Mark Selby will play John Higgins in the final of the British Open after beating Mark Allen 6-3 in an enthralling battle between two of the game’s grittiest competitors.

THE British Open Snooker has reached a couple of thrilling semi-finals TODAY – with many of the sport’s top stars still in contention for the £100,000 jackpot. This afternoon’s

Mark Allen was in furious mood with the conditions at the British Open on Monday, despite winning his opening match, as he claimed the table should be burned. Allen had a tough first round draw against Gary Wilson but came through 4-3 to book a clash with Aaron Hill on Tuesday afternoon.

Hello and welcome to Eurosport's live coverage of the British Open semi-finals. First up John Higgins will take on Oliver Lines before Mark Selby v Mark Allen.

THE British Open Snooker has reached the business end of the competition – with many of the sport’s top stars still in contention for the £100,000 jackpot. Tonight’s action sees

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.

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

THE British Open is underway with some of snooker’s biggest names in action. On day one, Judd Trump overcame Ryan Day 4-2 while Mark Allen beat Aaron Hill 4-1. Stuart Bingham also won his