Higgins
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noun
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Alex, known as Hurricane Higgins . 1949–2010, Northern Irish snooker player: world champion (1972, 1982)
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Jack, real name Harry Patterson . born 1929, British novelist; his thrillers include The Eagle Has Landed (1975), Confessional (1985), and Midnight Runner (2002)
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Jack Lisowski pulled off a stunning comeback to beat five-time champion John Higgins and reach the Welsh Open final for the first time.
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He made breaks of 95, 79, 138, 58 and a closing 78 to deny 50-year-old Higgins a shot at the Ray Reardon Trophy.
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I felt at 4-3 up, 'I'm playing really good', but you're playing John Higgins.
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Four-time world champion Higgins started the semi-final encounter strongly and led at the interval, helped by a 73 break in frame three.
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But Lisowski was rampant immediately after the interval and won three successive frames - with Higgins failing to score a single point - to take a 4-3 lead.
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