Scottish Open: Marco Fu fights back to stun John Higgins in final in Glasgow

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Fu hit 11 centuries and 20 more breaks over 50 during the tournament

Marco Fu fought back from 4-1 down to win eight frames in a row and claim the third ranking title of his career with a 9-4 Scottish Open final victory.

The Hong Kong cueman, 38, recovered brilliantly to win his first ranking event since the 2013 Australian Open.

Higgins, 41, began with three straight centuries and a 78 break to go 4-1 up, but Fu won three frames to level it.

He took the first four before the evening session interval and sealed victory on the resumption.

It was an extraordinary turnaround after Higgins started in such scintillating style, but the Scot’s form deserted him in the second session as Fu’s tactical strength and solid break-building …

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