John Higgins made his 1,000th career century but missed out on the British Open. Ronnie O’Sullivan is the only player to have made four-figure centuries.
Last updated: 09/24/19 11:36pm
John Higgins became the second snooker player to reach his 1,000th century.
John Higgins became only the second snooker player to reach his 1,000th career century despite crashing out of the British Open at Brentwood.
The 49-year-old Scot set new records in the quarter-finals against Mark Allen, scoring 108 and 105 in the third and fifth frames respectively.
But it wasn’t enough of a win to boost their hopes of advancing to the round of 16. Allen, who scored 100 points in the first round, showed solid form in a tough final to win 4-3.
Ronnie O’Sullivan is the only player to reach the four-figure century milestone, having achieved it in the final frame of his win over Neil Robertson in the 2019 Players Championship final.
Earlier, Judd Trump set up a quarter-final clash with China’s Wu Yize after coming from behind to win 4-2 over the judges.
The world number one won three frames in a row to earn 101 points, putting him well on the verge of joining O’Sullivan and Higgins in the millennium club.
Mark Selby won 4-3 against Shi Jiahui to advance to the quarter-finals against India’s Ishpreet Singh Chadha, who also claimed a decisive win over China’s He Guoqiang in the final frame.
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