Tag: John Higgins
Ding Junhui and John Higgins go head to head in a mouth-watering opening match of this year’s Players Championship on Monday. The Telford International Centre has been the venue of some memorable meetings between the players ranked ninth and 11th in the world respectively. The 2009 UK Championship final is the most notable with Ding […]
John Higgins looks to maintain his perfect Welsh Open semi-final record when he faces Gary Wilson on Saturday. A showdown with Martin O’Donnell in Sunday’s final awaits the winner of the second last-four encounter at Venue Cymru in Llandudno. The Londoner overcame Elliot Slessor 6-5 in a nail-biting battle of the left-handers earlier today, and […]
Judd Trump and John Higgins go head to head for the third time this season on Friday for a place in the German Masters semi-finals. Both their previous showdowns this term went right down to the wire, and neutrals at the Tempodrom in Berlin will be hoping for an equally exciting clash this time around. […]
Mark Allen and John Higgins will face off for the third time in as many months with a place in the German Masters quarter-finals at stake. The friendly foes collide on Thursday in arguably the standout tie of the round at the Tempodrom in Berlin. It is just over three weeks since the pair went […]
John Higgins was left to rue “another bad defeat” after losing out to Mark Allen in a first-round deciding frame at the Masters. Despite leading 3-1 and having multiple chances to extend his advantage, the Wizard lost five of the next seven frames as he suffered a record-breaking 15th first-round exit at snooker’s most prestigious […]
Mark Allen and John Higgins renew their Masters rivalry when they face off in the opening round at Alexandra Palace on Wednesday. The former champions will go head to head in snooker’s most prestigious invitational event for the sixth time, with only Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White meeting more frequently in the tournament (seven times). […]
John Higgins does battle with Noppon Saengkham in Edinburgh on Saturday for a place in this year’s Scottish Open final. The second semi-final at the Meadowbank Sports Centre pits the home favourite against a crowd favourite, with Gary Wilson awaiting the victor in Sunday’s showpiece. Higgins finds himself in familiar territory in his home event. […]
John Higgins looks to end his losing streak against Tom Ford when the pair lock horns in the Scottish Open quarter-finals on Friday. The last Scotsman remaining, the four-time World champion is also the only member of the top 16 still standing in his home event. A two-time Scottish Open finalist since the introduction of […]
Mark Allen will play Judd Trump in the 2023 Champion of Champions final following a 6-2 victory over John Higgins on Saturday. The 2020 champion is through to his third final at the popular invitational event, having also been runner-up to Neil Robertson in 2015. Allen hit a top break of 102 as he reeled […]