Nervy Higgins delighted with home success

John Higgins was "over the moon" to win his first ranking event on home soil after admitting he almost bottled it against Ryan Day in the Royal London Watches Grand Prix final last night.

Two-time world champion Higgins held off a spirited comeback from his Welsh opponent at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow last night to equal the record four Grand Prix titles won by fellow Scot Stephen Hendry.