ɹˈiə hˈɛld hˈɪɡɪnz tə fˈaɪv fˈoːɹ ˈæftɚ ðə fˈɜːst sˈɛʃən, bˌʌt hˈɪɡɪnz pˈʊld ɐwˈeɪ tə wˈɪn twˈɛnti ˈeɪt twˈɛlv; ðə lˈæst skˈɛdʒuːld sˈɛʃən wʌz nˌɑːt ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd ænd wʌz plˈeɪd æz ɐn ɛksɪbˈɪʃən mˈætʃ.
Rea held Higgins to 5–4 after the first session, but Higgins pulled away to win 28–12; the last scheduled session was not required (and was played as an exhibition match).