Snooker:Mark Selby launched a stunning comeback today as he looked to revive his hopes of winning his first 888.com World Championship title at the Crucible.
Selby looked as if he faced mission impossible when he trailed 12-4 overnight in the best of 35 encounter — a deficit from which no-one has recovered to win in the history of the tournament.
However, Selby won six frames in a row to put him back in the running and leave Higgins shell-shocked.
Play resumed at the Crucible at 8pm on Monday evening and Higgins currently leads 14-11 in the final session.
The biggest overnight deficit overturned to lift the title is 10-6 — by Mark Williams (2000) and Murphy (2005) — both at the expense of Matthew Stevens.
The last time a player was 12-4 down going into the second day was Jimmy White in 1993 when he eventually lost 18-5 to Stephen Hendry.
