Mark Selby showed his class by heaping praise on John Higgins following his victory over the Scot in the British Open final. The 41-year-old secured the win, and £100,000 jackpot, with a 10-5 success to make amends for his defeat in last year’s final.

Mark Selby claims his first British Open title by beating fellow four-time world champion John Higgins in Sunday's final.

It all comes down to this! The best of 19 frames to decide the 2024 British Open champion with John Higgins and Mark Selby locking horns for a shot at glory. The Hurricane is gunning for his fifth title while Selby is eyeing his first, and looking to go one better than his loss to Mark Williams in last year's final.

Selby overcame Mark Allen 6-3 in a tight semi-final clash to book his spot in the final for the second consecutive year. The world No. 5 was beaten by Mark Williams in the 2023 final but heads into this afternoon's event in good form and will be hopeful that he can land the title for the first time in his career.

Mark Selby will face fellow four-time world champion John Higgins in the final of the British Open on Sunday. World number five Selby overcame Northern Ireland's Mark Allen 6-3 in a hard-fought semi-final in Cheltenham on Saturday.

THE British Open Snooker has headed into the final day with two of the sport’s biggest stars eyeing the £100,000 jackpot. John Higgins will be looking to tie for the record of British Open

Mark Selby will take on John Higgins in the final of the British Open in Cheltenham after beating Mark Allen 6-3.