Magnificent day at the office for Yan Bingtao, who gets the acclaim of winning the Masters, one of snooker's three Triple Crown events, as well as a handsome cheque for £250,000.

You can read all about his win over John Higgins here.

That's all from me. Thanks for joining me and I'll see you next time.

Steve Davis
Six-time world champion on BBC Two

There will be millions of people watching back in China who will know he has a chance at the World Championship coming up.

I was impressed with his temperament, his nerve and that was as mature a performance we've seen from a young player since we saw John Higgins win here.

Lee: Congrats to Yan Bingtao. A deserved winner and a fantastic last frame of snooker.

Phil: We've been waiting about a decade for the big Chinese breakthrough after Ding. Looks like it's finally here. Well played Yan Bingtao.

John Parrott
1991 world champion on BBC Two

It's an unbelievable achievement for a 20-year-old to come here and win. He was brilliant and from 7-5 behind it's a thoroughly deserved victory.

The last 20-year-old to have such an all-round game like this is John Higgins.

You need talent but his temperament is bullet-proof. To be that age and to be so calm and composed when playing for one of our biggest trophies is magnificent.

Image source, BBC Two

Yan Bingtao on BBC Two, via translator: "I am very excited. I have imagined how I would celebrate but I am very calm even though in the last few frames I was not playing very well but I did not give up."

John Higgins speaking on BBC Two: "He was fantastic. He has such an incredible all round game. I had chances I should have gone 6-3 in front. I am sick. I should have been in control to go 8-5 in front and I had a couple of chances in the last frame there. I am gutted but every credit to him. Congratulations to Yan.

"It is a great achievement winning it at such a young age. I have played him the last few years. He has not much to learn in the tactical department and he is scoring as well now.

"He is about the same age as my boy. He could be a world champion without a shadow of a doubt so China is very lucky to have Yan."

John Higgins is up first for the post-match interviews....

Superb from Yan. Fully deserved victory.

Chance for Yan to the left middle. There's the fist pump. That is that.

What a wonderful performance from the debutant who rounds off by tidying away the colours up to the black.

Fascinating stuff this. Higgins goes close on a couple of occasions to putting Yan in trouble but each time the debutant can see enough of the red to escape.

Ian Robbins: Utterly brilliant from Yan Bingtao, a star is born.

Henry Cowen: I don’t think this will be the last Sunday evening I spend watching Yan Bintao win a final. May cry when he’s reunited with his girlfriend.

Another snooker laid by Higgins but this time Yan gets gets his angles right and swerves out of it.

Yan now gets his own back on his opponent, putting him in a couple of snookers. Higgins can't get the red safe from the second but Yan misses the pot.

It seems we still have a little bit of mileage left in this.

Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion on BBC Two

John Higgins has got out of some positions in his career but if he gets out of this it will be the greatest of all.

Hello, what's this? Higgins puts Yan in trouble and collects four points. He is 43 behind with 35 remaining.

This looks a forlorn task for Higgins.

Lovely composure. Yan's break is up to 64. Higgins needs snookers. And three of them just to tie.

Yan simply does not look like he has another miss in him. He's up to 41.

In goes another black. And another red. This match is drawing to a close.

Yan looks nerveless here.

He's up to 24, now 25. This could be curtains for Higgins.

Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion on BBC Two

If your name was not destined to go on the trophy after that I don't know when it would be.

Is that what pressure does? Yan's in prime position but fluffs an easy one to the bottom left corner.

Higgins springs out of his seat but only makes eight after missing an equally bad ball to the bottom left corner.

Not sure I've ever seen him miss as many balls as this in a final.