Higgins ends Ronnie's bid for 8th Crucible title

John Higgins defeated seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 13-12 in a dramatic second-round match at the 2026 World Snooker Championship at the Crucible in Sheffield on April 27. O'Sullivan twice led by five frames but Higgins mounted a remarkable comeback, overturning a 9-4 deficit and firing three centuries on the final day to win the deciding frame. The victory ends O'Sullivan's bid for a record-breaking eighth world title and sends Higgins into the quarter-finals.