John Higgins battled back from a slow start to beat Yan Bingtao 6-2 and reach the Northern Ireland Open final - and he vows to give it everything in the showpiece.Higgins fell two frames behind in the match - similar to when he was three behind Mark Williams in his quarter-final success - but his confidence did not waver.Bingtao had defeated Higgins in last season's Masters final and the wizard of Wishaw had to show character to ensure a repeat did not happen.The Chinese youngster punished Higgins early on for a slow start but eventually the Lanarkshire snooker star applied the pressure himself.Higgins struck an impressive break of 83 to draw level before a devastating break of 90 to win the game.He will meet Mark Allen - who is playing on
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