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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: 13; Euro Tour: 25; Asian Tour: 78
Bio page; Other sources: CueTracker ; World Snooker
World Championship (18 Apr - 4 May 2015) Pencil
Rd 2 China Ding Junhui [3] 13-9 Scotland John Higgins [14] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [14] 10-5 England Robert Milkins [18] Head to head   Pencil
China Open (30 Mar - 5 Apr 2015) Pencil
QF China Ding Junhui [1] 5-4 Scotland John Higgins [15] Head to head Details 
In the deciding frame Ding potted a long red but went in-off. Higgins let Ding play again only to see him fluke a red. Higgins got one more chance later but missed the green and Ding cleared up for the win.
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Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [15] 5-4 England Judd Trump [6] Head to head  
Trump steals frame five with a 62 after Higgins was leading 48-0. He later takes the match to a decider with a 68.

Trump puts pressure on Higgins and then capitalizes with a 59 even though the balls were awkwardly placed. Higgins comes back with a brilliant clearance to win the match though.
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Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [15] 5-2 Scotland Graeme Dott [18] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [15] 5-3 China Yu Delu [49]     Pencil
PTC Finals (24-28 Mar 2015) Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland Stephen Maguire [3] 4-3 Scotland John Higgins [31] Head to head  
At 2-3 down Maguire got his tip fixed
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World Grand Prix (16-22 Mar 2015) Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland Graeme Dott [23] 4-3 Scotland John Higgins [10] Head to head   Pencil
Indian Open (10-14 Mar 2015) Pencil
Rd 3 England Mark Davis [12] 4-0 Scotland John Higgins [8] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [8] 4-2 England Jamie Cope [48] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [8] 4-2 Scotland Jamie Burnett [38] Head to head   Pencil
Shoot-Out (4-6 Mar 2015) Pencil
Rd 1 Wales Mark J Williams [14] 123-0 Scotland John Higgins [12] Head to head   Pencil
Euro Tour 6 (25 Feb - 1 Mar 2015) Pencil
Rd 4 England Judd Trump [4] 4-2 Scotland John Higgins [30] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [30] 4-3 England Mark Joyce [57] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [30] 4-1 England Jamie Cope [39] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [30] w/o China Cao Xinlong     Pencil
Welsh Open (16-22 Feb 2015) Pencil
Final Scotland John Higgins [15] 9-3 England Ben Woollaston [36] Head to head Details  Pencil

120-4 (84), 51-71 (58), 101-17 (63), 105-0 (105)
23-74 (54), 84-0 (66), 19-62, 72-59 (BW 59)
97-5, 69-34, 88-9 (68), 130-8 (83)

Referee: Marcel Eckardt

Higgins won all of the four frames in the final session to capture his first major ranking title since the 2012 Shanghai Masters.

This was Higgins' fourth Welsh Open trophy which is more than anyone else has. In total he has captured 26 major ranking titles.

SF Scotland John Higgins [15] 6-4 Belgium Luca Brecel [66] Head to head Details  Pencil

101-0 (101), 137-0 (137), 52-72 (JH 52), 0-98 (62)
16-69, 69-30, 76-11 (72), 21-69, 135-0 (135), 88-1 (50)

QF Scotland John Higgins [15] 5-1 Scotland Stephen Maguire [12] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 4 Scotland John Higgins [15] 4-2 Cyprus Michael Georgiou [96] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [15] 4-0 China Liang Wenbo [25] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [15] 4-0 Malta Alex Borg [98] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [15] 4-1 Scotland Michael Leslie [113] Head to head   Pencil
China Open Qual (14-15 Feb 2015) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [15] 5-2 England Oliver Lines [81] Head to head   Pencil
Indian Open Qual (12-13 Feb 2015) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [8] 4-0 England Adam Bobat (a)     Pencil
Championship League - Group 7 (9-10 Feb 2015) Pencil
Grp Scotland John Higgins 3-0 Wales Dominic Dale Head to head   Pencil
Grp England Peter Ebdon 3-0 Scotland John Higgins Head to head   Pencil
Grp England David Gilbert 3-0 Scotland John Higgins Head to head   Pencil
Grp Scotland John Higgins 3-1 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head   Pencil
Grp Ireland Fergal O'Brien 3-2 Scotland John Higgins Head to head   Pencil
Grp China Xiao Guodong 3-2 Scotland John Higgins Head to head   Pencil
German Masters (4-8 Feb 2015) Pencil
Rd 1 England Peter Ebdon [31] 5-2 Scotland John Higgins [15] Head to head   Pencil
Masters (11-18 Jan 2015) Pencil
Rd 1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [6] 6-4 Scotland John Higgins [15] Head to head  
Higgins missed a tough yellow on the way to a maximum in frame nine.
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19-104 (104), 0-136 (132), 121-0 (121)
69-59 (JH 59), 64-35, 4-96 (96), 88-6 (88)
77-67, 0-134 (120), 88-26 (65)

German Masters Qual (17-19 Dec 2014) Pencil
Q Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [15] 5-2 Ireland Ken Doherty [38] Head to head   Pencil
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [15] 5-2 England Elliot Slessor [97] Head to head   Pencil
Euro Tour 5 (11-14 Dec 2014) Pencil
Rd 4 Scotland Stephen Maguire [6] 4-2 Scotland John Higgins [38] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [38] 4-1 England Allan Taylor [57] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [38] 4-1 England Jimmy Robertson [23] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [38] 4-1 Germany Lukas Kleckers (a)     Pencil
UK Championship (25 Nov - 7 Dec 2014) Pencil
Rd 4 Scotland Anthony McGill [37] 6-5 Scotland John Higgins [12] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [12] 6-2 Wales Matthew Stevens [21] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [12] 6-4 England Jamie Cope [53] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [12] 6-2 Wales Lee Walker [117]     Pencil
Euro Tour 4 (19-23 Nov 2014) Pencil
Rd 2 Hong Kong Marco Fu [14] 4-0 Scotland John Higgins [33] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [33] 4-2 Australia Vinnie Calabrese Head to head   Pencil
Champion of Champions (3-9 Nov 2014) Pencil
Rd 1 England Barry Hawkins 4-1 Scotland John Higgins Head to head   Pencil

75-1 (75), 8-83, 73-1 (57), 92-0 (73), 67-24 (58)

International Championship (26 Oct - 2 Nov 2014) Pencil
Rd 1 China Li Hang [66] 6-1 Scotland John Higgins [12] Head to head   Pencil
Euro Tour 3 (1-5 Oct 2014) Pencil
Rd 2 England Judd Trump [2] 4-1 Scotland John Higgins [36] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [36] 4-0 England Michael Williams (a)     Pencil
International Championship Qual (22-25 Sep 2014) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [12] 6-2 England Stuart Carrington [65] Head to head   Pencil
Shanghai Masters (8-14 Sep 2014) Pencil
Rd 1 Wales Ryan Day [20] 5-4 Scotland John Higgins [9] Head to head   Pencil
6 Red World Championship (1-6 Sep 2014) Pencil
QF Thailand K Lertsattayatthorn (a) 7-4 Scotland John Higgins Head to head  Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins 6-5 England Stuart Bingham Head to head  Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins 6-3 India Kamal Chawla (a)    Pencil
6 Red, F (1-3 Sep 2014) Pencil
Grp Scotland John Higgins 5-4 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head  Pencil
Grp Scotland John Higgins 5-2 Morocco Chaouki Yousfi (a)    Pencil
Grp Scotland John Higgins 5-2 Thailand K Lertsattayatthorn (a) Head to head  Pencil
Grp Australia Adrian Ridley (a) 5-3 Scotland John Higgins    Pencil
Grp Scotland John Higgins 5-4 Wales Jamie Clarke (a) Head to head  Pencil
Euro Tour 2 (20-24 Aug 2014) Pencil
Rd 2 England James Cahill [30] 4-2 Scotland John Higgins [26] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [26] 4-2 England Zak Surety     Pencil
Euro Tour 1 (7-10 Aug 2014) Pencil
Rd 3 England Peter Ebdon [26] 4-2 Scotland John Higgins [7] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [7] 4-2 England Gary Wilson [54] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [7] 4-0 Scotland Rhys Clark (a)     Pencil
Australian Open (30 Jun - 6 Jul 2014) Pencil
Rd 2 England Robert Milkins [13] 5-2 Scotland John Higgins [7] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [7] 5-3 England Tom Ford [24] Head to head   Pencil
Wuxi Classic (23-29 Jun 2014) Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland Alan McManus [26] 5-4 Scotland John Higgins [9] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [9] 5-3 Scotland Anthony McGill [42] Head to head   Pencil
Asian Tour 1 (17-21 Jun 2014) Pencil
Rd 2 China Chen Feilong (a) 4-3 Scotland John Higgins [3] Head to head   Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [3] 4-0 Thailand Kobkit Palajin (a)     Pencil
Wuxi Classic Qual (24-28 May 2014) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [9] 5-1 England Michael Wasley Head to head   Pencil