With a 5-3 victory over Tom Ford on Friday night at the Meadowbank Sports Centre, John Higgins fought his way into the Scottish Open semi-finals and is now just two wins away from taking home the championship. Higgins is determined to give it his all this weekend in Edinburgh even though he has never won the Scottish Open and has lost twice in the finals.
John Higgins has acknowledged that being in the shadow of fellow class of 92 graduate Ronnie O’Sullivan can be difficult.
The current world No. 1 O’Sullivan proved he still had it when he won the UK Championship for the seventh time earlier in December.
Mark Williams, a Welshman who won the British Open earlier in the season, is the third member of the legendary Class of 92.
Higgins has only won championships at the Championship League in the last two seasons, and he has also had heartbreaking finals defeats.
Higgins has the opportunity to win a ranking title at the home Scottish Open. On Friday night, he defeated Tom Ford to go to the semi-finals.
Higgins, who sat beside the Scot serving as a pundit for Eurosport, acknowledged that it was difficult to be compared to O’Sullivan despite the messy performance.
Higgins told Eurosport, “It’s that we are in the era you (O’Sullivan) are in and you are still winning the big events.” “I get evaluated based on that, and if he weren’t here and I was still performing at this level at 48, people would consider that a tremendous accomplishment.
“I think I’m doing okay for who I am, but you are up against this guy in the same age group, so it is difficult,” the woman said.
Higgins is aiming to win just his second ranking title at home, having lost both of his finals matches. Higgins has never won the Scottish Open.
“I believe I have only ever won one competition in Scotland, which was the Grand Prix in 2008,” Higgins remarked. Thus, it would be incredible to strive and succeed here.
“Because Tom is such a better player and I have lost to him a few times, it was a huge victory for me. His head no longer moves as freely as it once did. It’s a huge victory for me because he is an elite player.
