World champion John Higgins crashed out of the Masters here on Wednesday after one of the most error-strewn performances in the Scot's career. Higgins was beaten 6-3 by Northern Ireland's Mark Allen, who advances to a quarter-final meeting with Mark Selby, conqueror of Chinese star Ding Junhui. Higgins was bidding for a hat-trick of Masters titles following his ...

World champion John Higgins crashed out of the Masters here on Wednesday after one of the most error-strewn performances in the Scot's career. Higgins was beaten 6-3 by Northern Ireland's Mark Allen, who advances to a quarter-final meeting with Mark Selby, conqueror of Chinese star Ding Junhui. Higgins was bidding for a hat-trick of Masters titles following his ...

China's Ding Junhui became the most successful Asian player in professional snooker history when he beat reigning world champion John Higgins 10-8 in the UK Championship final here on Monday. Victory gave Ding, the 2005 UK champion, his fourth ranking event title - surpassing the three titles won by Thailand's James Wattana. The 22-year-old collected a cheque for 100 ...

China's Ding Junhui won the UK Championship here on Monday by beating world champion John Higgins 10-8 in the best of 19 frame final. It was the second time the 22-year-old Ding, the 2005 champion, had won snooker's second most important title.