snooker.org Frontpage
Home: Tournaments: 2021/2022: What's new | Live | Results | Upcoming | Finals | Diary | Main Tour players | All players | H2H | Match stats

John Higgins
 Pencil

Nationality: Scotland (Scotland); Male; Born: 18 May 1975 (49 years)
Status: Professional; First season as pro: 1992; Ranking wins: 31; Maximums: 12;
Ranking: 5;
Bio page; Other sources: CueTracker ; World Snooker
World Championship (16 Apr - 2 May 2022) Pencil
SF England Ronnie O'Sullivan [2] 17-11 Scotland John Higgins [6] Head to head Details 
Re-spotted black in frame 16
 Pencil

Session 1:
53-76, 46-69 (50), 32-87 (58), 70-7 (70), 99-1 (54)
116-10 (116), 55-66 (ROS 55), 127-0 (107)

Session 2:
122-1 (73), 34-64, 0-79 (53), 99-0 (99)
91-0 (91), 73-43 (55), 70-6 (70), 65-58 (JH 53)

Session 3:
30-66, 104-32 (82), 37-84 (51), 101-0 (101)
0-103 (103), 121-16 (121), 105-26 (54), 134-0 (134)

Session 4:
5-69 (69), 83-31 (67), 40-81, 99-0 (83)

This was O'Sullivan's record 13th semifinal in the World Championship

QF Scotland John Higgins [6] 13-12 England Jack Lisowski [14] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [6] 13-7 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [38] Head to head Details 
Respotted black in frame 17. 112 by Saengkham in frame 19 was a maximum attempt.
 Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [6] 10-7 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [53] Head to head Details  Pencil
Tour Championship (28 Mar - 3 Apr 2022) Pencil
Final Australia Neil Robertson [2] 10-9 Scotland John Higgins [8] Head to head Details  Pencil

Session 1:
77-78, 0-136 (136), 0-138 (126), 130-0 (130)
76-47 129-0 (129), 0-127 (127), 0-80 (80)

Session 2:
41-60, 0-101 (68), 5-82, 91-1 (91)
0-84 (84), 74-37 (54), 119-1 (108), 87-35
91-17 (72), 93-0 (93), 72-10 (72)

Referee: Brendan Moore

Neil Robertson came back from 9-4 down to win his 23rd career ranking title.

Neil Robertson missed the final blue in a 147 attempt in frame 6.

SF Scotland John Higgins [8] 10-7 Belgium Luca Brecel [5] Head to head Details  Pencil

Session 1:
26-87 (64), 0-116 (105), 0-115 (78), 75-46
76-64 (LB 64), 106-26 (54, 52), 63-32, 108-7 (108)

Session 2:
66-30, 0-80 (55), 93-6 (50), 52-73 (52,69)
44-72 (68), 0-108 (108), 71-35, 107-8, 68-30 (67)

QF Scotland John Higgins [8] 10-9 China Zhao Xintong [1] Head to head Details 
Higgins was 8-4 down
 Pencil
Gibraltar Open (24-26 Mar 2022) Pencil
Rd 3 England Jimmy Robertson [25] 4-2 Scotland John Higgins [5] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [5] 4-1 England John Astley (a) Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [5] 4-2 England David Grace [52] Head to head Details  Pencil
Turkish Masters (7-13 Mar 2022) Pencil
Rd 3 Scotland Graeme Dott [21] 5-4 Scotland John Higgins [5] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [5] 5-0 England Michael Holt [37] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [5] 5-2 Wales Dylan Emery (a)   Details  Pencil
Welsh Open (28 Feb - 6 Mar 2022) Pencil
Rd 2 England Ali Carter [26] 4-2 Scotland John Higgins [7] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [7] 4-0 Iran Soheil Vahedi (a) Head to head Details  Pencil
European Masters (21-27 Feb 2022) Pencil
Rd 2 England Tom Ford [27] 5-0 Scotland John Higgins [6] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [6] 5-1 Wales Jamie Clarke [66] Head to head Details  Pencil
Welsh Open Qual (15-20 Feb 2022) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [7] 4-1 China Pang Junxu [64]   Details  Pencil
Players Championship (7-13 Feb 2022) Pencil
QF England Jimmy Robertson [15] 6-4 Scotland John Higgins [7] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [7] 6-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [10] Head to head Details  Pencil
Championship League - Winners Group (3-4 Feb 2022) Pencil
Final Scotland John Higgins 3-2 England Stuart Bingham Head to head Details  Pencil

84-1 (50), 83-28 (82), 2-59, 0-110 (110), 88-44 (88)

Higgins has won the CLS for the third time.

Referee: Brendan Moore

SF Scotland John Higgins 3-2 China Yan Bingtao Head to head Details  Pencil

1-135 (135), 46-77, 89-20, 93-14 (76), 73-64

Grp China Yan Bingtao 3-0 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Scotland John Higgins 3-1 China Liang Wenbo Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Scotland John Higgins 3-2 Scotland Scott Donaldson Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp England Stuart Bingham 3-2 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Scotland John Higgins 3-1 China Zhao Xintong Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Scotland John Higgins 3-2 Scotland Graeme Dott Head to head Details  Pencil
Turkish Masters Qual (2-6 Feb 2022) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [5] 5-3 England Barry Pinches [106] Head to head Details  Pencil
Championship League - Group 7 (1-2 Feb 2022) Pencil
Final Scotland John Higgins 3-2 China Ding Junhui Head to head Details  Pencil

134-0 (134), 2-110 (101), 69-48, 0-132 (131), 69-50
Higgins qualifies for the winners' group

SF Scotland John Higgins 3-1 England Kyren Wilson Head to head Details  Pencil

24-73 (68), 63-16, 68-24 (62), 77-0 (77)

Grp Scotland John Higgins 3-1 England Martin Gould Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Scotland John Higgins 3-1 England Kyren Wilson Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Scotland John Higgins 3-2 China Ding Junhui Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp England Ali Carter 3-0 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Scotland John Higgins 3-1 England Ricky Walden Head to head Details  Pencil

Walden lost the fourth frame on the three-miss rule. The table is rolling off, the white drifted and hit the pink in the third attempt.

Grp Scotland John Higgins 3-0 England Ronnie O'Sullivan Head to head Details  Pencil
Masters (9-16 Jan 2022) Pencil
QF Wales Mark J Williams [9] 6-5 Scotland John Higgins [8] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [8] 6-2 China Zhao Xintong [10] Head to head Details  Pencil
World Grand Prix (13-19 Dec 2021) Pencil
Rd 1 England Tom Ford [29] 4-2 Scotland John Higgins [4] Head to head Details  Pencil
Scottish Open (6-12 Dec 2021) Pencil
Final Belgium Luca Brecel [44] 9-5 Scotland John Higgins [7] Head to head Details  Pencil

Session 1:
71-33, 96-0 (96), 61-8, 0-91
69-21 (61), 59-56, 46-75 (70)
104-0 (104)

Session 2:
79-27 (79), 98-0 (64), 5-97, 17-73 (73)
25-62 (53), 128-0 (127)

Referee: Colin Humphries

This was Brecel's second ranking title.

SF Scotland John Higgins [7] 6-1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [3] Head to head Details  Pencil

112-0 (76), 71-8, 129-8 (125), 44-86 (86)
64-0, 74-0 (74), 98-0 (98)

QF Scotland John Higgins [7] 5-3 England David Gilbert [18] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [7] 4-2 England Martin Gould [23] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [7] 4-0 Wales Ryan Day [27] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [7] 4-1 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [38] Head to head Details  Pencil
UK Championship (23 Nov - 5 Dec 2021) Pencil
Rd 3 China Zhao Xintong [26] 6-5 Scotland John Higgins [7] Head to head Details  Pencil

Zhao made a 70 in frame 4 but Higgins won it after needing snookers

Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [7] 6-3 Thailand Sunny Akani [58]   Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [7] 6-1 Cyprus Michael Georgiou (a) Head to head Details  Pencil
Champion of Champions (15-21 Nov 2021) Pencil
Final England Judd Trump [1] 10-4 Scotland John Higgins [6] Head to head Details  Pencil

Session 1:
0-100 (73), 0-86, 43-75, 76-0 (63)
100-32 (62), 61-1 (61), 74-6, 66-0, 0-70 (70)

Session 2:
74-9 (74), 71-24, 85-47 (51), 117-0 (68), 73-23 (59)

Referee: Paul Collier

This was Trump's first Champion of Champions trophy.

SF Scotland John Higgins [6] 6-5 China Yan Bingtao Head to head Details  Pencil

67-76, 69-81 (YB 54), 71-41 (51), 12-74 (74)
65-26, 96-5 (89), 70-23 (70), 4-70 (70)
74-55 (YB 51), 1-73 (59), 89-0 (89)

QF Scotland John Higgins [6] 6-1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [3] Head to head Details  Pencil

86-0 (86), 92-6 (92), 0-101 (101), 63-57, 136-0 (127), 94-8 (94), 64-22 (63)

Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [6] 4-3 China Ding Junhui Head to head Details  Pencil
English Open (1-7 Nov 2021) Pencil
Final Australia Neil Robertson [4] 9-8 Scotland John Higgins [7] Head to head Details  Pencil

Session 1:
72-0 (57), 80-24, 0-90 (90), 51-66
140-0 (140), 65-2, 16-68, 123-1 (123)

Session 2:
39-68, 0-89, 37-71 (62), 43-74 (60), 87-7 (80)
18-71 (55), 79-9 (52), 121-1 (120), 74-22 (65)

This was Robertson's first English Open title and 21st ranking win.

SF Scotland John Higgins [7] 6-5 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [3] Head to head Details  Pencil

24-75 (75), 104-24 (104), 91-4 (54), 7-67 (50)
1-74 (69), 0-113 (108), 77-9 (76), 0-103 (103), 72-9 (63), 55-47
63-41

QF Scotland John Higgins [7] 5-3 China Yan Bingtao [15] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [7] 4-1 China Ding Junhui [10] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [7] 4-3 China Lu Ning [34] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [7] 4-0 England Oliver Lines [69] Head to head Details  Pencil
European Masters Qual (27-31 Oct 2021) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [6] 5-4 England Chris Wakelin [64] Head to head Details  Pencil
German Masters Qual (18-26 Oct 2021) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [38] 5-2 Scotland John Higgins [7] Head to head Details  Pencil
Northern Ireland Open (9-17 Oct 2021) Pencil
Final Northern Ireland Mark Allen [9] 9-8 Scotland John Higgins [7] Head to head Details 
Allen was 8-6 down
 Pencil

Session 1:
78-21, 82-1 (82), 0-123 (123), 70-6
11-68 (68), 70-47, 0-78 (55), 63-64 (58 MA)

Session 2:
76-47 (70), 40-89 (63), 86-0 (85), 40-89 (59), 1-64 (64), 6-144 (136), 51-6, 80-43 (58), 65-31

Referee: Olivier Marteel

This was Allen's 6th ranking title and first Northern Ireland Open.

SF Scotland John Higgins [7] 6-2 China Yan Bingtao [14] Head to head Details 
Higgins won the last six frames
 Pencil

55-67 (66 YB, 55 JH), 6-65, 101-23 (52), 87-0 (83)
85-41 (61), 101-0 (78), 75-8 (75), 90-0 (90)

QF Scotland John Higgins [7] 5-3 England David Gilbert [18] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [7] 4-3 Wales Mark J Williams [10] Head to head Details 
Higgins was 3-0 down.
 Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [7] 4-2 Belgium Luca Brecel [37] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [7] 4-2 Pakistan Farakh Ajaib [88]   Details 
Higgins missed the 15th black on the way to a maximum in frame two
 Pencil
Scottish Open Qual (24-29 Sep 2021) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [7] 4-1 England Alfie Burden [113] Head to head Details  Pencil
English Open Qual (17-22 Sep 2021) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [7] 4-1 China Zhao Jianbo [74]   Details  Pencil
Northern Ireland Open Qual (23-27 Aug 2021) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [7] 4-2 England Joe O'Connor [61] Head to head Details  Pencil
British Open (16-22 Aug 2021) Pencil
Rd 3 England Ricky Walden [29] 3-1 Scotland John Higgins [5] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [5] 3-2 China Cao Yupeng [108] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [5] 3-1 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher [42] Head to head Details  Pencil

147 by Higgins in the first frame. Watch on YouTube.

Championship League Stage One Group 9 (27 Jul 2021) Pencil
Grp Thailand Noppon Saengkham [36] 3-1 Scotland John Higgins [5] Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Scotland John Higgins [5] 3-0 Iran Soheil Vahedi (a) Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp Scotland John Higgins [5] 3-0 Brazil Igor Figueiredo [81]   Details  Pencil