Nationality
ENG
Date Of Birth
13 Dec 1977
(47 Years)
Turned Pro
1996
Last Tournament Win
2011 Players Tour Championship
Current World Ranking
#89
CAREER STATS
Triple Crown Titles
0
Ranking Titles
0
Ranking Finals
1
147s
1
TRIPLE CROWNS
SEASON STATS
Tournaments Won
0
Points Scored
8790
Average Shot Time
20.4
Breaks 50+
32
Breaks 100+
6
Highest Break This Season
134
147s
0
Bio
Originally a professional in 1996, Higginson was in the first season of his third spell on tour when he came up just a frame short of winning the 2007 Welsh Open, only being denied when Neil Robertson won the last three frames to take the final in a decider. The run came just a fortnight after he had featured in the last 32 of a ranking event for the first time ever. Winner of a minor ranking event in 2011 where he beat John Higgins in the final, Higginson returned to the tour via 2023 Q School after a one-year absence.
Career History
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Enjoys a phenomenal run to the final of the Welsh Open, having started the event as a 500-1 outsider. Beats the likes of John Higgins, Ali Carter and Stephen Maguire, even making a 147. In the final he comes from 6-2 down against Neil Robertson to lead 8-6 but eventually loses 9-8. |
| 2011 | Wins his first pro title at a Players Tour Championship event in Sheffield, beating John Higgins 4-1 in the final. |
| 2012 | Reaches the semi-finals of the PTC Grand Finals before losing to Stephen Lee. Wins a match at the Crucible for the first time, beating Lee 10-6 before losing to Jamie Jones in the last 16. Climbs to 18th in the world. |
| 2017 | Quarter-finalist at the Riga Masters. |
| 2023 | Regains a place on the pro tour after a one-year absence by coming through Q School, beating Haydon Pinhey 4-0 in the final round of event one. |