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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: 2;
Bio page; Other sources: CueTracker ; World Snooker
World Championship (15 Apr - 1 May 2017) Pencil
Final England Mark Selby [1] 18-15 Scotland John Higgins [6] Head to head Details  Pencil

Session 1:
76-34 (76), 7-50, 121-8 (62, 58), 0-141 (141)
40-99 (63), 1-126 (95), 54-59 (58), 33-68

Session 2:
86-0 (86), 8-60, 44-74, 69-22
1-68, 0-76 (76), 81-9 (81), 121-12 (121), 96-17

Session 3:
76-1, 53-2, 29-107 (78), 63-40
68-19 (67), 82-0 (58), 72-0 (72)

Session 4:
72-22, 36-74, 76-1 (71), 134-4 (54,70)
34-88 (88), 0-119 (111), 47-75
132-0 (131), 80-19 (75)

Referee: Jan Verhaas

John Higgins was leading 10-4 and went on to lose 12 out of 14 frames to trail 16-12. He then managed to pull it back to 16-15 but Selby closed it out to win his third World Championship.
SF Scotland John Higgins [6] 17-8 England Barry Hawkins [7] Head to head Details 
Re-rack in frame 13
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1st session:
93-28 (63), 69-22, 67-19 (59)
76-59 (69,59), 30-100 (62)
30-95 (71), 65-25, 39-74 (74)

2nd session:
40-65, 92-6, 73-16 (51)
0-125 (115), 61-24 (53), 18-91
89-0 (89), 73-45

3rd session:
8-76 (69), 70-41, 55-47, 70-13
65-62, 70-0, 96-4 (90), 48-80 (58)

4th session:
128-12 (120)
QF Scotland John Higgins [6] 13-6 England Kyren Wilson [14] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [6] 13-9 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [11] Head to head Details 
In frame 14 Allen opened up with a 70 break and Higgins cleared up with a 72
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Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [6] 10-6 England Martin Gould [18] Head to head Details  Pencil
China Open (27 Mar - 2 Apr 2017) Pencil
Rd 3 Wales Mark J Williams [13] 5-4 Scotland John Higgins [4] Head to head Details 
Re-rack in frame 8
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Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [4] 5-2 England Mark Davis [29] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [4] 5-1 England Ian Burns [61] Head to head Details  Pencil
Players Championship (6-12 Mar 2017) Pencil
Rd 1 China Ding Junhui [5] 5-4 Scotland John Higgins [12] Head to head Details 
Ding was 4-0 down
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Gibraltar Open (1-5 Mar 2017) Pencil
Rd 2 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [8] 4-1 Scotland John Higgins [2] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [2] 4-0 Wales Dominic Dale [27] Head to head Details  Pencil
Championship League - Winners' Group (1-2 Mar 2017) Pencil
Final Scotland John Higgins 3-0 Wales Ryan Day Head to head Details  Pencil

106-21 (84), 142-0 (138), 62-27
SF Scotland John Higgins 3-2 England Judd Trump Head to head Details  Pencil

120-14 (120), 69-60, 113-126 (126)
9-101 (58), 86-0 (86)
Grp Scotland John Higgins 3-2 Scotland Anthony McGill Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp England Mark Davis 3-2 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details  Pencil

Davis made the second 147 of his career in the deciding frame. Watch on YouTube.
Grp Scotland John Higgins 3-0 England David Gilbert Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp England Barry Hawkins 3-1 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Scotland John Higgins 3-1 England Judd Trump Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Wales Ryan Day 3-2 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details  Pencil
Championship League - Group 7 (27-28 Feb 2017) Pencil
Final Scotland John Higgins 3-0 England Mark Selby Head to head Details  Pencil

70-28, 77-17, 61-46 (55)
SF Scotland John Higgins 3-2 England Michael Holt Head to head Details  Pencil

67-2, 81-5 (81), 0-72 (55), 1-73 (52), 77-67
Grp England Mark Selby 3-1 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Scotland John Higgins 3-1 England Ricky Walden Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Scotland John Higgins 3-1 England Martin Gould Head to head Details 
Re-spotted black in frame four and Higgins fluked it.
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Grp Scotland John Higgins 3-2 Scotland Graeme Dott Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp England Stuart Bingham 3-2 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Scotland John Higgins 3-2 England Michael Holt Head to head Details  Pencil
Welsh Open (13-19 Feb 2017) Pencil
Rd 1 England Sam Baird [48] 4-2 Scotland John Higgins [4] Head to head Details  Pencil
World Grand Prix (6-12 Feb 2017) Pencil
Rd 1 Wales Michael White [26] 4-3 Scotland John Higgins [7] Head to head Details 
White missed the 13th red on the way to a max in the deciding frame
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China Open Qual (24-27 Jan 2017) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [4] 5-0 Isle of Man Darryl Hill [96]   Details  Pencil
Masters (15-22 Jan 2017) Pencil
Rd 1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [10] 6-5 Scotland John Higgins [4] Head to head Details 
Re-rack in frame 2. Re-spotted black in frame 9 (67-67).
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Scottish Open (12-18 Dec 2016) Pencil
Final Hong Kong Marco Fu [12] 9-4 Scotland John Higgins [2] Head to head Details  Pencil

Session 1:
0-126 (126), 25-102 (101), 0-100 (100)
106-1 (106), 0-78 (78), 101-28
94-36 (58), 78-32 (54)

Session 2:
62-35, 89-0 (89), 66-57 (59), 84-24 (59)
68-34 (60)

Referee: Leo Scullion

The match started with four consecutive centuries.

Fu was 4-1 down but won the next eight frames helped by six half centuries.

This was Fu's third major ranking tournament win.
SF Scotland John Higgins [2] 6-5 England Judd Trump [3] Head to head Details  Pencil

0-132 (132), 56-76 (70, 56), 88-49 (88), 1-126 (126)
0-99 (99), 0-132 (112), 111-5 (110), 75-0 (52)
78-0, 113-1 (52), 68-39 (68)

Higgins was 5-1 down.
QF Scotland John Higgins [2] 5-2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [10] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 4 Scotland John Higgins [2] 4-0 Wales Dominic Dale [35] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [2] 4-0 China Mei Xiwen [77] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [2] 4-0 Scotland Scott Donaldson [74] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [2] 4-1 Scotland Alan McManus [26] Head to head Details  Pencil
German Masters Qual (6-9 Dec 2016) Pencil
Q Rd 2 China Zhao Xintong [81] 5-1 Scotland John Higgins [4] Head to head Details  Pencil
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [4] 5-4 Jamaica Rory McLeod [54] Head to head Details  Pencil
UK Championship (22 Nov - 4 Dec 2016) Pencil
QF England Mark Selby [2] 6-5 Scotland John Higgins [7] Head to head Details 
Very interesting stalemate in the final frame. Watch on YouTube.
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Rd 4 Scotland John Higgins [7] 6-3 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [10] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [7] 6-2 England Ben Woollaston [26] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [7] 6-4 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [71] Head to head Details 
Re-spotted black at 63-63 in frame 7
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Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [7] 6-3 Malta Alex Borg Head to head Details  Pencil
Northern Ireland Open (14-20 Nov 2016) Pencil
Rd 4 Wales Mark J Williams [13] 4-1 Scotland John Higgins [4] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [4] 4-0 China Zhou Yuelong [39] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [4] 4-1 England Sam Craigie [89] Head to head Details  Pencil

147 by Higgins in the last frame. Watch on YouTube. In addition to his eighth maximum he also made a 130 and a 137!
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [4] 4-0 England Paul S Davison [85] Head to head Details  Pencil
Champion of Champions (7-12 Nov 2016) Pencil
Final Scotland John Higgins 10-7 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [3] Head to head Details 
O'Sullivan's 835. career century in frame 14. Both players missed several chances to go 5-4 up. O'Sullivan took the frame after Higgins missed brown ball in the middle pocket.
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First session:
75-0 (75), 19-69 (68), 74-3 (74)
1-100 (88), 0-90 (90), 79-0 (79)
74-4 (65), 29-88 (61), 48-82

Second session:
62-23 (60), 64-21 (63), 0-77 (74)
88-0 (83), 0-134 (130), 76-0 (76)
86-1 (86), 113-0 (58)

Referee: Brendan Moore
SF Scotland John Higgins 6-5 China Ding Junhui Head to head Details  Pencil

76-0 (76), 0-135 (135), 83-0 (83)
2-108 (107), 49-51, 116-3 (79)
0-142 (142), 73-57, 0-109 (102)
54-27, 69-1
QF Scotland John Higgins 6-4 England Judd Trump Head to head Details  Pencil

Higgins' 143 total clearance in frame 10 was the highest break of the event
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins 4-2 England Shaun Murphy [4] Head to head Details  Pencil
China Championship (1-5 Nov 2016) Pencil
Final Scotland John Higgins 10-7 England Stuart Bingham Head to head Details  Pencil

Session 1:
77-37, 74-17, 72-1, 1-127 (102)
18-112 (112), 49-75 (52), 69-0
70-58 (65, 58), 14-100 (50)

Session 2:
28-55, 4-98 (98), 81-0 (56), 71-10 (65)
0-84 (84), 134-1 (134), 105-21 (100)
129-8 (101)

Referee: Zhou Ying
SF Scotland John Higgins 9-3 Northern Ireland Mark Allen Head to head Details  Pencil

Session 1:
79-37 (54), 131-0 (131), 89-5, 0-95 (95)
61-26, 4-75, 123-0 (123), 77-45 (77)

Session 2:
45-67, 69-21, 63-60 (MA 60), 78-1 (78)
QF Scotland John Higgins 6-2 England Ali Carter Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins 6-4 Wales Mark J Williams Head to head Details 
Williams got in when O'Sullivan pulled out.
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International Championship (23-30 Oct 2016) Pencil
QF China Ding Junhui [9] 6-2 Scotland John Higgins [1] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [1] 6-2 China Zhou Yuelong [48] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [1] 6-2 Wales Jak Jones [107] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [1] 6-3 Israel Eden Sharav [90]   Details  Pencil
English Open (10-16 Oct 2016) Pencil
QF England Judd Trump [4] 5-1 Scotland John Higgins [5] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 4 Scotland John Higgins [5] 4-1 England Tom Ford [37] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [5] 4-3 Scotland Fraser Patrick [106]   Details  Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [5] 4-1 England Mark King [35] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [5] 4-2 England Michael Wild [101]   Details  Pencil
European Masters (3-9 Oct 2016) Pencil
QF England Judd Trump [4] 4-0 Scotland John Higgins [5] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [5] 4-3 England Tom Ford [37] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [5] 4-0 England Michael Holt [28] Head to head Details 
Score in points: 366-31
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International Championship Qual (29 Sep - 1 Oct 2016) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [1] 6-0 England Sydney Wilson [84] Head to head Details  Pencil

145 by Higgins is tied for highest break in the televised stage
European Masters Qual (26-28 Sep 2016) Pencil
Q Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [5] 4-3 England Jimmy Robertson [33] Head to head Details 
Higgins came back from 3-0 down
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Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [5] 4-1 England Nigel Bond [63] Head to head Details  Pencil
Shanghai Masters (19-25 Sep 2016) Pencil
Rd 2 England Ali Carter [16] 5-2 Scotland John Higgins [6] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [6] 5-3 England Matthew Selt [23] Head to head Details  Pencil
World Open (25-31 Jul 2016) Pencil
QF England Ali Carter [30] 5-0 Scotland John Higgins [6] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [6] 5-2 Wales Mark J Williams [11] Head to head Details  Pencil

144 by Higgins was the highest break of the event
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [6] 5-4 England Michael Holt [27] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [6] 5-2 England Oliver Lines [59] Head to head Details  Pencil
Riga Masters (22-24 Jun 2016) Pencil
Rd 3 England Judd Trump [3] 4-2 Scotland John Higgins [5] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [5] 4-3 Scotland Graeme Dott [17] Head to head Details  Pencil

Decided on last black
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [5] 4-1 England Mark King [29] Head to head Details  Pencil
Riga Masters Qual (3-4 Jun 2016) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [5] 4-3 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [26] Head to head Details  Pencil

Higgins' 135 in frame five was the highest in the qualifiers
World Open Qual (31 May - 2 Jun 2016) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [6] 5-0 Wales Gareth Allen [83] Head to head Details  Pencil
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