John Higgins
John Higgins (born 18 May 1975) is a Scottish professional snooker player. He has won the World Championship four times. He has also lost in the final four times.
Born | Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland | May 18, 1975
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Sport country | Scottish |
Professional | 1992 - present |
Highest ranking | 1 (May 1998 - May 2000, May 2007 - May 2008, May - September 2010, December 2010 - May 2011) |
Tournament wins | |
Ranking | 31 |
Minor-ranking | 3 |
World Champion |
In the modern snooker era only Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis, Ray Reardon and Ronnie O'Sullivan have been world champion more often.
John Higgins started his professional career in 1992. He was banned in 2010 because of a betting scandal, but successfully returned to the World Snooker Tour afterwards.
John Higgins Media
Higgins at the 2014 German Masters
Other websites
- John Higgins at snooker.org Archived 2016-01-18 at the Wayback Machine