Four-time world champion John Higgins is two tons short of becoming only the second snooker player in history to pass the 1,000 century mark.
World No. 16 Higgins showed all of his celebrated scoring prowess in his 6-1 win over Lyu Haotian on Monday, when he produced runs of 126, 73, 135, 58 and 92 to reach 998 career centuries.
“I would love to do it in Shanghai, at a prestigious event,” said Higgins. “No disrespect, but I don’t want to do it in the qualifiers in Leicester when nobody is there.
“It would be special to maybe try to do it against Shaun. It would be a special occasion because the crowd was great tonight.
“I always enjoy playing Shaun because he plays the game in the right way. He loves going for his shots, he is attacking and hits the ball beautifully.”
Higgins had compiled 745 century breaks at that point, but feels it would be like “the second man to walk on the moon” if he can reach the historic haul behind O’Sullivan.
Higgins crafts 126 century against Lyu to start Shanghai Masters in style
“I will hopefully be second only to O’Sullivan, which most people are nowadays in different records. I would be the second man to walk on the moon! So it would be special.”
Snooker’s leading centurions
- 1. Ronnie O’Sullivan (ENG) – 1,264
- 2. John Higgins (SCO) – 998
- 3. Judd Trump (ENG) – 980
- 4. Neil Robertson (AUS) – 939
- 5. Mark Selby (ENG) – 821
- 6. Stephen Hendry (SCO) – 777
- 7. Ding Junhui (CHN) – 663
- 8. Shaun Murphy (ENG) – 657
- 9. Mark Williams (WAL) – 634
- 10. Mark Allen (NI) – 618
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