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Higgins told BBC Sport: “It’s probably the best [clearance] with what I’ve been through in the last couple of years. I think I have still got it. I gave myself a chance with a new cue coming down. Although I missed a few, I was really wanting to go for my shots.

“I was looking around at 12-12 when Mark was on a break, thinking ‘I’ve loved being out here, I’ve loved playing here and I’d love to come back again’ so to hold myself together, I’m proud of myself.

“I’m pretty good under pressure – I have to give myself a pat on the back. I know people over the last couple of years might be thinking I’m not – but I can still hold it together in these pressure moments.”

“One of the best reds you will ever see,” from John Higgins.

John Higgins summoned one of the great Crucible breaks to sink Mark Allen 13-12 and reach the quarter-finals for the 18th time in his career.

Coming to the table 62 points down in the decider, the 48-year-old played a nerveless double on a red to the middle, and later nailed a red down the top cushion that Stephen Hendry, commentating on the BBC, called “one of the best shots I’ve ever seen”, as he fashioned a 71 clearance to snatch the match.

Higgins had resumed trailing 9-7 and fell a further frame behind before he chiselled a gutsy comeback that ultimately secured his place in the top 16 for next season – and left Allen still waiting for his maiden world crown.

Higgins will next face Kyren Wilson, who won the three frames required in the afternoon session to complete a 13-6 win over Joe O’Connor.

Ronnie O’Sullivan on how “intermittent fasting” is giving him an energy boost during the World Snooker Championship

“I just do what’s right for me. It’s not like I sit down with someone and work out what’s right, what’s wrong and how to peak. A lot of people think I do.

“What I do is I try to eat right. I’m intermittent fasting for this tournament because it gives me more energy.

“There’s certain things I do and it doesn’t necessarily mean I’m going to win, I just need every little advantage I can get at this stage.

“This is a tournament of endurance, stamina and concentration. For me, intermittent fasting just gives me a bit more energy.

“Once the tournament’s over, I’ll be back to eating 24 hours a day. There’s times when you have to work out what’s right for you.

“I go a certain period of time where I won’t eat and it’s just amazing the energy you get from it. I’ve always found it works really well for me.”

He added: “Animals in the forest apparently go days without food and then all of a sudden they get hungry, get their prey, eat it and just digest it for a while. They’re not having three meals a day, it’s just eat when you’re hungry and give your body a rest sometimes.

Tuesday 30 April – quarter-finals

David Gilbert v Stephen Maguire

Kyren Wilson v John Higgins

Stuart Bingham v Ronnie O’Sullivan

David Gilbert v Stephen Maguire

When is Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Stuart Bingham?

The quarter-final match will be played across two sessions, with the coverage of the first session at 1pm BST preparing for a 2:30pm start on Tuesday 30 April.

Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the World Snooker Championship live across the BBC’s platforms. Here is the schedule for Tuesday (all times BST).

Tuesday 30 April live coverage

13:00-23:00 – uninterrupted coverage on BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport mobile app

Hello and welcome. Ronnie O’Sullivan’s bid to claim a record eight World Snooker Championship crown continues today as the 48-year-old faces Stuart Bingham for a place in the semi-finals.

O’Sullivan defeated Ryan Day 13-7 on Monday before revealing that “intermittent fasting” was playing a key role in his Crucible bid and giving him energy for the 17-day marathon in Sheffield.

The seven-time champion now takes on the 2015 winner Bingham, who edged a tight contest with Jack Lisowski in the previous round, while Judd Trump is in action against Jak Jones in the earlier session as the quarter-finals get underway.

Last night, John Higgins won a thriller with Mark Allen to book his place in the quarter-finals. Higgins trailed for much of the match but managed to hang on and force a deciding frame, where he produced a stunning clearance – sparked by a do-or-die doubled red across the table – to edge out Allen and take the win.