John Higgins sets sights on emulating Ronnie O’Sullivan by claiming fifth world snooker title
Scot takes on two-time winner Mark Williams at the Crucible in a ‘mental’ World Championship final
Higgins has won the world title four times and will make his seventh appearance in the sport’s showpiece match after defeating Kyren Wilson 17-13.
The Scot is just one title behind Ronnie O’Sullivan’s haul of five and Higgins admitted it would be a great feeling to emulate his old rival.
“Of course it would, it would be amazing. He’s the best player ever in my eyes and if I got to the same amount of world titles it would be an amazing feeling,” Higgins said.
Only Stephen Hendry and Steve Davis have lifted the trophy more times at Sheffield’s Crucible theatre than O’Sullivan.
Higgins will face Mark Williams in the two-day final, which starts on Sunday, after the Welshman, himself a two-time former world champion, overcame Barry Hawkins 17-15 in a tense last-four clash.
“He’ll be going for a third one, I’ll be going for a fifth,” said Higgins. “He’s bald and I’m grey so it’ll be a mental final.”