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John Higgins worried his time at the top of snooker is 'over' after English Open agony
John Higgins believes he is at a crisis career cross-roads - with fears over his ability at 46 to win close major finals.The snooker legend admits that his 9-8 defeat to Neil Robertson at the English Open will hurt for a long time, and his demons can only be exorcised with another title.It was a 21st ranking title for Australian Robertson, 39, who celebrated with new wife Mille and son Alexander in the Marshall Arena.But four-time world champion Higgins suffered the cruel agony in Milton Keynes for the second successive final, losing a deciding-frame thriller after leading 8-6.The same thing happened against Mark Allen in the Northern Ireland Open final in Belfast last month, prompting Higgins to suggest he could no longer mix it with the