Higginson ayaa ku guuleystay wareega koowaad ee tartanka tartanka markii ugu horeysay tan iyo 2014 UK Championship isagoo ka saaray Mitchell Mann 4<unk>1 2016 Indian Open, laakiin wuxuu lumiyay 4<unk>2 Oliver Lines wareega labaad. Higginson oo u soo baxday tartanka Yurub
Isagoo ka adkaaday Stephen Maguire 4<unk>3 iyo Ashley Hugill 4<unk>1 wuxuuna gaadhay 16kii ugu dambeysay ee tartan buuxda oo rikoodh ah markii ugu horreysay muddo saddex sano ah isagoo ka badiyay Marco Fu 4<unk>0, laakiin ka dib wuxuu lumiyay 4<unk>0 Judd Trump. Waxaa laga saaray 6<unk>5 ka dib markii uu 5<unk>2 ka sareeyay Joe Perry wareegga furitaanka ee Horyaalka Caalamiga ah. Ka dib markii uu ku garaacay David Gilbert 5<unk>3 iyo Ricky Walden 5<unk>4 ee China Open, Higginson wuxuu ku dhowaa inuu gaaro afar dhamaadka maadaama uu 4<unk>3 ka horreeyey lambarka koowaad ee adduunka Mark Selby, laakiin wuxuu lumiyay 5<unk>4.