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John Higgins
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Nationality: Scotland (Scotland); Male; Born: 18 May 1975 (49 years)
Status: Professional; First season as pro: 1992; Ranking wins: 31; Maximums: 12;
Ranking: 6; Euro Tour: 45; Asian Tour: 9
Bio page; Other sources: CueTracker ; World Snooker
World Championship (16 Apr - 2 May 2016) Pencil
QF Scotland Alan McManus [29] 13-11 Scotland John Higgins [8] Head to head Details 
McManus came back from 9-11 down
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Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [8] 13-8 England Ricky Walden [9] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [8] 10-3 Wales Ryan Day [20] Head to head Details  Pencil
China Open (28 Mar - 3 Apr 2016) Pencil
SF England Ricky Walden [10] 6-5 Scotland John Higgins [6] Head to head Details 
Higgins won the 10th frame as Walden went in-off on the black
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13-71, 82-5 (82), 90-24 (66), 14-80 (64)
113-0 (113), 48-72, 67-14, 105-9 (96), 7-99 (99), 57-67 (JH 52), 131-0 (131)
QF Scotland John Higgins [6] 5-3 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [96] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [6] 5-3 England David Gilbert [22] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [6] 5-1 England Mark Joyce [38] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [6] 5-2 China Zhou Yuelong [59] Head to head   Pencil
World Grand Prix (8-13 Mar 2016) Pencil
Rd 2 Wales Ryan Day [17] 4-3 Scotland John Higgins [1] Head to head  
Watch the final part of the decider on YouTube (from 3-3)
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Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [1] 4-0 Scotland Stephen Maguire [32] Head to head   Pencil
Euro Tour 6 (23-28 Feb 2016) Pencil
Rd 2 England Mark Selby [16] 4-2 Scotland John Higgins [41] Head to head  
Higgins needed a snooker to steal frame 3.
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Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [41] w/o Thailand James Wattana Head to head   Pencil
Welsh Open (15-21 Feb 2016) Pencil
Rd 4 Wales Michael White [17] 4-1 Scotland John Higgins [1] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [1] 4-1 Cyprus Michael Georgiou [73] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [1] 4-0 England Sam Baird [64] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [1] 4-0 England Andy Hicks (a) Head to head   Pencil
Shoot-Out (12-14 Feb 2016) Pencil
Rd 1 England Andrew Higginson [45] 62-10 Scotland John Higgins [4] Head to head   Pencil
China Open Qual (9-11 Feb 2016) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [4] 5-2 England Michael Wasley Head to head   Pencil
Masters (10-17 Jan 2016) Pencil
QF England Stuart Bingham [2] 6-3 Scotland John Higgins [7] Head to head Details  Pencil

77-56 (JH 51, SB 53), 0-119 (60), 80-0, 29-80
83-45 (83), 66-50, 70-12 (70), 16-120 (120)
77-6
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [7] 6-4 China Liang Wenbo [15] Head to head   Pencil

119-14 (119), 0-91 (88), 9-62, 104-0 (104)
75-1 (75), 0-97 (61), 133-8 (133), 1-58
85-0 (85-0), 63-55

147 attempt by Higgins in frame 4, but his break ended on 104 after a tricky red close to the cushion. Watch on YouTube.
Championship League - Group 1 (4-5 Jan 2016) Pencil
Grp Scotland John Higgins 3-2 England Robert Milkins Head to head   Pencil
Grp Wales Ryan Day 3-0 Scotland John Higgins Head to head   Pencil
Grp Scotland John Higgins 3-1 England Ricky Walden Head to head   Pencil
Grp England Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-2 Scotland John Higgins Head to head   Pencil

O'Sullivan made the first century on the Tour in 2016
Grp Wales Mark J Williams 3-1 Scotland John Higgins Head to head   Pencil
Grp England Barry Hawkins 3-0 Scotland John Higgins Head to head   Pencil
German Masters Qual (17-20 Dec 2015) Pencil
Q Rd 2 England Ian Burns [69] 5-3 Scotland John Higgins [7] Head to head   Pencil
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [7] 5-1 England Ian Glover [96]     Pencil
Euro Tour 5 (9-13 Dec 2015) Pencil
Rd 2 England Mark King [11] 4-3 Scotland John Higgins [37] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [37] 4-0 Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng Head to head   Pencil
UK Championship (24 Nov - 6 Dec 2015) Pencil
QF Australia Neil Robertson [3] 6-5 Scotland John Higgins [6] Head to head Details 
Three centuries by Higgins and one by Robertson.
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Higgins started the match with his 600th century. Watch on YouTube.
Rd 4 Scotland John Higgins [6] 6-4 Scotland Jamie Burnett [43] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [6] 6-2 England Ali Carter [27] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [6] 6-2 China Tian Pengfei [59] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [6] 6-1 Ireland Leo Fernandez (a)     Pencil
Champion of Champions (10-15 Nov 2015) Pencil
QF England Joe Perry [8] 6-5 Scotland John Higgins [1] Head to head Details  Pencil

4-75, 60-49, 82-0 (75), 12-78 (66), 31-55
124-0 (112), 85-1 (85), 38-83 (54)
1-67, 92-12 (87), 80-0
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [1] 4-2 England Ali Carter Head to head  
Carter did a 128 and a 124 in the two frames he won.
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0-128 (128), 95-0, 71-28
52-4, 8-125 (124), 94-10 (70)

Euro Tour 4 (4-8 Nov 2015) Pencil
Rd 4 Wales Mark J Williams [5] 4-0 Scotland John Higgins [58] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [58] 4-1 China Zhou Yuelong Head to head   Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [58] 4-3 England David Gilbert [11] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [58] 4-1 England Richard Beckham (a)     Pencil
International Championship (25 Oct - 1 Nov 2015) Pencil
Final Scotland John Higgins [12] 10-5 England David Gilbert [40] Head to head Details  Pencil

Session 1:
53-64, 71-33 (56), 0-100 (100), 82-2 (66)
93-9 (69), 66-43, 9-83 (77), 0-75 (59), 108-0 (108)

Session 2:
135-8 (129), 88-0 (88), 4-98 (51), 88-54 (88, 54)
72-18 (52), 93-22 (56)

Referee: Jan Verhaas

This was Higgins' 28th ranking win. That's the same as Steve Davis and one more then Ronnie O'Sullivan. Only Stephen Hendry has more with 35.
SF Scotland John Higgins [12] 9-4 England Mark Selby [3] Head to head Details  Pencil

Session 1:
91-0 (56), 122-0 (101), 80-2, 38-91 (52)
87-0 (87), 65-52 (58), 6-68 (58), 14-63

Session 2:
90-1 (64), 85-34 (54), 57-38
1-79 (79), 70-39
QF Scotland John Higgins [12] 6-3 England Joe Perry [9] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [12] 6-0 England Shaun Murphy [6] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [12] 6-3 England Michael Holt [26] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [12] 6-2 China Zhao Xintong (a) Head to head   Pencil

142 by Zhao which won him £1,000 for highest break in the televised stage. Watch it on YouTube.
Asian Tour (19-23 Oct 2015) Pencil
Rd 4 England Ben Woollaston [9] 4-3 Scotland John Higgins [3] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [3] 4-2 China Li Yuan (a) Head to head   Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [3] 4-2 China Guan Zhen (a)     Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [3] 4-1 China Li Yan (a) Head to head   Pencil
International Championship Qual (30 Sep - 3 Oct 2015) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [12] 6-1 England Ashley Hugill (a) Head to head   Pencil
Shanghai Masters (14-20 Sep 2015) Pencil
Rd 2 England Martin Gould [24] 5-3 Scotland John Higgins [11] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [11] 5-1 China Liang Wenbo [20] Head to head   Pencil
6 Red, B (7-9 Sep 2015) Pencil
Grp England Matthew Selt 5-1 Scotland John Higgins Head to head  Pencil
Grp Scotland Anthony McGill 5-3 Scotland John Higgins Head to head  Pencil
Grp Pakistan Mohammad Sajjad (a) 5-3 Scotland John Higgins    Pencil
Grp Scotland John Higgins 5-3 Thailand Boonyarit Keattikun (a)    Pencil
Grp China Yuan Sijun (a) 5-4 Scotland John Higgins Head to head  Pencil
Euro Tour 2 (26-30 Aug 2015) Pencil
Rd 3 England Kyren Wilson [60] 4-1 Scotland John Higgins Head to head   Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins 4-0 England Anthony Hamilton Head to head   Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins 4-3 England Stuart Bingham [19] Head to head   Pencil
Euro Tour 1 (29 Jul - 2 Aug 2015) Pencil
Rd 1 England Joe Roberts (a) 4-2 Scotland John Higgins [9]     Pencil
Australian Open (29 Jun - 5 Jul 2015) Pencil
Final Scotland John Higgins [10] 9-8 England Martin Gould [17] Head to head Details  Pencil

Session One
90-8 (90), 58-57, 13-101 (101), 25-101 (86)
32-67, 5-89 (89), 126-0 (112), 66-12

Session Two
74-25, 82-13, 0-138 (138), 68-40 (68), 45-70 (55)
1-100, 92-33 (60), 54-68, 89-8 (89)

Referee: Olivier Marteel

This was Higgins' first Australian Open title and 27th ranking win.
SF Scotland John Higgins [10] 6-4 Wales Jamie Jones [27] Head to head Details 
Watch the fluke by Higgins in the final frame on YouTube
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0-83 (78), 26-88 (51), 17-62, 32-96 (96)
82-8, 134-0 (134), 90-17 (89), 52-42
133-0 (133), 92-0 (92)
QF Scotland John Higgins [10] 5-3 England Joe Perry [6] Head to head Details 
The 137 in frame six was Perry's 200th century
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Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [10] 5-1 Ireland Fergal O'Brien [18] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [10] 5-2 Cyprus Michael Georgiou [58] Head to head   Pencil
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