Snooker Superstar to blame for sky high expectations, says John Higgins

As he advanced to the Scottish Open semifinals on Friday night, John Higgins expressed satisfaction with his play and claimed that his former opponent Ronnie O’Sullivan’s extraordinary standards are the only things that make him appear unfavourable.

The Wizard of Wishaw is now in his fourth semifinal in an excellent season thus far; nevertheless, he has not advanced past the final four in any tournament to this point.

With a 5-3 victory over Tom Ford on Friday, he secured his place in the Edinburgh semifinals. Although he struggled to maintain his best form throughout the match, he still managed to defeat a formidable foe.

“I thought I played really well to get ahead 3-0,” Higgins stated to Eurosport. On the fourth frame, there was a small glitch. Tom put pressure on me to finish 3-3. He missed a few balls when he should have won, so the seventh frame was crucial. Fortunately, I prevailed in that one and completed it satisfactorily.

While serving as a commentator for Eurosport, O’Sullivan questioned Higgins about the inconsistent play he has displayed this season—at times giving his all in one game, then faltering in the next.

“I consistently watch your games and it seems like you’re flying, but every now and then you have a bad game and you lose,” the Rocket said.

When you were at your best years ago, you would win a substantial portion of your matches. You can’t play well in every game, in my opinion, if you want to win tournaments. You have to win matches like you did tonight.

Higgins told the Rocket, “It’s just that we’re in the era that you’re playing in.” “I am being evaluated based on the fact that you are clearly still winning the major tournaments.”

“People would say it’s a remarkable achievement but you’re up against this guy and in the same age group, a one-off,” I said, if O’Sullivan were not present and I was still performing at this level at the age of 48.

Although it’s challenging, I believe that I am doing well for who I am, thus I