Published November 26, 2024 3:34pm Updated November 26, 2024 3:34pm
John Higgins made abbreviated enactment of He Guoqiang successful his UK Championship opener connected Tuesday, storming into the past 16 with a 6-0 win.
The 24-year-old has been awesome since joining the nonrecreational circuit past twelvemonth and was expected to beryllium a stern trial for the veteran.
However, the Wizard of Wishaw dominated the contention and picked up a whitewash triumph with breaks of 110, 92, 72 and 64 on the way.
It was a thoroughly awesome show from the four-time satellite champion, who finished with a cookware occurrence complaint of 93 per cent.
The three-time champion volition instrumentality connected Thursday to instrumentality connected either Judd Trump oregon Neil Robertson successful the past 16.
The 49-year-old is searching for his archetypal ranking rubric since the 2021 Players Championship and looking to adhd a 4th UK Championship to his postulation 14 years aft his last.
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