Tue, 12 Feb, 2008 - 23:49
World champion John Higgins produced a battling comeback to avoid a shock defeat at the Welsh Open tonight.
The world number one was forced to come back from 3-1 down against qualifier David Roe at the Newport Centre, before he eventually clinched a 5-3 victory.
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CourtssnookerHeathrowPlace: Newport CentrePlace: Hong KongPlace: ShropshirePerson: HigginsPerson: John HigginsPerson: David RoePerson: DavePerson: RoePerson: Ding JunhuiPerson: Marcus CampbellPerson: John ParrottPerson: Joe PerryPerson: ParrottPerson: PerryPerson: Peter EbdonPerson: Marco FuPerson: Adrian GunnellPerson: Ryan DayPerson: Mark AllenEvent: Welsh OpenOrganisation: DerbyshireOrganisation: CambridgeshireOrganisation: Belfast
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