The UK Championship quarter-final between Mark Selby and John Higgins delivered on every level – and also sparked a new storm over how live snooker is covered on the BBC.
Read MoreSTRICTLY SNOOKERED AS SELBY CLIMAX IS CUT BY BBC
HIGGINS v ALLEN A REMINDER OF 'SLIDING DOORS' MOMENT
A match does not always have to end in victory for it to matter - that was the case for John Higgins against Mark Allen at the 2015 Masters.
Read MoreHIGGINS TIES DAVIS TALLY IN CHINA TRIUMPH
JOHN HIGGINS joined Steve Davis in second place on the all time list of ranking tournament winners with victory in the International Championship on Sunday.
Read MoreGILBERT HOPING FOR CHINA HARVEST
DAVE GILBERT once supplemented his meagre snooker earnings by working for his father’s farming business so even a defeat to John Higgins in the International Championship final in Daqing on Sunday is preferable to long hours out in the field.
Read MoreCHAMPIONS DO BATTLE IN FURTH OPENER
WORLD CHAMPION STUART BINGHAM meets John Higgins as the TV stage of the Paul Hunter Classic gets off to a mouth-watering start in Germany on Friday…
Read MoreHIGGINS THE WIZARD OF OZ
JOHN HIGGINS’S CAPTURE of the Australian Goldfields Open title on Sunday puts him joint third on the all-time list of ranking event winners.
Read MoreGOULD GLITTERS DOWN UNDER
MARTIN GOULD takes on John Higgins in the Australian Goldfields Open final in Bendigo on Sunday.
Read MoreROCKET HAILS 'SPECIAL' THREE-WAY RIVALRY
RONNIE O’Sullivan believes that his 23-year, three-way rivalry with John Higgins and Mark Williams has spurred all of them on to greater achievements.
Read MoreMCGILL UPSTAGES SENIOR SCOT HIGGINS
JOHN Higgins says he still has the desire needed to win a fifth Betfred World Championship title - but compatriot Anthony McGill also made waves on Sunday
Read MoreFINAL EIGHT ON EASTER PARADE
JOHN HIGGINS demonstrated his trademark poise under pressure in Beijing on Thursday to set up a China Open quarter-final against local favourite Ding Junhui.
Read MoreBIG GUNS FIRE TO REACH FRIDAY SHAKEDOWN IN MUMBAI
THE few remaining big guns left in the Indian Open chose Thursday night to fire in Mumbai to maintain some sense of order at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
Read MoreHIGGINS IS THE PRINCE OF WALES
JOHN HIGGINS returned to snooker’s winners’ circle with a 9-3 victory over Ben Woollaston at the BetVictor Welsh Open to land the 26th ranking title of his career in Cardiff on Sunday night.
Read MoreHIGGINS FACES WOOLLASTON IN CARDIFF FINALE
JOHN HIGGINS will be aiming for the 26th ranking title of his career and Ben Woollaston his first when they meet in the BetVictor Welsh Open final in Cardiff on Sunday.
Read MoreFINAL FOUR EYEING CARDIFF PRIZE
THE SEMI-FINALS of the BetVictor Welsh Open feature two all-time greats, a player through to his first major semi-final and a teenager beginning to realise his potential.
Read MoreHIGGINS AND WILLIAMS LEAD RACE FOR THE CRUCIBLE
MULTI-WORLD CHAMPIONS John Higgins and Mark Williams have taken important steps towards guaranteeing their places at the Crucible this year.
Read MoreALLEN WITHSTANDS HIGGINS TON BLITZ
MARK ALLEN was outscored but still won an entertaining contest with John Higgins at the Dafabet Masters on Wednesday…
Read MoreMcGILL SENDS BOYHOOD IDOL HIGGINS SPINNING OUT
ANTHONY McGill beat childhood hero John Higgins on Wednesday night at the Coral UK Championship in York, and in doing so achieved what he called “the best result of my career”.
Read MoreHIGGINS AND TRUMP IMPRESS IN YORK
JOHN Higgins and Judd Trump arrived in York with contrasting confidence levels ahead of the Coral UK Championship – but both enjoyed good wins on Monday.
Read MoreHIGGINS FEARS FOR MASTERS PLACE
JOHN HIGGINS admits the prospect of missing the Masters for the first time in 20 years is focusing his mind as he bids for a good run at the Coral UK Championship.
Read MoreBINGHAM IN LINE FOR A PINT
With the prize money on offer at the Champion of Champions, Stuart Bingham could be due a drink this week from certainly John Higgins and maybe also Ali Carter.
Bingham’s win at the Haining Open guaranteed Higgins a place at the Ricoh Arena and in an exclusive field of just 16, where the minimum he will earn is £5,000 even for finishing third or fourth in the initial group.
Finishing second in Coventry will be worth £10,000, winning the group £20,000, reaching the final £50,000 and lifting the trophy £100,000.
Bingham had already qualified on more than one count, but a win for his final opponent Oliver Lines would have knocked out Carter and left Higgins at risk of not making it, dependent on results in Chengdu at the International Championship.
Higgins and Bingham will both be in south-west China this week, when the favour could be called in at the bar.