Alex Higgins
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Alexander Gordon Higgins was a Northern Irish professional snooker player and a two-time world champion, remembered as one of the most iconic figures in the sport's history. Nicknamed "Hurricane Higgi
Higgins in 2008
Steve Davis (left) and Alex Higgins in 1988. Higgins wrote in 1987 that, "Playing big match snooker can be as great a turn-on as sex. There's nothing more exhilarating than walking into a room bursting with people to challenge my old enemy, Steve Davis."
At the 1990 World Cup, Higgins threatened his team captain, Dennis Taylor (pictured in 2025 holding the World Championship trophy).
World Snooker Championship
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The World Snooker Championship is the most prestigious tournament in professional snooker. The latest edition of the event had a total prize pool of £2,395,000, including £500,000 for the winner. It i
Alex Higgins
…often credited as being a key figure in snooker's success as a mainstream televised sport in the 1980s. After turning professional in 1970, he won the World Snooker Championship in 1972, defeating John Spencer 37–31 in the final to become the first qualifier to win the world title, a feat that only three other players have…
World Snooker Championship trophy on display during the 2007 event
The World Snooker Championship trophy in front of the Crucible Theatre
The two-table setup at the 2019 event