John Higgins: The Snooker Player

John Higgins, Also known as the Wizard of Wishaw, is an award winning Scottish snooker player, born on May 18, 1975.

He is one of the most famous and accomplished snooker players in the world.

John Higgins Career

The genius, started playing snooker in 1992, right when the game became a profession, The Wizard of Wishaw has won many prestigious awards. He made a break in his career when he won his first ranking tournament at age 19 in Grand Prix. Currently, he holds 31 career ranking titles, making him the third-best snooker player, After Hendry 36 and O’Sullivan 38. Among his many awards are, 4 world cup titles, (1998, 2007, 2009, and 2011). 3 UK champions, 2 Masters titles, and 9 Triple Crown titles. He also made 12 breaks and 879-century breaks as of March 2022.

John Higgins Match Fixing

In 2010, News of the world crew, after a sting operation accused John Higgins and his then manager of arranging losses in specific frames, for money. Though Mr. Higgins was not found guilty, he was banned for six months and fined $98,220.00 for breaching the sports betting rules since he did not report the plot.

John Higgins’s Personal Life

Higgins married, Denise in 2000, the pair has three daughters, Pierce Higgins, Claudia Higgins, and Oliver Higgins. The New Years’ Honor appointed him as a Member Of The Order, in 2008. He also appeared on BBC’s Celebrity Mastermind. In February of 2010, Mr. and Mrs. Huggins contested on ITV’s Mr. and Mrs. the couple reached the peak of the show after answering questions correctly and won the cash price of $ 39,518.00. They donated the prize money to Dalziel Centre. He also enjoys playing poker.

Net Wort

Snooker is one of the highest-paying sports in the world, The 46 years old, is not left out on the goodies of his profession. He accumulates his wealth from the prize money he won throughout his career and of course his annual earnings. John Higgins has an estimated net of $ 32.4 million.

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