John Higgins reaches 1,000 profession centuries however is knocked out of the English Open; Ronnie O’Sullivan is the one different participant to have reached the four-figure century milestone
Final Up to date: 19/09/24 11:36pm
John Higgins grew to become solely the second snooker participant to achieve 1,000 profession centuries
John Higgins grew to become solely the second snooker participant to achieve 1,000 profession centuries regardless of crashing out of the English Open in Brentwood.
The 49-year-old Scot achieved the milestone with breaks of 108 and 105 within the third and fifth frames of his quarter-final conflict towards Mark Allen.
However it was not sufficient to seal a win that might have boosted his hopes of staying within the high 16 as Allen – who hit a century of his personal within the opening body – held agency in a gruelling decider to edge a 4-3 win.
Ronnie O’Sullivan is the one different participant to have reached the four-figure century milestone, having carried out so within the remaining body of his 2019 Gamers Championship remaining win over Neil Robertson.
Earlier, Judd Trump arrange a quarter-final conflict with China’s Wu Yize after hitting again from behind to assert a 4-2 win over Fan Zhengyi.
The world No 1 nudged one nearer to becoming a member of O’Sullivan and Higgins within the thousand-century membership as he reeled off a break of 101 in the middle of successful three frames in a row to increase his successful run.
Mark Selby held his nerve to carve out a 4-3 win over Si Jiahui and guide a last-eight assembly with India’s Ishpreet Singh Chadha, who additionally overcame a remaining body decider towards China’s He Guoqiang.
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