John Higgins Losing It For 22 Minutes Straight!

From screaming in frustration

>> to slamming cues in anger. So

>> yeah,

>> these are the moments when John Higgins

loses his calm.

Starting with a frustrated John Higgins

smashing the table and throwing the ball

away.

Higgins 33 next month

appears to have overrun his intended

position.

>> Tell you what, you don't see him do that

very often, do you?

>> Given the table a bash, which is not

really something John does.

He was uh enraged by that.

36 center frame right there.

>> John Higgins is still annoyed.

Ryan Day has won the last three frames

to level the match at six all.

>> Next, watch how Higgins hammered his

queue on the ground after missing a

crucial shot.

>> So, two more reds and Higgins will have

won this match.

No, he's overcut it. So, yeah, I think

that's been building up over the

evening.

>> Higgins is just not happy with the way

he's not killing off frames.

He's on top in this match. He's likely

to win this match, but

>> it's the way that he wants to win it,

and it's not happening for him. And

that's very rare to see Higgins react in

that way. but you feel as though it's

been building up ever since he lost the

first frame

when his opponent needed a couple of

snookers.

>> Now, let's have a look at Higgins

screaming out in anger after missing a

shot.

>> Is he playing for a particular red here

or he going into the cluster now? He's

playing for this red on the top cushion

and that's gone wrong.

Well, there you go. The Wizard of Wish

off.

>> He's angry.

>> I've never seen him do that, but to be

honest,

it was his worst.

>> Next, he left the match in the middle

after getting frustrated with the studio

lights. Well, John Higgins just had a

word with

Tatiana Wiston because the uh

he's just saying the sort of lights in

the in the TV studio broadcast is kind

of putting him off. I suppose it is a

important moment for him. He's 5-3 down.

Well, he's leaving actually.

He's leaving the arena.

Yeah, some lights. I don't know if it's

made worse by the fact that they've put

up the divide now. Um, which means of

course you can see the other side of the

arena and perhaps what's happening in

the studio there. It's not our Eurosport

studio, I might add. But uh anyway, John

is uh he's not hanging around. He's uh

he needs to find some inspiration from

somewhere. Even if it's to get annoyed

about something, perhaps that will be

the way because he has not played well

today. As we were saying, you know, he

has struggled for the most part and uh

as Dave already said, you know, Joe

Yulong has played decent but not

anywhere near as well as he played to

beat Neil Robertson the other day and he

finds himself two up with three to play.

>> Yeah, I mean that stu the studio lights

have been coming on and off all

afternoon and from where we are, I don't

think the wall actually obscures it. But

anyway, it is a vital stage. Higgins

made his feelings known. Uh, this is not

the first time he has gotten angry with

the setup.

>> Listen to his explosive post-match

interview in which he lashes out at the

playing conditions at the 2025 Riad

season snooker championship.

>> It it was a little bit difficult at the

start. I think me and Ding, we really

struggled with the table. H first couple

of frames, there was no bite on the

table and with me maybe me and Ding were

only about 5' five each. We really

struggle with the table. There's so many

as if it's beer mats underneath the

whole table and it's raised up. It's

>> Now, let's see how his anger led to his

feud with Steven Henry. This all started

with Henry commenting on John Higgins

poor performance against Jud Trump.

>> The difference,

>> I mean, all I can do is say what I see.

And and I I never thought I'd say this,

but John Higgins is a tough watch at the

moment. He's not playing well. Whe

whether he's low in confidence or

whatever, he's not playing well at all.

32 seconds a shot is is not good. And

he's almost is getting in his

[clears throat] own way. Um Jud Trump is

is just ruthless when he gets in. I

mean, he just he's just you when he gets

in, he's just scored so heavily. John

Higgins, I don't know, you know, he's

he's not going to win this match playing

that play.

>> In a post-match interview, Higgins

showed his fury towards Henry.

>> For you, you certainly seem to improve

after the interval at 3-1 down. Did you

feel you needed to speed things up a

little bit?

>> No, no, not really. I've heard people

like Henry now try to say, "I've got to

speed up now." He's a cracker. But uh

No, no. Listen, when you get a little

bit older now, you you're just a little

bit cautious now and and you're trying

to work on a couple of things. So, uh

No, now you're nearly 50. You're still

competing with the boys. You know what I

mean? I bet you they wish you were doing

the same.

But all of these moments fade in front

of the bribe scandal of John Higgins

>> between us cameras.

>> Yeah.

>> You make one mistake. You know it's uh

>> No, you don't have to make a mistake.

>> No, we have to be sure if you if you're

going to say and you're going to tell

him frame frame three.

>> Yeah. But I mean

>> what if he gets a good break? And I mean

what's the risk factor?

No, you can you can miss if you start

leaving leaving chances. People are

saying, "Wait a minute. What what's

happening here?" But against against

other players, it's no problem.

>> So you narrowly miss miss

pocket. That's it.

>> It's a little too position, you know,

bounce cushion or something like that

and then suddenly you're on a very

difficult black, which is in any normal

run of the day, you I don't know the

sport that well, but I mean what I'm

saying is you can miss one. I mean, you

can't keep missing.

>> You can you can

>> Okay. Well, that's your that's your

that's your side, but you've got to do

that. So, as long as we agree on that,

>> another thing is is is it would be World

Series only. How how we do that is as a

test, you know, you name the company

that you want and you stick the logo on

and then you get the problem that what

food did we bring?

>> Was it was it net 200 300? I looked at

>> Was it two or three?

>> Was it I mean it was I'll go for three.

>> It was three.

>> Yes.

>> Was that the money doesn't exist?

>> Right. Okay.

>> We don't want it going through our box.

You see, we can't have it. If we sponsor

you then it's a

>> yeah right

>> like you can't do that then you can

>> we can but it's it's more problem for us

it's problem for us it's going to move

for us

>> it is 2010 and he is agreeing to take

money to lose some frames

>> how they are how do I score

200300

coming in

>> let's agree the figure let's agree the

figure you've agreed four four frames

join the gear

Right. We're agreeing the figure now.

What What's the figure? We agree.

>> 300

>> 300,000

is agreed.

>> Agreed.

>> We have now mechanics are paying how

I've got a property in Spain. I'm

thinking myself

what you do any

small mortgage or something on the

property off

would be like a prop.

So, four frames,

one per Yeah.

each one. You tell us whatever. I mean,

we're not going to discuss it ever

again.

You send me.

>> Yeah.

>> Yeah.

>> Okay. We agreed. Okay.

Y

>> you can clearly see he is excited for

this bet.

>> This was the match he agreed to lose.

Just watch how he is trying to lose the

frame.

John Higgins 37.

one.

Seven.

Jordan Brown. Seven.

>> [applause]

>> No.

John Higgins's body language and posture

told the world he was enjoying losing

the game.

Jordan Brown.

Three.

John Hing three. [applause]

Foul on the miss. John Higgins.

Later, John Higgins was heckled numerous

times for this disrespectful action

towards professional snooker

22.

How you swallow 300,000 John

>> 29

that person please be removed

please

somewhat unsavory

circumstance here whereby somebody is

shouting things at John Higgins which

really no one wants to hear and Ellen

Williams without any hesitation has

asked for the person concerned to be

removed from the auditorium.

Well, that is outrageous.

[applause]

>> This is not the only time he has been

heckled.

Jamie,

>> that one. [laughter]

>> [laughter]

>> Give them a nice

professional. You'll not pocket.

Oh

yeah. [cheering]

[applause]

[applause]

[applause]

John Higgins had nothing to say to

defend his disrespectful action. What do

you think? Now watch John Higgins

stomping his queue in frustration.

>> Don't respect for all three of them. As

John just mentioned, just not doing it

at all.

>> This is amazing. John Higgins

amazing.

This is nothing compared to his smashing

Q gesture while having a tense match

with Ronnie O. Sullivan.

Come on. Come on.

But anger is not the only emotion he

shows when he is losing control of his

emotions. In fact, after the Crucible

opener in 2025, he choked on his tears.

>> How was that for yourself?

>> Oh, delighted. Absolutely delighted.

I got out of jail today now 54 behind. I

was I was just saying earlier on that

was the most emotional I think I've ever

been coming here to to play. Uh

it's it's hard now. You come come for so

many years and I I was drained today.

Totally drained and I'm 54 I'm thinking

and I I went had something to eat with

Denise and Oliver and then I just I

totally crashed out for two hours. I

just didn't know. It was one of the

great sleeps that happened.

>> John emotional. Why? But you know

>> just I you know what it was obviously a

lot of my father-in-laws wasn't keeping

great and all he's now he's he's back

home resting now but

>> last night I was having a meal with with

Oliver

>> and you just think back upstairs

>> you just think back two or three years

ago

>> you're s with your own dad.

>> Yeah. I mean

>> it's been a long journey for John.

That's

>> it's marvelous. It just shows how much

it means, you know, and for me, you

know, when you've got out, he's played

really well today, J Connor, when you

when you got out 54, you know, we

thought, well, for sure, we knew you was

going to play better tonight because you

got that inner confidence cuz you've won

them couple of tournaments this year. I

think if you wouldn't have won a

tournament in China, you might have been

a bit concerned how you played today.

But but I, you know,

>> it was a sort of comeback of John

Higgins

>> that winds behind you. you know, you're

playing all right. You knew he was going

to play better tonight. But it just

shows you how emotional it is. You know,

it's it's an amazing feeling for John.

>> There's so many things, Rods, for you

know, I'm kind of from the same boat as

John. It's the drive down. You know,

where you your destination's going to

be. You've been there [music] since

whatever 93 or whenever John is. I

understand what John you know it's who

you used to come down with who you

[music] you know all that comes into it

and and it's a bit different for I'm

guessing it's a bit different for other

sports people who have a career of 10 or

15 years 30 blooming years this guy's

been

>> you must feel great now though it's all

look gone now the first round he's

always banana skin and he's such a good

player too he just has the ball he just

has the ball so good right he really

does and as it the conditions were

pretty tough today. It was raining

outside,

>> but he was just getting through the ball

so well that I was just scrapping for

for anything and I'm thinking 54, what a

result

>> and then coming in tonight and I felt I

played better. But yeah,

>> I tell you what I did think about your

game tonight cuz Joe was awesome today

and he's awesome. Anyway, you were

really aggressive, weren't you? where

you're you know getting remember the

pink cut to left middle and you know

late on there you know taking those kind

of where it's easy to bail there in it.

>> Yeah. Yeah. I'm just thinking

>> yeah just as Jimmy said there maybe get

a little bit inner confidence that not

had in the last two or three years. So

that's maybe making the decisions a we

bit easier.

>> It's actually just amazing to listen to

you three guys speak three Dennis of the

game. Do you ever obviously get a chance

to normally think about the contribution

that you've made to the game and the

game's had on your life and all those

people because actually you're thinking

about what it's done to you, but

actually what you've given to us is

priceless.

>> Yeah. No, thanks for that, Rajie. Yeah.

I mean just just just it's difficult

when you come down here you're just in

your bubble and you just want to do as

well as you can but the first round's

really always really really tough and uh

as I said but it was it was good in a

way that I was playing Joe because I

knew what to expect. I knew I had to

play well.

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