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John Higgins finished off Stephen Lee tonight to pass his first test at the Betfred.com World Championship.

Thu, 21 Apr, 2011 - 22:10

John Higgins finished off Stephen Lee tonight to pass his first test at the Betfred.com World Championship.

The 35-year-old from Wishaw briefly came under pressure when Lee fought back from 8-3 to 8-5 at the mid-session interval, but breaks of 74 and 81 saw him make sure of his place in the second round.

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