John Higgins chokes back tears live on air and consoled by BBC snooker host

John Higgins struggled to hold back the tears live on the BBC as he discussed his father-in-law's heart attack last week.

"That was a tough game," Higgins said. "I thought Joe played great in the first session and I just managed to scramble out at 5-4. Tonight I played better."

He then choked back and cried live on air before being consoled by Beeb host Seema Jaswal, who gave him a big hug.

Higgins said: "That was the most emotional I have ever been today. I left my wife and I was in tears. Obviously my father-in-law wasn't great. I was sitting having dinner with my boy last night and I was thinking about sitting here with my dad 25 years ago. I was drained today.

"I had a couple of hours sleep and I came out tonight and felt a lot better and played a lot better. I am still so proud that I am still playing at a good level at this age."

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