Tag: John Higgins
Judd Trump and John Higgins go head to head in a blockbuster second-round showdown at the UK Championship on Thursday. Two of the game’s greats – and two former winners of this event – face off at the York Barbican Centre with a place in the quarter-finals at stake. Trump has dominated the recent head-to-head […]
John Higgins and Barry Hawkins go head to head on Wednesday for the right to play Judd Trump in the last 16 of the Northern Ireland Open. One of the last 32’s standout ties sees the players ranked 14th and 19th in the world respectively lock horns at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast. Ironically, it […]
Judd Trump goes head to head with John Higgins in a blockbuster last-16 showdown at the Wuhan Open on Wednesday. Undoubtedly the standout tie of the round pits the defending champion against the four-time Crucible king at the China Optics Valley Convention & Exhibition Center (COVCEC). A fixture that makes snooker fans immediately take notice, […]
Mark Selby claimed his first ranking title in 18 months as he captured the British Open crown following a 10-5 victory over John Higgins. The Jester prevailed in the battle of the four-time World champions at The Centaur in Cheltenham on Sunday, hitting breaks of 137, 135, 93, 91 and 85 to lift the Clive […]
John Higgins locks horns with Oliver Lines in the first of this year’s British Open semi-finals at The Centaur in Cheltenham on Saturday. The two players are separated by 20 years, while there is also a gulf in experience at this stage of ranking events. Indeed, while this Higgins’ 85th ranking semi-final appearance of his […]
Kyren Wilson aims to record his first World Championship win over John Higgins at the fourth time of asking when they collide in the quarter-finals at The Crucible. Higgins has claimed a hat-trick of head-to-head wins in Sheffield since 2017, the most recent of which a crushing 13-2 success with a session to spare in […]
John Higgins produced a vintage clearance to deny Mark Allen in a thrilling last-frame decider at the World Snooker Championship on Monday. Trailing by 62 points in the deciding frame, Higgins produced a spectacular double to a middle pocket and followed in with a clinical 71 clearance to clinch a dramatic 13-12 victory and a […]
Mark Allen and John Higgins renew their rivalry in a mouth-watering second round clash at the World Snooker Championship. The standout tie of the last 16 at the Crucible – and one of only two between seeded players – sees the friendly foes collide for the sixth time this season. Allen won their first two […]
Mark Allen and John Higgins go head to head in a mouth-watering first-round clash at the Tour Championship on Monday. The standout tie in the opening round at Manchester Central sees two familiar foes collide for the fifth time already this season. Though Allen won the first two encounters at the Champion of Champions and […]