John Higgins vows to put ‘heart and soul’ into quest for fifth world title

John Higgins (pictured) begins his campaign against fellow veteran Matthew Stevens today and says lockdown has left him refreshed and ready to chase down what would be his first win in almost a decade.

John Higgins has vowed to put his “heart and soul” into his quest to break a run of three consecutive losing finals and claim a fifth world snooker title at the Crucible.

The 45-year-old begins his campaign against fellow veteran Matthew Stevens today and says lockdown has left him refreshed and ready to chase down what would be his first win in almost a decade.