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Selby hit five centuries in the high-quality quarter-final but still found himself heading home as Higgins came back from 11-10 and 12-11 down to force a nail-biting final frame decider for a place in the semi-finals.Īnd what a final frame it was! With two re-racks just adding even more to the tension before Higgins eventually came out on top in a win he described at the time as his best ever. Two fans fainted in the crowd as Higgins beat Jamie Cope 13-12 in the previous round, and Higgins again frayed the nerves of his followers as he came from behind again to beat Selby by the same scoreline. World champion John Higgins won two thrilling final-frame deciders on his way to lifting the trophy at the Crucible and the second of them, a monumental duel with Mark Selby, was an absolute classic. The tough Premier League on Sky Sports saw Higgins go unbeaten through the league stages to top the table, but he came unstuck in the semi-finals as he was beaten by eventual champion Murphy, who will run Higgins close throughout the season if he maintains his own fine form. Higgins also made the China Open final just before the Crucible, while his consistency saw him make the semi-finals of the Masters, Grand Prix and Shanghai Masters as he made himself the toughest draw on the circuit in 2009. Shaun Murphy has also been ultra-consistent and Ronnie O'Sullivan remains a constant danger, but Scotsman Higgins is the ultimate match-player and proved his toughness during his Crucible run as he twice won thrilling final-frame deciders en route to his final win over Murphy. World champion John Higgins gets the vote after claiming his third Crucible title and producing some superb snooker throughout the year to rise to the top of the provisional world rankings.
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Higgins was again in form at the year-ending UK Championship, but he had to settle for second place this time around as Ding Junhui returned to top form to win the second biggest tournament of the year. Higgins had topped the league stands before losing in the semis in his Crucible final rematch with Murphy, while O'Sullivan strangely had to scrape into the last four on the final night of league action before ousting Judd Trump.Īussie left-hander Neil Robertson became the most successful player from outside Great Britain and Ireland as he claimed a fourth ranking event win with a second Grand Prix success in Glasgow in October. O'Sullivan had started the year in style by beating defending champion Mark Selby 10-8 in the Masters at Wembley, in a victory he labelled as his greatest achievement after winning the event with a brand new cue he only picked up the week before.Ī thrilling Premier League season on Sky Sports saw 'The Rocket' finally dethroned as king of the tournament as Murphy won his first Premier League title by beating O'Sullivan 7-3 in November's final.