Steve Davies beats defending champion John Higgins

[Ian_W]

Veteran Steve Davis held his nerve to oust defending champion John Higgins in one of the greatest shocks ever seen at the World Snooker Championship.

 

The six-time champion started the day 9-7 up but Higgins levelled at 9-9, aided by his 100th Crucible century.

 

But the Scot missed blues in each of the next two frames to enable Davis, 52, to restore his two-frame advantage.

 

Breaks of 59 and 56 saw Higgins draw level again but Davis won the next two frames to clinch a famous 13-11 win.

 

Coming 25 years after his defeat by Dennis Taylor in the sport's most famous final, and 21 years since the last of his six world crowns, Davis's victory is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, shocks in the 33 years the Crucible has hosted snooker's showpiece event.

 

 

[Hookey]

Makes you wonder if Higgins knew the sh1t was about to hit the fan!!!!

[Ian_W]

maybe - I am sure he did not throw the match though.

 

But it may well have been on his mind.

[Lil' Red Neck]

John Higgins couldn't have thrown those matches. He earns more from endourcements than what he would have been paid for throwing those matches. it would have been to big a risk and a waste of a great career. He was in a tight situation and said what he thought necessary to get out of it.

[Arron_M]

I am so glad steve davis won, I do not like Higgins that much