Davis claims stunning Higgins scalp

Steve Davis pulled off the greatest shock of the Betfred.com World Championship today when he sent last year’s winner John Higgins out of the tournament.

Backed by massive support this year at the Crucible, on his 30th appearance, Davis followed up his final-frame win over Mark King in the first round with the biggest scalp possible.

Higgins, who was 13 years old when Davis won his sixth and most recent world title in 1989, played a poor match by his standards.

But Davis still had to take the chances when they came his way and, at the age of 52, he has a quarter-final to look forward to after a magnificent 13-11 victory.

Davis received a standing ovation as he exited the arena.