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).
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.