Beijing time on December 13 news, the Final of the Scottish Open, Higgins lost 5-9 to Luka Brechel, missing the championship. After the game, Higgins gave the runner-up medal to the young fans on the sidelines. Although he lost the game, Higgins, who had experienced hundreds of battles, was in a good mood, and he mentioned Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao when he spoke, but did not mention Ding Junhui's name. Moreover, Higgins' statement is also a response to O'Sullivan, who believes that the snooker movement is developing healthily.
In 2021, Higgins has already finished 5 runners-up, so it's understandable that he gave the medal to the young fans on the sidelines after the game. In this game, Higgins was crushed by his opponent and lost convincingly.
After the game, Higgins praised his opponent Luca Brechel, "It's totally a treat to watch him play, I watched him grow, although the last few years have been a bit silent, but this is a thing of the past, he will become one of the greatest snooker players!" ”
Earlier, O'Sullivan said that snooker is no longer interesting, far behind other sports, "If I have children, I will let them learn golf, football, and even curling, just don't learn snooker!" "Rocket," O'Sullivan said.
Now, Higgins responded again, and mentioned China's Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao, "In addition to Trump, we have Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao, Luca and other players, and snooker is in a healthy situation." ”
In the past, Higgins once praised Yan Bingtao, "When he plays, he is much more mature than his peers." He's clearly been on par with players like Ronnie (O'Sullivan), Steve Davis and Mark Selby. ”
Today, Higgins mentions Yan Bingtao again, but in the last 3 encounters, Yan Bingtao has lost to Higgins.
Ding Junhui's name was not mentioned, which shows that Higgins is not optimistic about Ding Junhui.
Higgins mentions Trump's name, who is only 2 years younger than Ding Junhui. Unfortunately, the two men's states are far apart.