Snooker: Higgins books place in Irish Masters semis

Scotland’s John Higgins has beaten compatriot Stephen Hendry to book a place in the semi-finals of the Irish Masters.

Higgins won the first two frames with breaks of 72 and 131 and led 3-1 after notching up another 96 break in the fourth.

Hendry then drew level at 3-3 thanks to a break of 137 in the sixth, but Higgins won two more in a row before securing victory in the 10th.

The Scot will face the winner of tonight’s other quarter-final, which pits Ronnie O’Sullivan against Mark Stevens.