World Snooker Champion John Higgins afraid of losing his title – Snooker News
Snooker’s most prestigious event, the World Snooker Championship will commence at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield from April 21 and will conclude on May 7.
Reigning World Snooker Champion, Scotland’s John Higgins will be defending the title against the world’s most dangerous snooker players at the baize.
However, the champ is also afraid of losing his title because he feels he has not played according to the standards during the recent snooker season. He has not won any major ranking snooker event which has raised questions over his performance regarding
the mega event.
Higgins will definitely be under pressure because his form was not up to the mark in the current season. He is now practising hard to tackle any challenging situation during his run at the Crucible Theatre arena.
Speaking to the reporters about his concerns, Higgins said, “Kicking off the tournament at 10 on Saturday morning, you can’t feel pressure like it. You don’t want to fall flat on your face. I don’t want to go out of the tournament on Saturday night, which
can easily happen. You want to give a good defence of your title.”
The Wizard of Wishaw added, “I’ve gone to World Championships before not feeling that great and I’ve managed to come through and win. I’ve done it from both ends, but to go there and win it this year would be amazing because my form has been nowhere near
good enough.”
Right now, the qualifying session of the event is being proceeded at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield where snooker players from around the world and testing their luck and skills. The World’s Top 16, including Higgins, are waiting for 16 qualifiers
to start the battle in the city of snooker, Sheffield. The qualifiers will conclude on April 16 featuring 16 players to move into the first round of the tournament.
The tournament will feature the likes of former three-time World Snooker Champion Ronnie O’Sullivan, 2011 UK Championship winner Judd Trump, the 2012 Masters winner Neil Robertson, the 2012 Haikou World Open winner Mark Allen, the 2012 Welsh Open winner
Ding Junhui and the 2011-12 Players Tour Championship (PTC) Grand Final winner Stephen Lee.
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