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China’s Wu Yize powered past John Higgins 10-6 in the International Championship final to win his first ranking title.
The 22-year-old home favourite hit four centuries in Nanjing, including a 137 break, in a superb display which lifts him into the world’s top 16 for the first time.
Four-time world champion Higgins, 50, hit a 101 break in the third frame but the Scot could not keep up as he looked to become the first player to win a ranking title in five different decades from their teens to 50s.
Wu impressed to seal the win with another century break of 108 and become the 80th player to win a professional ranking event title.
