Scottish snooker legend John Higgins has sensationally revealed he could quit the sport if he falls out of the elite top 16 next season.
The 47-year-old saw his dreams of a magical fifth World Championship, 25 years on from his first, shattered 13-7 by Mark Selby in the quarter-finals. World No 11 Higgins endured a miserable season by his own sky-high standards with his run to the last eight only his second quarter-final appearance.
The all-conquering Scot has over £300,000 in prize money to defend next term and another poor campaign could see him plummet out of the 16 for the first time since way back in 1995. Higgins had hammered David Grace 10-3 and then Kyren Wilson 13-2 with a session to spare, which included an 8-0 whitewashed first session. But honest Higgins reflected: “It’s been a poor season, there’s no getting away from that.
