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John Higgins
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Male; Scotland (Scotland); Born: 18 May 1975 (49 years)
Status: Professional; First season as pro: 1992; Ranking wins: 33; Maximums: 13; Ranking: 3; Bio page; Other sources: CueTracker; World Snooker

Helsinki International Snooker Cup (17‑18 May 2025)
QF (7) Scotland John Higgins v England Ali Carter Head to head 2025-05-17 16:00:00Z
World Championship (19 Apr - 5 May 2025)
Rd 2 (25) Scotland John Higgins [3] v China Xiao Guodong [14] Head to head 2025-04-24 18:00:00Z
2025-04-25 13:30:00Z
2025-04-26 09:00:00Z
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [3] 10-7 England Joe O'Connor [30] Head to head Details 
Tour Championship (31 Mar - 6 Apr 2025)
Final Scotland John Higgins [4] 10-8 England Mark Selby [6] Head to head Details 

Session 1:
66-6, 0-135 (135), 94-0 (68), 102-0 (102)
73-22, 102-4 (102), 0-136 (112)
Session 2:
0-136 (136), 1-114 (68), 9-67, 25-100 (55)
31-95 (77), 0-119 (119), 110-0 (110), 72-0 (67)
65-18, 84-0 (80), 132-0 (132)

Referee: Marcel Eckardt

This was Higgins' 33rd ranking title and second of the season.
SF Scotland John Higgins [4] 10-7 England Barry Hawkins [9] Head to head Details 

Session 1:
67-1, 72-18, 13-115 (86), 0-79 (79)
0-97 (97), 63-52 (62), 67-16, 0-140 (140)

Session 2:
66-0 (66), 0-125 (125), 111-12 (73), 148-0 (144)
42-72, 130-0 (130), 66-6, 12-103 (99), 107-0 (107)

144 by John Higgins in frame 12 was the highest break of the event
QF Scotland John Higgins [4] 10-3 China Xiao Guodong [5] Head to head Details 
Players Championship (17‑23 Mar 2025)
SF England Judd Trump [1] 6-4 Scotland John Higgins [4] Head to head Details 

130-7 (130), 40-72, 71-35, 126-7 (126)
0-107 (107), 88-0 (88), 0-77 (54)
36-69, 73-48 (61), 76-0 (53)
QF Scotland John Higgins [4] 6-5 China Xiao Guodong [5] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [4] 6-5 England Chris Wakelin [13] Head to head Details 
World Grand Prix (4‑9 Mar 2025)
QF England Shaun Murphy [10] 5-3 Scotland John Higgins [15] Head to head Details 

This was Higgins' record-breaking 147th ranking event quarterfinal, surpassing O'Sullivan
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [15] 4-2 England Kyren Wilson [2] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [15] 4-3 England Ali Carter [18] Head to head Details 
Higgins won frame 5 on a respotted black
World Open (23 Feb - 1 Mar 2025)
Final Scotland John Higgins [15] 10-6 England Joe O'Connor [33] Head to head Details 

Session 1:
66-63 (52 JH, 63 JOC), 106-0 (82), 81-0 (62)
14-86, 64-61 (61 JOC, 63 JH), 68-30 (68)
80-29 (70), 19-46

Session 2:
101-36 (68), 38-87 (71), 0-70 (70), 95-24 (57)
94-0 (94), 25-71, 43-75 (67), 100-0 (100)

Referee: Wang Haitao

This was Higgins's 32nd ranking title and the first since the 2021 Players Championship.

At 49 he is the second oldest ranking event champion, after Ray Reardon who won the 1982 Professional Players Tournament at 50.
SF Scotland John Higgins [15] 6-5 England Zak Surety [86] Head to head Details 

33-72, 67-64, 2-87, 61-71 (61, 65)
113-8 (113), 94-6 (94), 18-81 (56), 47-56
72-54 (72, 53), 74-20, 72-41 (72)

This was Surety's first semifinal on the World Snooker Tour. Before this event, he had never made it beyond the last 16.
QF Scotland John Higgins [15] 5-0 China Pang Junxu [26] Head to head Details 
Rd 4 Scotland John Higgins [15] 5-4 China Zhou Yuelong [31] Head to head Details 
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [15] 5-3 England Robbie Williams [47] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [15] 5-1 England Mark Davis [50] Head to head Details 
Welsh Open (10‑16 Feb 2025)
QF England Mark Selby [5] 5-4 Scotland John Higgins [13] Head to head Details 
Re-spotted black in the first frame
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [13] 4-0 China Yuan Sijun [36] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [13] 4-0 England Robert Milkins [20] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [13] 4-0 Scotland Graeme Dott [52] Head to head Details 
German Masters (27 Jan - 2 Feb 2025)
Rd 2 Wales Jak Jones [18] 5-3 Scotland John Higgins [15] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [15] 5-3 England Mark Davis [50] Head to head Details 
Masters (12‑19 Jan 2025)
Rd 1 Australia Neil Robertson 6-5 Scotland John Higgins [15] Head to head Details 
Robertson replaced Ronnie O'Sullivan who withdrew on medical grounds.

John Higgins holds the record for most consecutive Masters appearances with 31, having been ever present since 1995.

Robertson was 5-1 down.
World Open Qual (20‑22 Dec 2024)
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [15] 5-4 Hong Kong Wang Yuchen [107]   Details 
Scottish Open (9‑15 Dec 2024)
Rd 2 England Barry Hawkins [19] 4-3 Scotland John Higgins [14] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [14] 4-2 England Ian Burns [78] Head to head Details 
UK Championship (23 Nov - 1 Dec 2024)
Rd 2 England Judd Trump [3] 6-5 Scotland John Higgins [14] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [14] 6-0 China He Guoqiang [58] Head to head Details 
Play was suspended as a member of the crowd had been taken ill.
International Championship (3‑10 Nov 2024)
QF England Chris Wakelin [24] 6-5 Scotland John Higgins [17] Head to head Details 
The match was pulled off at 5-5.
Rd 4 Scotland John Higgins [17] 6-5 China Lyu Haotian [33] Head to head Details 
Higgins forced the decider by winning the penultimate frame on a re-spotted black. The match was pulled off at 5-5.
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [17] 6-1 Wales Matthew Stevens [48] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [17] 6-4 England Ben Woollaston [47] Head to head Details 
Northern Ireland Open (20‑27 Oct 2024)
Rd 2 England Barry Hawkins [17] 4-2 Scotland John Higgins [16] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [16] 4-2 China Fan Zhengyi [49] Head to head Details 
Wuhan Open (6‑12 Oct 2024)
Rd 4 England Judd Trump [1] 5-2 Scotland John Higgins [16] Head to head Details 
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [16] 5-3 England Zak Surety [99] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [16] 5-4 China Fan Zhengyi [49] Head to head Details 
Higgins was 3-0 down
International Championship Qual (30 Sep - 2 Oct 2024)
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [17] 6-1 Ireland Ken Doherty [119] Head to head Details 
British Open (23‑29 Sep 2024)
Final England Mark Selby [7] 10-5 Scotland John Higgins [16] Head to head Details 
Re-rack in frame 12.

Session 1:
100-12 (63), 0-84 (80), 10-61 (60) , 85-1 (85),
137-0 (137), 88-43 (88), 4-106 (105), 135-0 (135)

Session 2:
31-69, 78-32, 95-34 (85), 25-86,
69-22, 91-0 (91), 93-0 (93)

Referee: Ben Williams
This was Selby's 23rd ranking title.
SF Scotland John Higgins [16] 6-0 England Oliver Lines [99] Head to head Details 
This was Lines' first ranking event semifinal

63-42, 66-43, 69-6 (57), 65-28, 89-4 (64), 69-0 (67)
QF Scotland John Higgins [16] 5-1 England Elliot Slessor [41] Head to head Details 
Rd 4 Scotland John Higgins [16] 4-0 Malaysia Rory Thor [81] Head to head Details 
Rd 3 Scotland John Higgins [16] 4-2 Scotland Graeme Dott [53] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [16] 4-2 England Shaun Murphy [8] Head to head Details 
British Open Qual (31 Jul - 3 Aug 2024)
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [16] 4-1 Scotland Ross Muir [72] Head to head Details 
English Open (16‑22 Sep 2024)
Rd 3 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [3] 4-3 Scotland John Higgins [14] Head to head Details 

Higgins made his 1000th century in frame five. Only the second player to achieve this. Watch on YouTube.
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [14] 4-1 England David Gilbert [19] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [14] 4-1 England Andrew Higginson [78] Head to head Details 
Saudi Arabia Masters (30 Aug - 7 Sep 2024)
Rd 5 England Jimmy Robertson [49] 5-2 Scotland John Higgins [16] Head to head Details 
Xi'an Grand Prix (19‑25 Aug 2024)
Rd 2 Thailand Sunny Akani [114] 5-4 Scotland John Higgins [16] Head to head Details 
Wuhan Open Qual (28‑30 Jul 2024)
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [16] 5-1 Belgium Ben Mertens [96] Head to head Details 
Xi'an Grand Prix Qual (25‑27 Jul 2024)
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [16] 5-2 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher [81] Head to head Details 
Shanghai Masters (15‑21 Jul 2024)
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [7] 6-3 Scotland John Higgins [16] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [16] 6-1 China Lyu Haotian [20] Head to head Details 
Championship League Stage One Group 9 (24 Jun 2024)
Grp Scotland John Higgins [9] 2-2 China Ma Hailong [63]   Details 
Grp Belgium Ben Mertens [89] 3-0 Scotland John Higgins [9] Head to head Details 
Grp Scotland John Higgins [9] 3-0 Latvia Artemijs Zizins [102]   Details