Breakthrough
He reached the last 16 at the 2007 Malta Cup where he beat Steve Davis 5–4 before losing 2–5 to Ken Doherty. At the very next tournament, the 2007 Welsh Open, Higginson hit an extraordinary run of form, making his first professional 147 break on his way to beating Ali Carter 5–1. He also beat John Higgins 5–3 (despite being 0–3 down), Michael Judge 5–1, and Stephen Maguire 6–3 to reach the final. As he had spent the 2005/2006 season on the secondary Challenge Tour, he was the first unranked player to reach a ranking final since Terry Griffiths won the World title in 1979. At the end of the first session of the final, he trailed 2–6 to Neil Robertson. In the second session, Higginson managed to take the lead and change the score to 8–6, but Robertson recovered to level the scores at 8–8 and force a deciding frame, which Robertson won. Higginson earned £20,000 for his 147 break, £2000 for the highest break and £17,500 for being the runner-up.
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