John Higgins, a professional snooker player from Scotland, has won 19 titles in first ligue as well as cup of champions during a 19-year career. His career has also led to a considerable fortune.
Higgins started his professional career as an amateur snooker player. He was an amateur snooker player who had won several tournaments before becoming a professional. Higgins became a professional and began winning ranking tournaments. He was also the first participant to win three ranking tournaments in a single season.
Higgins' success continued for the 1994/95 year. He won two more ranking tournaments and a ranking final. Then, he became the World number one. 1998 was his first major championship. He lost to Ronnie O'Sullivan at the World Championship finals in 2001. He was also in the Grand Prix final. He finished the season at World number 1.
Higgins defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan to win The Masters in 2006's final. He was also awarded the Welsh Open and Scottish Masters. 2004 was his fourth British Open championship. In 2005, he reached the final of the European Championship. He was also a finalist in the Championship du monde. In 2011, he won the second World Championship. He was also a finalist for the Shanghai Masters and Chinese Open. In 2009, he reached both the final of the International Open or the World Championship. He was also the winner of the Ruhr Champion. He was World number one for the 2009 season.
Higgins has also been a finalist in a number of non-ranking tournaments. Higgins reached the finals of many pro-am and variant tournaments. He was the only player to win all three opening tournaments in a season. He also became first player to earn a world ranking title and reach quarter-finals of a British Open event.
John Higgins made it to the final of eight World Championship tournaments over his career. He has reached the finals at two Masters tournaments including a UK Championship, Welsh Open, and Grand Prix. He has been a winner 18 times.
Higgins had a turbulent career. News of the World undercover team discovered that John Higgins' manager and John Higgins had set up matches in a tournament. David Douglas, former Metropolitan Police chief superintendent, investigated the allegations. The investigation concluded that Higgins wasn't involved in the scandal. Higgins was still banned from professional competitions for six months. Higgins was also fined PS75,000.
Higgins resumed his professional life in November 2010 after his suspension. He reached the finals in the Shanghai Masters as well the Ruhr Champion. He also reached finals at two other events in the 2005/06 seasons. He finished the season ranked fifth in the world. Mark Williams from Wales succeeded him as World number 1. In 2013, he was fifth in the world, but he dropped to 12th in the rankings in the next season.