In the 16th match of the first round of the just-concluded World Snooker Championship on April 26, 2024, Beijing time, four-time world champion Higgins and the powerful Jamie Jones staged a dramatic encounter.
In this game, Higgins completed the comeback in a situation where his form was not ideal. After 16 rounds of competition, Higgins defeated Jamie Jones 10-6 with a single shot of 59 points, 62 points, 66 points, 68 points, and 64 points to successfully enter the round of 16.
Next, Higgins will face world No. 3 Mark Allen for a place in the quarterfinals.
Higgins missed a great opportunity to trail Jamie Jones 1-3
In the first four games between Higgins and Jamie Jones, Higgins' form can be described as very sluggish, and this form also puts Higgins at a significant disadvantage.
In the first game, Jamie Jones played a super competitive state as soon as he came up, and won the game with an excellent performance of 118 points with a single stroke, thus leading Higgins 1-0 to usher in a good start.
In the second game, Higgins scored 70 points with multiple opportunities to get on and won another game 70-14 to draw 1-1 with Jamie Jones, bringing the two sides back to the same running line. In the third game, Jamie Jones relied on his excellent ability to grasp the opportunity to complete a single game 66:55, thus continuing to lead Higgins 2-1 and winning a game advantage.
In the fourth game, although Higgins scored 68 points in this game, Jamie Jones still won the game 78:72 and led Higgins 3-1.
Jamie Jones pulled one back to trail Higgins 4-5
As the game entered the second half of the first period, Higgins gradually found his form. In the fifth game, Higgins scored 75 points with multiple layups and won the game 75-23, trailing James Jones 2-3 to narrow the gap.
In the 6th game, Higgins won the game 119-0 with a single-shot performance of 62 points, thus drawing 3-3 with Jamie Jones, and once again pulling the two sides back to the same running line. In the 7th game, Higgins scored 66 points with a single shot and won the game with a performance of 80:0, thus overtaking Jamie Jones 4-3 to take the lead.
In the 8th game, Higgins scored 56 points with his excellent ability to grasp opportunities, thus winning the game 56-11 and leading Jamie Jones 5-3 to expand the advantage. In the 9th game, Jamie Jones scored 82 points with a single shot and won the game 95:38, thus trailing Higgins 4-5.
Higgins sealed the win with a 10-6 win over Jamie Jones
After the game entered the second stage, the form of the two players still did not improve. In the 10th game, Higgins scored 80 points with his excellent ability to seize opportunities and won the game 80-20 to lead Jamie Jones 6-4.
In the 11th game, Higgins won the game 59-12 with multiple layups, thus leading Jamie Jones 7-4 to extend the advantage.
In the 12th game, Jamie Jones won the game 67-39 to fall behind Higgins 5-7. In the 13th game, Higgins scored 59 points with a single shot and won the game 71-0, thus leading Jamie Jones 8-5.
In the 14th game, Higgins seized the opportunity of Jamie Jones' mistake to score a red ball, and scored 64 points in a single stroke, winning the game 76:0, thus leading Jamie Jones 9-5 and taking the lead in getting the match point of the game.
In the 15th game, Jamie Jones won the game 63:38 and trailed Higgins 6-9. In the 16th game, Higgins won the game with a performance of 81:41 and defeated Jamie Jones 10-6.