John Higgins (snooker player) John Higgins (snooker player) John Higgins, (born 18 May 1975) is a Scottish professional snooker player. Since turning professional in 1992, he has won 30 ranking titles, including four World Championships and three UK Championships, as well as two Masters titles, making him one of the most successful players in the modern history of the sport. In terms of world titles in the modern era, Higgins is fifth behind Stephen Hendry (7), Steve Davis (6), Ray Reardon (6) and Ronnie O'Sullivan (5). His 30 career ranking titles puts him in third place behind Hendry (36) and O'Sullivan (33). Known as
2011 UK Championship (snooker) 2011 UK Championship (snooker) The 2011 williamhill.com UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 3–11 December 2011 at the Barbican Centre in York, England. This was the first time that William Hill sponsored the event. John Higgins was the defending champion, but he lost in the second round 4–6 against Stephen Maguire. Judd Trump won his second ranking title by defeating Mark Allen 10–8 in the final. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: The format of the 2011 UK Championship was changed from previous editions. All rounds up to the