In goes the first red, followed by the first pink. He's 48 ahead with 75 remaining.

This is just sheer determination and guts from Higgins. The break is at 41 and he constantly looks as though he is going to miss.

He needs three reds and three pinks to get level.

Zander: A thrilling final, a youngster on the cusp of dethroning an all time great. One heck of a match.

Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion on BBC Two

Brilliant shot. You could see what he was leaving if he had missed that.

Pretty good. Talk about potting under pressure.

There's no easy way back to baulk for Higgins so he has to take a very risky pot on.

In it goes but he can't get on a colour so plays safe off the yellow. Yan tries to feather a red down the left but misses leaving a difficult red to the bottom right corner. This will be some shot to hold for the pink.

How's your bottle?

What has Higgins got left? He is looking utterly demoralised at the moment and that will not help.

He's miles off with longish red to the bottom right corner and Yan has a decent chance to get going again.

Thankfully for Higgins he finds himself only five points down before he gets back to the table.

What has John Higgins got left? He is looking utterly demoralised at the moment and that will not help.

He's miles off with longish red to the bottom right corner and left Yan with a decent chance to get going again.

Thankfully for Higgins he finds himself only five points down before he gets back to the table.

John Parrott
1991 world champion on BBC Two

Yan doesn't give off many bad vibes, he just keeps going about his business. His temperament for somebody of 20 and so little experience of a Triple Crown event is outstanding.

But if there's someone you want in your corner in a situation like that, I'll have John Higgins.

Steve Davis
Six-time world champion on BBC Two

It was worrying how far Higgins missed the blue ball. It gives your opponent a great boost when that happens.

John will be hoping he hasn't blown his chance at the wrong moment.

There's been a sting in the tail of a lot of the frames but John needs to regroup.

Never write John Higgins off but he is not happy. He is talking to himself at the moment.

John Parrott
1991 world champion on BBC Two

John Higgins looked like he was going to do what he always does. i really fancied him on the blue but he just hit across it.

John Virgo
1979 UK Championship winner on BBC Two

John Higgins has been playing at the highest level for so long but he has just got that miss in him now that he would never have missed in his absolute pomp.

Yan hit the red and tries to get a snooker in return but no dice. Has he left Higgins a long pot? He has and it is there.

Brilliant. Can he snatch the frame. Brown and blue needed.

Noooooo. He's missed the blue and left it . Yan's going to take the frame.

This is gripping stuff.

Higgins has a glance at the scoreboard and then sees a straightforward black wipe its feet before dropping into the bottom right corner.

He's up to 43 now mind. This is half a chance. Can he get on the final red. No. He brings up his 50 but is out of position on a red to the right middle.

Higgins goes bold and tries to send the pot into the top right corner. He misses but that's a pretty good outcome. The white is in behind the black and the red is hidden by the green.

Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion on BBC Two

It would not surprise me if John goes on to clear the table. It is just what he does.

Some excellent safety play from both players here, which ends when Higgins superbly knocks in a long red.

That was different gravy.

You can almost cut the tension. One mistake from Higgins will hand Yan the frame.

Philip Murphy: Tonight is even getting non snooker fans watching too, I call it the Yan effect.

Colin Bromilow: Great final this. Higgins starting to show a few cracks, unforced errors creeping in... be great if Yan could win it on his debut.

At last some respite for Higgins. A little mistake from Yan screwing back means he has no pot on. He's got a 55-point lead for his efforts.

Absolutely nothing left on for Higgins.

Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion on BBC Two

People talk about momentum in these double-session matches and Yan has got it. He is just walking round the table and potting ball after ball.