John Higgins: Last News

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Mark Williams beat Gary Wilson 6-4 to win his second British Open title last night - a full 24 years after his first.Despite trailing 3-2, the Welshman then produced breaks of 75 and 115 as he fought back to lead 5-4, before Wilson missed a crucial pink in the tenth frame which paved the way for Williams to secure his 24th ranking title.Now only Ronnie O'Sullivan (37), Stephen Hendry (36), John Higgins (31) and Steve Davis (28) have won more and also, at 46 years and 154 days, the victory made Williams the third-oldest ranking event winner in the sport's history behind Ray Reardon (46 years and 221 days) and Doug Mountjoy (46 years and 172 days).Williams has become notorious for the

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#BritishOpen @ITV4 pic.twitter.com/gdnwDgx3kR — World Snooker Tour (@WeAreWST) He said to the World Snooker Tour: “You just feel a little bit freer around the table and on the table.

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exclusively revealed to Lanarkshire Live that one of his most memorable moments from his 28 years competing in Sheffield came against Williams.It’s set to be another thrilling encounter and the wizard of Wizard spoke glowingly about the Welshman’s performances - despite some painful defeats.Higgins said: “Mark Williams has contributed to some of my big losses here and he's played some unbelievable stuff over the years - probably more than any other player at this place."He's played amazing against me in some matches and if it's him then it will be rolling back the years in some ways.”Williams claimed his third world title, and his first in 15 years, against Higgins in the 2018 final.It’s commonly regarded as one of the greatest matches

where he could face Mark Williams - but he admitted the significance of the prestigious event negatively affected him.Despite playing at the Crucible for the 28th year in a row, Higgins said: "It's this place that does it, I think I stopped breathing a few times out there. Sometimes because the pressure can get that intense on you."It was a poor game by me and I’ve dodged a bullet there big time because Tian had enough chances to beat me.

Tian Pengfei: "Hold my Nongfu Spring water" #ilovesnooker @Betfred pic.twitter.com/8ASSxDm8ow "One goes into the right corner and one into the right middle.

a hand-shake snub led to him blowing a World Championship lead in 2000. And the 'Welsh Potting Machine' quipped that if that was all it took, he never would have shaken an opponent's hand.Williams, 46, won the coveted title in 2000, 2003 and 2018, and though Higgins is no stranger to big prizes or events at the Crucible, he says that snub was his most memorable moment.

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Jordan Brown and Mark Selby 6-0 and defeated Kyren Wilson 6-1 on his way to defeating O'Sullivan in Milton Keynes.Higgins' dominant display is the biggest win over his arch rival in their 18 meetings in ranking finals.He also won 28 frames from 32 played over the course of the week.And a delighted Higgins told ITV: "It's the best week I've ever had."I've won world titles, but the whole week, the way I've felt...I've won quite convincingly."It's good to finally get my hands on a title again."And on beating his old rival, he added: "We've grown up together.

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Higgins, who entered to the Tartan Army's 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie' anthem said:"It is a great achievement winning it at such a young age. I have played him the last few years.

Wishaw' has made a legendary entry to the UK Masters 2021.John Higgins laughed as he marched into the tournament to iconic disco classic 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie'.The hit Baccara song was adopted by the Tartan Army after Scotland got into the Euro championships last year.Now the snooker champ has borrowed the tune for good luck as he heads into the competition.The song become the team's unofficial anthem following their win against Serbia.Scotland even named one of its gritters 'Yes Sir Ice Can Boogie' after its popularity across the country last year.Fans were quick to support the snooker ace on social media.One person said: "What a hero."A second person said: "Gewan big John, take it down son."A third person said: "John Higgins Tartan

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John Higgins saw off long-time rival Ronnie O’Sullivan in a record-equalling Masters classic last night. The veteran pair both turned pro together in 1992 and this was a 70th career meeting – but it was Scot Higgins produced his best display in years to set up a semi-final against David Gilbert.The tempo was breakneck and the standard scarcely believable as two-time Masters winner Higgins, 45, secured a 6-3 victory in Milton Keynes.But that didn’t tell half of the story.

#ChampionshipLeagueSnooker pic.twitter.com/74l1TzoVex Meanwhile, his co-commentator Phil Yates was shocked, adding: "The referee said that was just a foul but it was clearly not just a foul, was it?"That was a display, quite deliberately of anger."The rules of snooker state that a player shouldn't concede a frame unless they need a snooker but Wilson's ungentlemanly conduct was not punished by Paul Collier by awarding Higgins the frame.However, the 45 year-old Scotsman proceeded to win the frame and match 3-1 to preserve his changes of finishing in top place in group two.Follow Lanarkshire Live Sport onTwitter via@LanLiveSport, like us on Facebookor find us on Instagramfor the latest sports news, pictures and video.