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UK Championship 2016: John Higgins feared ‘journeyman’ status
- Updated: November 25, 2016
John Higgins last won the World Championship in 2011, when he beat Judd Trump in the finalBetway UK ChampionshipVenue: York Barbican Dates: 22 November to 4 DecemberCoverage: Watch live on BBC TV, Connected TV, Red Button, BBC Sport website and app from Saturday, 26 November. TV times and channels
A shock first-round World Championship defeat in 2014 left John Higgins fearing his snooker career was drifting into relative mediocrity.
Having lost to fellow Scot Alan McManus, Higgins questioned if he had simply become a “journeyman” professional; a player who was still capable of having his day, but was no longer one of the sport’s big boys.
“I didn’t want to be seen like that,” Higgins, 41, told BBC Sport as he bids to win a fourth UK Championship title. “I still wanted to be a top player.
“I thought I was good still good enough, but I wasn’t playing well enough.
“It doesn’t matter what you have won, if you are not playing well enough then there is nowhere to hide. I did get a bit down on myself.”
The four-time world champion, three-time UK Championship winner and double Masters champion refused to accept quietly slipping down the …
