Mark Selby lines up a shot during the final against John Higgins. Photo Getty
The champion from Leicester had found himself 10-4 down at one point on Sunday after an uncharacteristically poor day at the table and was staring at defeat in the 35-frame final against Scotland's four-time winner Higgins.
Yet a superb performance on Sunday illustrated exactly why the 33-year-old world number one Selby has become recognised as one of the finest match players the game has seen as he battled back to dominate and record his third win in four years.
