Dee ihe na-esote paragraf a - Higgins gbara Ronnie O'Sullivan n'asọmpi ikpeazụ ma nọrọ 5 na 4 n'azụ mgbe nnọkọ nke mbụ gasịrị, mana ọ laghachiri iji were isii n'ime okpokoro asatọ ndị ọzọ wee merie aha nke abụọ ya n'ime otu izu. N'agba nke abụọ nke Northern Ireland Open, o mere 147 nke asatọ na ọrụ ya ma meekwa nkwụsị nke 137 na 130 na mmeri 4-1 na Sam Craigie. Higgins kpaliri ikpebi okpokoro na nkeji iri na ise nke UK Championship mgbe ọ gbasịrị Selby 3<unk>0, mana ọ tụfuru ya. O mechiri afọ 2016 site na imeri O'Sullivan 5<unk>2 na nkeji iri na ise nke Scottish Open
wee laghachi azụ site na 5<unk>1 ruo Judd Trump iji merie ọkara ikpeazụ 6<unk>5. O meghere ikpeazu megide Marco Fu na narị afọ atọ wee wuo 4<unk>1 ụzọ, mana tụfuru okpokolo agba asatọ n'usoro iji merie 9<unk>4. Higgins meriri n'asọmpi Championship League nke na-enweghị ọkwa site na imeri Ryan Day 3<unk>0 na ngwụcha.