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- Paul Scholes watches on as Ronnie O'Sullivan, 50, blows away Chinese wonderkid - then compares the Crucible to a creche Daily Mail —
- Ronnie O’Sullivan explains ‘crazy’ cue decision during opening Crucible win Metro —
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- World Snooker Championship order of play: Full Wednesday schedule and start times with Ronnie O’Sullivan aiming for John Higgins clash and Mark Selby stars. Daily Record —
- Shaun Murphy demands answers over World Snooker Champs incident that 'should never happen' Daily Star —
- Shaun Murphy livid over World Snooker Championship incident as immediate inquest launched Wales Online —
- Seething Shaun Murphy erupts over Lightgate as furious snooker star demands answers from inquiry Daily Record —
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John Higgins
Scottish snooker player
John Higgins is a Scottish professional snooker player from Wishaw in North Lanarkshire. Since turning professional in 1992, he has won 33 ranking titles, placing him in third position on the all-time list of ranking event winners, behind Ronnie O'Sullivan (41) and Stephen Hendry (36). He has won four World Championships, three UK Championships and two Masters titles, for a total of nine Triple Crown titles, behind only O'Sullivan (23), Hendry (18), Steve Davis (15) and Mark Selby (10). He first entered the top 16 in the 1995–96 world rankings and remained there continuously for over 29 years until September 2024, setting a record for the longest uninterrupted tenure as a top-16 player. He reached the world number one position four times.
Also known as...
John Patrick Higgins
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