Welsh Open 2026: Barry Hawkins to face Jack Lisowski in Welsh Open final

Jack Lisowski pulled off a stunning comeback to beat five-time champion John Higgins and reach the Welsh Open final for the first time.

The 34-year-old Lisowski came from 3-1 behind to beat the Scot 6-5 in Llandudno to set up a meeting with fellow English left-hander Barry Hawkins in Sunday’s final (13:00 GMT).

He made breaks of 95, 79, 138, 58 and a closing 78 to deny 50-year-old Higgins a shot at the Ray Reardon Trophy.

“I knew I was playing well. I turned the game around after the interval and I was just thinking ‘keep it going’,” Lisowski told BBC Sport.

“Sometimes when the pressure’s like that, it gets a little bit easier because you go into auto-pilot.

“The crowd was amazing. I felt at 4-3 up, ‘I’m playing really good’, but you’re playing John Higgins. It’s like you’re playing a god.

“Anyway, I won, happy days.”