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Hong Kong Masters: Marco Fu savours greatest moment as sensational 147 wins semi-final
- The Hongkonger’s run in the tournament goes on as he beats John Higgins in thriller, thanks to a maximum break in the deciding frame
- Ronnie O’Sullivan recovers to see off Neil Robertson in the second semi-final
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If there was already a hint of fairy tale about Marco Fu Ka-chun’s continued presence in the Hong Kong Masters, it passed indelibly into his hometown’s sporting legend on Saturday as he won his semi-final with a maximum break in the deciding frame.
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Fu almost blew the roof off the Hong Kong Coliseum as a 147 sealed his triumph over John Higgins in the most dramatic fashion, sending him into Sunday’s final, where he will face Ronnie O’Sullivan.
Having fought back from the brink of defeat to level the scores at 5-5, he calmly put the outcome of the last frame beyond doubt. But with 10 reds and 10 blacks pocketed, a rarer distinction loomed for a man who has spent the pandemic in the snooker wilderness.
Never straying from a black that his tidy break-building kept available throughout, Fu picked off the rest of the reds, the applause swelling for each pot as the realisation spread that something special was afoot.
Yellow to blue disappeared as they might in a practice room – make that a practice enormodome, full of near-delirious well-wishers. Pink was dispatched to centre, black to corner, and the electrified 6,000-plus gave a deafening cry.
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The 44-year-old Fu rated it the greatest moment in his long career.
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