Andrew Higginson

Andrew Higginson

Infobox Snooker player
Name = Andrew Higginson


Caption =
Born = Birth date and age|1977|12|13
Birthplace = Cheshire
Nationality = flag|England|name=English
Nickname =
Professional = 1995–
High ranking = #38
Current rank = #38
Prize money = GB£108,620 [http://www.worldsnooker.com/players_head_to_head-8238.htm World Snooker profile] ]
High break = 147 (Welsh Open 2007)
Best finish = Runner-Up, Welsh Open 2007
Ranking wins =
Other wins =
World champ =

Andrew Higginson (born 13 December 1977, Cheshire, England) is an English professional snooker player, currently living in Widnes.

After some success in amateur tournaments, he turned professional for the 2000/2001 season after finishing third on the Challenge Tour. He remained there for five seasons before dropping off, after encountering limited success. He won a place back on the tour for 2006/2007 after finishing second on the Pontins' International Open Series (the Challenge Tour under a new name). He reached the last 16 at the 2007 Malta Cup where he beat Steve Davis 5-4 before losing 2-5 to Ken Doherty.

At the 2007 Welsh Open, Higginson hit an extraordinary run of form, making his first professional 147 break on his way to beating Ali Carter 5-1. He also beat John Higgins 5-3, Michael Judge 5-1, and Stephen Maguire 6-3 to reach the final. As he had spent the 2005/2006 season on the secondary Challenge Tour, he was the first unranked player to reach a ranking final since Terry Griffiths won the World title in 1979. At the end of the first session of the final, he trailed 2-6 to Neil Robertson. In the second session, Higginson managed to take the lead and change the score to 8-6, but Robertson recovered to level the scores at 8-8 and force a deciding frame, which Robertson won [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/6373893.stm] . As runner-up, Higginson earned GB£20,000 for his 147 break, £2000 for the highest break and £17,500 for being the 2nd-place finalist.

Despite his good season, Andrew failed to qualify for the 2007 World Championship, losing 9-10 to Ricky Walden in the 3rd qualifying round. His performance in the Welsh Open and Malta Cup have brought him to 44th in the 2007/2008 rankings, and 24th on the one-year list.

The following season proved tougher, with Higginson only qualifying for one event - the Welsh Open again. [http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=snooker/08/02/10/SNOOKER_Welsh_Nightlead.html]

Tournament wins

Amateur events

*North West Championship (1998, 1999)
*Merseyside Junior Championship (1997)
*North West Pairs Championship (1996)
*North West Junior Championship (1995)

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Andrew Higginson — Geburtstag 13. Dezember 1977 Geburtsort Cheshire …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Higginson — refers to:People with the surname Higginson: *Andrew Higginson (born 1977), English professional snooker player *Bobby Higginson (born 1970), American professional baseball player *Francis Higginson (1588–1630), colonial American Puritan and… …   Wikipedia

  • Higginson — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Andrew Higginson (* 1977), englischer Snookerspieler Graeme Higginson (* 1954), neuseeländischer Rugby Union Spieler Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1823 1911), US amerikanischer Schriftsteller und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Andrew Pagett — Geburtstag 25. April 1982 Geburtsort Newport, Wales …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Paul Hunter Classic 2011 — Players Tour Championship 2011/12 – Event 4 Sieger Mark Selby Austragungsort Fürth/Nürnberg Eröffnung 25. August 2011 Endspiel 28. August 2011 Höchstes Break 147 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Liste der Biografien/Hi — Biografien: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 2010 Masters (snooker) — PokerStars.com Masters Tournament information Dates 10–17 January 2010 Venue Wembley Arena City London …   Wikipedia

  • Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy 2011 — Sieger England Ronnie O’Sullivan Austragungsort South West Snooker Academy, Gloucester Eröffnung 5. Oktober 2011 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Antwerp Open 2011 — Players Tour Championship 2011/12 – Event 9 Sieger England Judd Trump Austragungsort Lotto Arena, Antwerpen Eröffnung 10. November 2011 Ends …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Shanghai Masters 2010 — Sieger England Ali Carter Austragungsort Shanghai Grand Stage …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”