Hope for Higgins by winning the 26th, then he is immediately put in his place by Selby, whose break of 71 helps him to a 15-12 lead.

The winning line is closing in for Selby. He needs three more. Glory seems a long, long way off for the Scot though.

Selby carving his way through the 27th frame. He may well be three ahead again very soon.

Stephen Cleary: Selby starting to get cocky here and going for some outrageous shots, he's doing that against the wrong man.

Watch below Selby's missed attempt to pot the red in the last frame which resulted in him losing it.

We have talked about Shaun Murphy's trickshot-style shot being voted as the best of the 2017 competition, well let's have a quick look back at last year's event,

Mark Selby's brilliant escape against Marco Fu won your vote as the best shot of the 2016 World Championship.

Here it is...

Frame 27 of a potential 35. Current score 9-1 to Selby at the moment.

John Parrott
1991 world champion at The Crucible

I was wondering two years ago [about John Higgins], I thought his long game was struggling and he was lacking confidence but he’s found it from somewhere. 

His long game is still good, his competitive spirit... well that’s never been in doubt and his match play has always been top class.  

Lewis Tarpey: This final is showing all the hallmarks of going to a decider! After midnight finish, bring it on!

Adam Whiteside‏: John Higgins desperately needed that frame. Game on.

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Much, much needed. Higgins hauls himself over the finish line after a few attempts in the 26th.

His family, watching on at the Crucible, are very relieved.

Mr. B: This could be worse than when Stephen Hendry turned a 14-8 deficit against Jimmy White into an 18:14 victory in the 1992 final.

Andy: Finishing the bank holiday weekend with the tradition of watching BBC snooker coverage of World Championship final.

Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion at The Crucible

You wonder what John Higgins would have left to give if he lost this frame.    

Maybe there is still life in this frame after all. Higgins is 45 ahead, there is 51 on the table and an ambitious two-ball plant stays out.

It is an uphill task for Selby as he is 22-67 down, but we are not finished in frame 26 yet.

Higgins is closing in on a much, much-needed frame here. (22-54)

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Sam Weston‏: Selby will always have his critics, but to be so consistent at the very top level of the game has to be admired!

Joe Buckingham: What a disappointing, gutless, nervy, hopeless collapse by John Higgins. Selby not being tested. 18-12 win.

Mark Selby's radar has been laser-like for most of today. Not on this shot on the yellow.

Higgins gets to the table and scores 25 but a heavy contact on the cueball sees the snooker gods against him and he has to play safe. (22-25)

Relive the moment a poor John Higgins's safety shot ultimately resulted in Mark Selby taking the 25th frame. 

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And the next one. We are now in frame 26, Selby pots a red and a black goes safe, but he doesn't have to wait long before he is gifted another chance as Higgins leaves one on.

Selby rolls in the red in the middle pocket. John Higgins' pain is going to be continuing here. (9-0)

Tom Culshaw: Shouldn't count him out, but it's a long, long way back for John.

Moke: I've just put the snooker back on for the first time today so the Higgins fight back starts NOW.

We asked you to vote for your best shot of the 2017 Championship and the results are in. 

Drum roll...there's a clear, runaway, undisputed winner...

The number one shot with 60% of the vote is... 

Shot E: Shaun Murphy for his brilliant two-cushion trick-shot to pot a red in the middle pocket during his second-round match against Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Mark Selby, who won last year's vote and had four nominations in the shortlist this year, came second and third with 8% and 7% respectively.

You can watch all the shots in our video...