John Higgins (22 titles, 14 runner-ups

Born	18 May 1975 (1975-05-18) (age 35), Wishaw, North Lanarkshire
Sport country	Scottish
Nickname	The Wizard of Wishaw
Professional	1992–present
Highest ranking	1 (3 years 5 months)
Current ranking	1
Career winnings	GB£4,833,480[1]
Highest break	147 (5 times)
Tournament wins
Ranking	22
Minor-ranking	1
Non-ranking	11
World Champion	1998, 2007, 2009

Ranking event finals: 36 (22 titles, 14 runner-ups)

Legend World Championship (3–1) UK Championship (3–2) Other (16–11) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Winner 1. 1994 Grand Prix Dave Harold 9–6 Runner-up 1. 1995 Welsh Open Steve Davis 3–9 Winner 2. 1995 British Open Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–6 Winner 3. 1995 International Open Steve Davis 9–5 Runner-up 2. 1995 Grand Prix Stephen Hendry 5–9 Winner 4. 1995 German Open Ken Doherty 9–3 Winner 5. 1996 International Open (2) Rod Lawler 9–3 Runner-up 3. 1996 British Open Nigel Bond 8–9 Runner-up 4. 1996 UK Championship Stephen Hendry 9–10 Winner 6. 1997 European Open John Parrott 9–5 Runner-up 5. 1997 Grand Prix (2) Dominic Dale 6–9 Winner 7. 1997 German Open (2) John Parrott 9–4 Runner-up 6. 1998 Welsh Open (2) Paul Hunter 5–9 Runner-up 7. 1998 Scottish Open Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–9 Winner 8. 1998 British Open (2) Stephen Hendry 9–8 Winner 9. 1998 World Snooker Championship Ken Doherty 18–12 Winner 10. 1998 UK Championship Matthew Stevens 10–6 Winner 11. 1999 Grand Prix (2) Mark Williams 9–8 Winner 12. 1999 China International Billy Snaddon 9–3 Winner 13. 2000 Welsh Open Stephen Lee 9–8 Winner 14. 2000 UK Championship (2) Mark Williams 10–4 Runner-up 8. 2001 World Snooker Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan 14–18 Winner 15. 2001 British Open (3) Graeme Dott 9–6 Runner-up 9. 2003 Irish Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–10 Runner-up 10. 2003 LG Cup (3) Mark Williams 5–9 Winner 16. 2004 British Open (4) Stephen Maguire 9–6 Winner 17. 2005 Grand Prix (3) Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–2 Runner-up 11. 2006 Malta Cup (2) Ken Doherty 8–9 Runner-up 12. 2006 China Open Mark Williams 8–9 Winner 18. 2007 World Snooker Championship (2) Mark Selby 18–13 Winner 19. 2008 Grand Prix (4) Ryan Day 9–7 Runner-up 13. 2009 China Open (2) Peter Ebdon 8–10 Winner 20. 2009 World Snooker Championship (3) Shaun Murphy 18–9 Runner-up 14. 2009 UK Championship (2) Ding Junhui 8–10 Winner 21. 2010 Welsh Open (2) Ali Carter 9–4 Winner 22. 2010 UK Championship (3) Mark Williams 10–9 Non-ranking tournaments Masters – 1999, 2006 Scottish Masters – 2001 Irish Masters – 2000, 2002 Premier League Snooker – 1999 Charity Challenge – 1998, 1999 Champions Cup – 2001 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – 2007 Scottish Open Championship – 2008 Minor ranking tournaments Ruhr Championship – 2010 Pro-am tournaments World Series of Snooker – Tournament in Saint Helier – 2008 World Series of Snooker – Tournament in Moscow – 2008 Team events World Cup (with Team Scotland) – 1996 Nations Cup (with Team Scotland) – 2001