Nationality
SCT
Date Of Birth
18 May 1975
(49 Years)
Turned Pro
1992
Last Tournament Win
2025 Tour Championship
Current World Ranking
#3
CAREER STATS
Triple Crown Titles
9
Ranking Titles
33
Ranking Finals
58
147s
13
TRIPLE CROWNS
SEASON STATS
Tournaments Won
2
Points Scored
25587
Average Shot Time
27.5
Breaks 50+
144
Breaks 100+
39
Highest Break This Season
144
147s
0
Bio
Higgins had only been a professional just over two years when he landed his maiden title at the 1994 Grand Prix, the first of three ranking events he won that season as a teenager. The Scot became World Champion for the first time in 1998, and although he had to wait nine years to win the title again, two further world crowns quickly followed. Firmly established as one of the very best players in history and a mastermind of snooker tactics, Higgins made one of the most famous breaks of all time to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan on the last black in the 2006 Masters final.
Career History
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Becomes the first teenager to win three ranking titles in a season, and climbs into the world’s top 16 |
| 1998 | Wins his first World Championship title, beating Ken Doherty 18-12 in the final and becomes world number one |
| 2006 | Wins the Masters for the second time, beating Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-9 in one of the all-time great finals |
| 2007 | Claims his second Crucible crown with 18-13 victory over Mark Selby |
| 2009 | A comfortable 18-9 defeat of Shaun Murphy secures Higgins’ third world title |
| 2011 | The Scot becomes World Champion for a fourth time, defeating Judd Trump 18-15 |
| 2015 | Wins the Welsh Open, Australian Open, and International Championship to take his career tally of ranking titles to 28 |
| 2016 | Claims back to back wins at the China Championship and Champion of Champions |
| 2017 | Reaches the World Championship final for a sixth time and wins the Indian Open |
| 2018 | Secures a record-breaking fifth Welsh Open title. Reaches his seventh world final but loses a classic 18-16 against Mark Williams. Makes his ninth 147 on home turf at the Scottish Open. |
| 2019 | Reaches an eighth Crucible final but loses it for the third time in a row, beaten 18-9 by Judd Trump. Wins the World Cup alongside Stephen Maguire, beating China B in the final. |
| 2020 | Makes tenth 147 of his career and first at the Crucible during a second round defeat to Kurt Maflin. |
| 2021 | Reaches the final of the Masters but misses out on a first Triple Crown triumph since 2011 as he loses 10-8 to Yan Bingtao. Wins the Players Championship, his 31st ranking title and first for three years, by beating Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-3 in the final. Having conceded only four frames in the entire tournament, Higgins describes it as the best performance of his career. Reaches the final of the Northern Ireland Open and leads Mark Allen 8-6, only to lose 9-8. Runner-up again at the English Open, losing 9-8 to Neil Robertson. Loses two more finals – the Champion of Champions against Judd Trump and the Scottish Open against Luca Brecel. |
| 2022 | Wins the Championship League, beating Stuart Bingham 3-2 in the final. Runner-up to Neil Robertson at the Tour Championship. |
| 2023 | Wins the Championship League for the fourth time, beating Judd Trump 3-1 in the final. Reaches the World Championship quarter-finals before losing to Mark Selby. |
| 2024 | Makes one of his best ever clearances in the deciding frame of a 13-12 victory over Mark Allen in the last 16 of the World Championship, before losing to Kyren Wilson in the quarter-finals. Becomes the second player (after Ronnie O'Sullivan) to reach 1,000 career centuries. Runner-up to Mark Selby at the British Open, |
| 2025 | Wins his first ranking title in four years with a memorable triumph at the World Open in China, beating Joe O'Connor 10-6 in the final. It's a 32nd ranking title and he sets a new record of 30 years between his first and most recent ranking crown. Just five weeks later, Higgins makes it 33 ranking titles by winning the Tour Championship in Manchester. After coming from 8-5 down in the final to beat Mark Selby 10-8, he describes it as "my best ever win." |