Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion on BBC Two

John Higgins has won enough finals to know you can break the back of the match in the first session if you can really get on top of your opponent early.

So he'll be disappointed that he's let that frame slip.

It's been a little bit cagy so far.

We had a slight delay in proceedings due to what was initially described as a "medical emergency" at the Ally Pally.

It was a woman in audience who we are told is now "fine" and the match will resume shortly.

A very scrappy second frame which neither player initially seem to want to win.

John Higgins gets himself to 63 points but squanders three chances to put the frame to bed. Kyren Wilson finally starts to find some rhythm and needs all of the colours to nip in front of Higgins.

Wilson keeps his composure on a pink high up the table and leaves himself perfectly placed for an easy black.

All square.

Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion on BBC Two

Yesterday John Higgins looked really edgy - like it was his first ever semi-final, how he was in the first three frames.

Today he's playing a player he's got a very good record against and he looks completely at ease.

You can forgive anyone missing something in the first frame, but long potting is the bedrock of Kyren Wilson's game so if that's off he's going to struggle I think.

John Higgins is a picture of concentration and determination. He's opened the reds and is working the black to compile another threatening break.

At 49-9 in his favour the Scot arrows in a red which makes an appreciable thump as it nestles in the pocket, but his follow-up on the blue leaves the cue ball nestled in among the pack and he fluffs a shot using the fishing tackle.

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Steve Sutcliffe
BBC Sport snooker reporter

John Higgins failed to pot a single ball in his opening two frames against Judd Trump on Saturday.

So the fact that he has already made a break of 58 and had a couple of decent visits to the table will be a big plus in terms of how he settles into this match.

To provide some further perspective he went 4-0 down against Kyren Wilson in their World Championship quarter-final in 2024, which was the match that really gave the Englishman the conviction he could go on to triumph at the Crucible.

John Higgins is snookered by Kyren Wilson early in the second frame. After asking him to replay the shot, Wilson is left with a fairly straightforward red down the table, but it rattles the jaw of the pocket.

Wilson is yet to settle here.

Steve Davis
Six-time world champion on BBC Two

Kyren Wilson missed a long red in the opening frame which let John Higgins in again and he looked very comfortable.

If you were going to make a case for Higgins today you'd have to say he's the best all-rounder, the most accomplished player in all departments. Kyren has youth and the will to win with the blinkers on.

John Higgins' bid to become the oldest winner of a Triple Crown tournament is off to an fine start as he closes out the first frame 80-0 with a break of 58.

Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion on BBC Two

John Higgins has had resilience in bundles this week.

He's dodged a few bullets, you have to say, but he's still managed to play his best snooker when it really matters, at the end of the matches.

I think Kyren's played the more powerful and dominant snooker but both players have found a gear when it really mattered.

Who's going to cave in today - I've not got a clue, I have to say.

John Higgins decides to curtail his opening break of 22 and a safety exchange follows. Higgins returns to cut a red into the bottom corner and he follows up by sinking the black. The 50-year-old Scot goes red-black-red-blue to take his tally to 51 points.

Steve Sutcliffe
BBC Sport snooker reporter

The bookmakers make Kyren Wilson a slight favourite to win the Masters title over John Higgins.

The Englishman produced an exceptional display when he defeated Higgins on his way to winning the world title in 2024, but how could anyone discount one of the greatest players to ever play the game.

Higgins, 50, is a nine-time Triple Crown event winner, the oldest ever finalist in one of snooker's big three events and is revered throughout the game.

There will be a huge swell of support for the 'Wizard of Wishaw' inside Alexandra Palace.

Promising start by John Higgins who currently has a break of 21. He's just potted the yellow and managed to dislodge a few reds from the cluster.

The black is currently between the pink and above the pack.

Steve Davis
Six-time world champion on BBC Two

It's been a fascinating week and in the two players here we have the irresistible force against the immovable object. One of them will crack by the end of the day. But I don't think anywhere here knows who that will be.

Both players have made their way out to the table after excitable welcomes from the Ally Pally crowd, posed for the necessary photos in front of the Paul Hunter Trophy, and are now ready for battle.

Kyren Wilson to break.

Patrick in Grimsby: This is going to be a great fight, both players determined to get to the finish line. I really hope it goes down to the last frame - both players coming back from previous games, they both deserve to be in the final.

Kyren Wilson fought his way back from 5-4 down to dash Wu Yize’s hopes of winning the tournament on his debut in the semi-final.

The world number two is hoping to make it third time lucky having previously lost to Mark Allen (2018) and Shaun Murphy (2025) in the showpiece match.

• First Round - Kyren Wilson 6-2 Si Jiahui
• Quarter-finals - Kyren Wilson 6-5 Neil Robertson
• Semi-finals - Kyren Wilson 6-5 Wu Yize