The Wizard of Wishaw lost out to the world number one
The Wizard of Wishaw had made a commanding start to his 33rd UK Championship, with breaks of 110 and 92 as he breezed beyond China's He Guoqiang 6-0 in the opening round. And he led world number one Trump after seven frames, before crashing out after a gripping four hours of play - which was only decided by a tense 11th frame in front of a packed York Barbican.
But that made way for a marathon 42 minute first frame, which Higgins pinched with an excellent clearance - despite having trailed by 40 points at once stage, making it his longest frame victory over Trump in more than two years.
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