the white! Wu lines up the long red, and it clunks solidly into the pocket. The table looks good for him to steal the frame if he can keep the cue ball in the right places.

WU 0-1 HAWKINS (0-53)

Hawkins looks much more settled than Wu on the table. It's still very early in this match, and Hawkins has just had to end his visit after the respot black blocked off his red.

WU 0-1 HAWKINS (0-14)

Only 13 and we are back in a safety battle. There's a long red open for Wu into the left corner pocket, but he misses! It rolls over to the opposite pocket, and Hawkins easily picks it up there.

WU 0-1 HAWKINS (0-7)

Hawkins is the first to pot again. How far can he take this visit?

WU 0-1 HAWKINS

Hawkins pots again, and this time he forces Wu to concede. Hawkins takes the opening frame!

WU 0-0 HAWKINS (19-64)

Ah what a shame, Wu finds himself in a bind as the cue ball comes to rest directly underneath the black. He needed a colour and he won't get it.

Wu will need a snooker now, but it hasn't seemed to deter him as he pots another fantastic long red on his next visit.

WU 0-0 HAWKINS (4-64)

Lovely safeties from Wu, he rests the cue ball right against the top cushion. Hawkins' response isn't quite as good, and Wu knocks in a long red dead centre of the pocket. He has to get on the high colours if he wants to steal this frame.

WU 0-0 HAWKINS (0-64)

Wu misses a shot into the left middle, and Hawkins gets the chance to pot again. But he looks frustrated as he finds himself with nothing again, and has to resort to a safety.

WU 0-0 HAWKINS (0-59)

Hawkins makes a small error, he chooses to cannon the cue ball into the pack but it just doesn't go his way. He plays a safety instead.

WU 0-0 HAWKINS (0-47)

Wu leaves a red on along the bottom cushion and Hawkins takes it. He's racking up a good lead with the black now, and he's got lovely positioning to pick off the pack.

WU 0-0 HAWKINS (0-22)

He picks off the few reds near the black, but then ends up out of position and plays a safety to end.

WU 0-0 HAWKINS (0-6)

What a start, Hawkins immediately lines up a long red, and it goes straight into the left corner pocket.

WU 0-0 HAWKINS (0-0)

Wu breaks for the opening frame, it's best of 11 today.

HERE WE GO

Out come the players!

AFTERNOON ALL

It is semi-finals day of the Welsh Open in Llandudno, and to start us off, Barry Hawkins will play Wu Yize in the afternoon session. Hawkins' best Welsh Open result here was runner-up in 2018, while recent breakout star Wu Yize is currently on his best run this year.

Hawkins beat Neil Robertson 5-3 on Friday, while Wu Yize narrowly edged out compatriot Jiang Jun with a big comeback.

Later on this evening, John Higgins takes on Jack Lisowski at 7PM, and you can catch both matches live on TNT Sports or discovery+.

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