Tour Championship snooker 2025 LIVE RESULTS: John Higgins vs Barry Hawkins ON NOW as stars battle in semi-final spot

Barry Hawkins produced arguably the best frame of the tournament - a stunning 140.

Hawkins earlier reeled of table visits of 86, 79 and 97.

Yet until the English star's huge century he had trailed 4-2 - after Higgins produced his best break of the match, 62, in the seventh frame.

John Higgins has come from behind to gain the lead with some stunning hits.

Does Barry Hawkins have a response...?

John Higgins fights back to tie the score against Barry Hawkins.

This is a real nail biter.

Emphatic stuff from Hawkins, who after a slow start has really found his form.

He reels off a third frame on the spin thanks to a whirlwind break of 97.

Higgins with plenty to think about.

• John Higgins 2-3 Barry Hawkins

Back underway in Manchester, with Hawkins smashing in a long red to get us going.

All the momentum with the 45-year-old at the moment.

• John Higgins 2-2 Barry Hawkins

Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry is speaking to ITV as the players take a rest.

He said: "John won the first two frames in bits and pieces.

"There was some good stuff in there but the highest break was just 35.

"No one has really got the cue ball into position to win a frame on one visit.

"Sometimes it takes a little while for these long matches to get going."

A lightning break of 79 from The Hawk, who can't quite reach the century mark as Higgins watches on powerless.

But no matter, as he cruises to the fourth frame and sends us into the mid-session interval all-square.

It was a slow start from the Englishman, but he's shown his chops with more than 150 unanswered points.

• John Higgins 2-2 Barry Hawkins

It took him an hour or so, but Hawkins is back in his groove.

Another early red opportunity goes down - and this time, he remains at the table.

The break currently 47 and counting...

• John Higgins 2-1 Barry Hawkins

That's more like it from The Hawk.

He finally puts together an 86 break worthy of the occasion and halves the deficit.

Game on.

• John Higgins 2-1 Barry Hawkins

These two have been crashing in century breaks all week long.

But this match really yet to find any momentum.

Higgins can't capitalise on Hawkins' error, with the pair now trading safety shots at 29-13 to the Englishman.

• John Higgins 2-0 Barry Hawkins

Barry Hawkins has enjoyed two matches where he barely missed a pot.

Now he can't buy one.

A routine miss on an easy red with the rest at 14-0 lets Higgins back to the table...

• John Higgins 2-0 Barry Hawkins

The Hawk has yet to hit his stride out there.

A real chance to level up, but one mistake and Higgins is back at the table.

You can't give him those sort of chances. Hawkins can only watch on from his chair as Higgins doubles his lead.

• John Higgins 2-0 Barry Hawkins

A strong start to the frame from Higgins.

But that could be a costly miss on the black at 35-0.

The Scot lets Hawkins back in - this is a brilliant chance for the Englishman to calm those jitters and level.

• John Higgins 1-0 Barry Hawkins

Solid but unspectacular stuff from the Wizard of Wishaw.

Higgins takes an early lead after securing the opener 67-1, with Hawkins looking a little nervous.

• John Higgins 1-0 Barry Hawkins

Higgins gives Hawkins a chance to get back into the frame, overcooking on a routine red.

But the Englishman can't take advantage, with Higgins back at the table moments later.

He leads 43-1 and looks set fair to seal the opener.

• John Higgins 0-0 Barry Hawkins

It's been a chess match in the opening 15 minutes of this frame, with Higgins up until now been unable to take advantage of a favourable table.

But after a long red flies in, the Scot now has a proper chance to stretch away.

• John Higgins 0-0 Barry Hawkins

A rapturous reception for both players as this semi-final gets underway in Manchester.

The reds are broken early, before a few nerves on show from Hawkins.

He tries to play a safety, but cannons the cue ball straight into the right corner pocket.

An early opportunity for Higgins to build a break and take an early lead.

• John Higgins 0-0 Barry Hawkins

Here we go then, live from Manchester.

Best of 19 frames, remember. First to 10 and a place in the final up for grabs.

• John Higgins 0-0 Barry Hawkins

Higgins and Hawkins are meeting for the first time in 2025.

And it's the Englishman who has the best of the last five meetings, winning the last two.

• December 2024 - Hawkins 4-3 Higgins (Scottish Open)
• October 2024 - Hawkins 4-2 Higgins (Northern Ireland Open)
• February 2024 - Higgins 3-1 Hawkins (Championship League)
• February 2024 - Hawkins 3-0 Higgins (Championship League)
• January 2020 - Higgins 6-1 Hawkins (Masters)

Barry Hawkins arrives in this semi-final enjoying the best form of his career.

The 45-year-old wiped the floor with Shaun Murphy to the extent he was given a standing ovation by the former world champ.

Hawkins then went on to beat World No1 Judd Trump in the quarter finals.

He said: "I'm just trying to concentrate on what I do that makes me play well.

"I'm over the moon. It wasn't quite the same performance as against Shaun but I still felt like I was solid enough.

"I took most of my chances when they came along - it's not easy to beat the world number one."

John Higgins saw off Xiao Guodong 10-3 in the quarter finals, looking in complete control.

He said: "I won tough games at the World Open, coming back from a few frames down.

"It has given me back the belief in my game and my fighting qualities, that I can still do it at this level, that has been the most important thing.

"Big players are winning multiple events, that's what I need to try to do. I still want to compete with them.

"If I ever lose that I have got no chance."

Kyren Wilson’s bid for glory was derailed by a nosebleed on Thursday night.

The reigning world champion saw his match with Ding Junhui suspended for 30 minutes yesterday as he was treated by medics.

Wilson told ITV: “It was a nightmare.

“I think it was just exhaustion. I went deep in the Players Championship and then had three back-to-back exhibitions after that.

“In hindsight it is probably a good thing. It’ll give me two weeks to knuckle down and get a bit of rest and get ready for the World Championships.”

There's plenty up for grabs this weekend - including a hefty prize pot.

The winner at Manchester Central will pocket a cool £150k, with another tidy £10k on offer for the tournament's highest break.

• Winner: £150,000
• Runner-up: £60,000
• Semi-final: £40,000
• Quarter-final: £30,000
• First round: £20,000
• Highest break: £10,000

There were some emphatic wins in the last eight, with our four semi-finalists now confirmed.

Hawkins and Higgins are joined by Mark Selby and Ding Junhui, who play tomorrow.

World No1 Judd Trump is out, while Neil Robertson barely got on the table against a rampant Mark Selby.

• Barry Hawkins 10-5 Judd Trump
• John Higgins 10-3 Xiao Guodong
• Neil Robertson 1-10 Mark Selby
• Ding Junhui 10-5 Kyren Wilson

After a week of high-class competition, we're down to the final four in Manchester.

Today it's the turn of Barry Hawkins and John Higgins to hit the baize in a mouthwatering sem-final.

And what a week it has been for The Hawk.

The 45-year-old is in the form of his life, dispatching a stunned Shaun Murphy 10-1 before beating World No1 Judd Trump without breaking sweat.

He'll face the Wizard of Wishaw today from 1pm, with Higgins looking in impressive form.

All eyes on this one then, our only match of the day. The countdown is on.