The latest update from the Snooker UK Championship: the quarterfinals finished early today, with Higgins, Selby, Murphy, and McGill winning their matches to advance to the last four.

The quarterfinals were contested in a best-of-9 frames format, with the match details shown in the figure below.

1. McGill advanced to the semifinals by defeating Moody 5-3.
2. Selby moved on to the semifinals after beating Mark Williams 5-3.
3. Higgins secured his semifinal place with a 5-2 win over Si Scott.
4. Murphy advanced to the semifinals by winning 5-1 against Mann.

Post-match analysis

1. All the results were as expected, with no major upsets.
2. Unfortunately, Mark Williams was eliminated by Selby. I prefer watching Mark Williams play rather than Selby because Selby’s style is quite slow and watching him can be tiring!
3. Congratulations to Higgins for winning and reaching the semifinals. I’m hoping he will take the championship in the final. What do you all think?