1 Mark Allen 6 v 3 Ricky Walden
2 Yan Bingtao2 v 6 John Higgins
Scotland’s four-time World Champion John Higgins came from behind to beat David Gilbert 5-3 and reach the semi-finals of the BetVictor Northern Ireland Open at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast.
Saturday evening will be 31-time ranking event winner Higgins’ 76th appearance in a ranking event semi-final. He will be up against China’s Yan Bingtao in a repeat of this year’s Masters final, where he fell short 10-8 in an epic encounter.
Northern Ireland’s number one Mark Allen battled from 3-0 down to beat defending champion Judd Trump 5-3 and reach the semi-finals. It’s the first time 2018 Masters champion Allen has reached the semi-finals in his home event here in Belfast.
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