Snooker: Higgins loves Ronnie buzz
"He's got the Jimmy White and Alex Higgins factor. The crowd are on his side and that generates a buzz that you love playing in," said Higgins.
Mark Selby was favourite for the title as he headed into his quarter-final against China's Ding Junhui, but the Leicester man trailed 5-3 ahead of morning and evening sessions today.
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Hide AdJudd Trump, the 21-year-old qualifier, leads 11-5 against last year's runner-up Graeme Dott. The winner plays Ding or Selby in the semi-finals.
Mark Williams, the 2000 and 2003 world champion, was 11-5 up on Mark Allen heading into this morning's resumption. The winner plays Higgins or O'Sullivan.