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Fu declines invite to celebrate win at Higgins’ house
- Updated: December 19, 2016
John Higgins beat Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump on his way to the Scottish Open final
Scottish Open winner Marco Fu declined the chance to celebrate his victory at the home of runner-up John Higgins.
The Hong Kong player took eight frames in a row to win 9-4 after trailing 4-1.
Higgins extended the welcome because Fu apparently had no family or friends at Glasgow’s Emirates Arena to see him claim his third ranking title.
“At the start of the day I invited him back to the Higgins household – win or lose – and have a party,” Higgins told BBC Scotland.
“But he was driving down to London early morning to get his flight home.
“He’s one of the nicest guys on the tour so you can’t grudge him this win. It’s just a pity he’s not got any friends or family here [to see him win].
“Marco’s a classy player round about the table and when the conditions are good he just floats the balls …
