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Higgins

American

[hig-inz] / ˈhɪg ɪnz /

noun

George V., 1939–99, U.S. novelist.

Higgins British

/ ˈhɪɡɪnz /

noun

Alex, known as Hurricane Higgins . 1949–2010, Northern Irish snooker player: world champion (1972, 1982)
Jack, real name Harry Patterson . born 1929, British novelist; his thrillers include The Eagle Has Landed (1975), Confessional (1985), and Midnight Runner (2002)

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With the momentum shifting, Higgins, 50, also took the fifth with a superb 104 break.

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The Englishman pinched the sixth and eighth frames with half centuries after his opponent missed reds, but Higgins made a 57 clearance in similar fashion to take frame seven.

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And that gave Higgins the impetus to craft pressure-breaks of 70 and 57 on his way to reeling off three tense frames in a row to complete a remarkable turnaround and become the oldest player to reach the final of a Triple Crown event.

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Kyren Wilson takes on Wu Yize from 19:00 GMT on Saturday for a place in Sunday's final against Higgins.

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John Higgins produced a vintage fightback to defeat world champion Zhao Xintong on the black in a final-frame decider as he reached the semi-finals of the Masters.

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