In the early morning of December 15, Beijing time, snooker broke out of the big cold, the first round of the World Grand Prix, the world championship 4 champion Higgins was eliminated by Tomford 2-4 by the General Bureau, and was tragically killed in a round of travel.
In the first set, Tomford scored a single 75 points to win 110-4. In the second set, Higgins scored 66 points in return to equalize the General Bureau at 67-0. In the third set, Higgins made a mistake and Tomford seized the opportunity to win 63-33, giving the General Bureau a 2-1 lead again. In the fourth set, Higgins blasted out a single-shot 81-pointer to win, 81-1, once again equalizing the General Bureau. In the fifth inning, Tomford scored 71 points. In the sixth set, Tomford exploded a high score of 130 points, and Higgins lost without temper and could only sit off the field and quietly enjoy the performance of his opponent.
The General Bureau was 2-4, and Higgins was upset and suffered a round of travel. It is worth mentioning that counting Higgins, in the first 4 of the single season, 3 people have been out of the first round. The World Grand Prix is based on a single-season real-time ranking, that is, the first round has not yet been played, and 3 of the top 4 seeds have been out, and they have been out of the game. Top seed Zhao Xintong, No. 3 seed Mark Williams and No. 4 seed Higgins have all been eliminated.
This season, Higgins is in good shape, has reached the final of 4 events, although all of them are runners-up, but at the age of 46, to maintain such a stable performance, Higgins is still worthy of everyone's admiration.