World Snooker Championship video games shot being played. World Championship Snooker 2003 was released on 20 June 2003 for Xbox, PlayStation 2, and PC. The box art featured world champions Peter Ebdon, Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins, Ken Doherty and Mark Williams. The game was the first to feature pool modes, with both eight-ball and nine-ball pool included. The game included Big Break presenter John Virgo and a version of the infamous "John Virgo's Trick Shot" mode in-game. World Championship Snooker 2004 was released on Xbox, PC, and PlayStation 2. The box art featured Stephen Hendry, Mark Williams, Steve Davis and Ronnie O'Sullivan. The
John Higgins (snooker player) two days of practice a week. In the first round of the tournament, he came from 6–8 down to defeat Liang Wenbo 10–9. He then played Stephen Hendry in the second round, the first time the two players had ever met in a World Championship, but Hendry thrashed the defending champion 13–4, with Higgins calling it the worst he had ever played at the Crucible. He finished the season ranked world number five. Higgins started the 2012/2013 season well, winning his 25th ranking title at the Shanghai Masters after coming back from 2–7 down to defeat Judd Trump 10–9 in