John Higgins v Barry Hawkins. Coverage of the sixth first-round match, held at Alexandra Palace in London. Higgins has won this title on two occasions, but the most recent of those triumphs was in 2006 and he has lost at this stage in each of the last three years. 'The Hawk' was a runner-up in both 2016 and 2022, but also fell at the first hurdle 12 months ago. Seema Jaswal presents, with commentary and analysis from Steve Davis, Ken Doherty, Stephen Hendry, John Parrott and John Virgo