Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p John Higgins, MBE (born 18 May 1975) is a Scottish professional snooker player from Wishaw. He turned professional in 1992, and is one of the most successful players in the modern history of the sport.Higgins's career accomplishments include winning four World Championship titles (1998, 2007, 2009, and 2011), three UK Championship titles (1998, 2000, and 2010), and two Masters titles (1999 and 2006). In terms of world titles in the modern era, he is fifth behind Stephen Hendry (7), Steve Davis (6), Ray Reardon (6) and Ronnie O'Sullivan (5). With 25 ranking titles, he is fourth behind Hendry (36), Davis (28), and O'Sullivan (26). He has compiled more than 500 century breaks in professional tournament play, placing him third behind Hendry and O'Sullivan. He has also compiled 7 competitive maximum breaks, placing him third behind O'Sullivan (12) and Hendry (11).In 2010, an investigation into a sting operation by the News of the World tabloid newspaper found that Higgins had failed to report, and had given the impression of agreeing with, an invitation to breach the sport's betting rules. The WPBSA banned him from the sport for six months and fined him £75,000. He returned to professional competition midway through the 2010/2011 season.Higgins has been noted for maintaining a consistently high position in the world rankings. For 16 consecutive full seasons from 1996/1997 to 2011/2012, he never fell below 6th in the world, and was world number 1 on four occasions. However, since winning his fourth world title in 2011, Higgins has experienced a noted slump in form. He slipped to 12th place in the world rankings before recovering to 10th place after the 2014 Welsh Open.. }
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- John_Higgins_(snooker_player) abstract "John Higgins, MBE (born 18 May 1975) is a Scottish professional snooker player from Wishaw. He turned professional in 1992, and is one of the most successful players in the modern history of the sport.Higgins's career accomplishments include winning four World Championship titles (1998, 2007, 2009, and 2011), three UK Championship titles (1998, 2000, and 2010), and two Masters titles (1999 and 2006). In terms of world titles in the modern era, he is fifth behind Stephen Hendry (7), Steve Davis (6), Ray Reardon (6) and Ronnie O'Sullivan (5). With 25 ranking titles, he is fourth behind Hendry (36), Davis (28), and O'Sullivan (26). He has compiled more than 500 century breaks in professional tournament play, placing him third behind Hendry and O'Sullivan. He has also compiled 7 competitive maximum breaks, placing him third behind O'Sullivan (12) and Hendry (11).In 2010, an investigation into a sting operation by the News of the World tabloid newspaper found that Higgins had failed to report, and had given the impression of agreeing with, an invitation to breach the sport's betting rules. The WPBSA banned him from the sport for six months and fined him £75,000. He returned to professional competition midway through the 2010/2011 season.Higgins has been noted for maintaining a consistently high position in the world rankings. For 16 consecutive full seasons from 1996/1997 to 2011/2012, he never fell below 6th in the world, and was world number 1 on four occasions. However, since winning his fourth world title in 2011, Higgins has experienced a noted slump in form. He slipped to 12th place in the world rankings before recovering to 10th place after the 2014 Welsh Open.".