Complete the following sentence: Due to non-entries among the top 16 players, Higginson was automatically seeded into the venue stages of first two major ranking events of the 2012<unk>13 season, Wuxi Classic and Australian Open, only to be beaten on both occasions by Robert Milkins and Ryan Day respectively. <unk> Complete the following sentence: Due to non-entries among the top 16 players, Higginson was automatically seeded into the venue stages of first two major ranking events of the 2012<unk>13 season, Wuxi Classic and Australian Open, only to be beaten on both occasions by Robert Milkins and Ryan Day respectively. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Higginson broke the streak by beating David Gilbert to reach the main draw of the International Championship, but was beaten 0<unk>6 by Shaun Murphy in the first round at the venue in Chengdu, China. He suffered yet another whitewash in UK Championship qualifying, losing 0<unk>6 to Liang Wenbo, and as a result fell to No. 29 in the world rankings. Higginson broke the streak by beating David Gilbert to reach the main draw of the International Championship, but was beaten 0<unk>6 by Shaun Murphy in the first round at the venue in Chengdu, China. Higginson enjoyed more success in the minor-ranking Players Tour Championship events, reaching the semi-finals in Event One and
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