Snooker: Higgins loves Ronnie buzz

John HIGGINS knows the crowd will be on Ronnie O'Sullivan's side when their Betfred.com World Championship quarter-final resumes later today at 4-4.

"He's got the Jimmy White and Alex Higgins factor. The crowd are on his side and that generates a buzz that you love playing in," said Higgins.

Mark Selby was favourite for the title as he headed into his quarter-final against China's Ding Junhui, but the Leicester man trailed 5-3 ahead of morning and evening sessions today.

Judd Trump, the 21-year-old qualifier, leads 11-5 against last year's runner-up Graeme Dott. The winner plays Ding or Selby in the semi-finals.

Mark Williams, the 2000 and 2003 world champion, was 11-5 up on Mark Allen heading into this morning's resumption. The winner plays Higgins or O'Sullivan.