Scottish Open 2023: John Higgins loses as Noppon Saengkham sets up final with Gary Wilson

John Higgins missed out on a Scottish Open final date with Gary Wilson after losing to Noppon Saengkham.

Four-time world champion Higgins’ wait to win his home event continues, with Saengkham taking on defending champion Wilson on Sunday.

In Saturday’s earlier semi-final, it took all 11 frames for Englishman Wilson to defeat China’s Zhou Yuelong.

Zhou made a break of 69 in the decider and celebrated after potting the green to lead by 31 points with just 22 remaining.

However, Wilson got the two snookers he required – one on the brown and another on the blue – to force a re-spotted black, which he eventually potted.

“To somehow win is unbelievable,” Wilson told Eurosport. “Every now and again something miraculous happens so you’ve got to keep digging in and battling.

“I felt like I was struggling to get any kind of run, I was struggling to get on a ball and make anything easy. I thought, ‘surely something’s got to turn a little bit here’ and I felt at points towards the end it was starting to.”