John Higgins, MBE (born 18 May 1975, Wishaw, North Lanarkshire), is a Scottish professional snooker player. He has won 20 ranking titles in total, putting him fourth in that category. He has been World Champion on three occasions, 1998, 2007, and 2009. He has been the world's no. 1 player on three occasions and ever present in the World's Top-16 players for well over a decade.
Higgins, who turned professional in 1992, has won a total of 20 rankin...
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John Higgins, MBE (born 18 May 1975, Wishaw, North Lanarkshire), is a Scottish professional snooker player. He has won 20 ranking titles in total, putting him fourth in that category. He has been World Champion on three occasions, 1998, 2007, and 2009. He has been the world's no. 1 player on three occasions and ever present in the World's Top-16 players for well over a decade.
Higgins, who turned professional in 1992, has won a total of 20 ranking titles thus far in his career. His first tournament victory came in 1994 when he defeated Dave Harold 9-6 in the final of the Grand Prix. The British and International Open titles followed in 1995, making him the first teenager to win three ranking events in a season (1994/95). He has compiled over 400 competitive centuries to date, including five 147 breaks – two of which came in successive matches: the LG Cup final in 2003, and the first round of the next tournament, the British Open. He was awarded an MBE in the 2008 New Year Honours.
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