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In the World Championship in 2007, Higgins beat Michael Holt, Fergal O ' Brien, Ronnie O ' Sullivan, and Stephen Maguire en route to the final.

His break of 122 in the 29th frame of his semi-final against Maguire, on recovering from a deficit of 10 – 14 in the final session to prevail 17 – 15, was the 1, 000th century to be made at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield since the World Championship was first staged there in 1977.

In the final, Higgins held a 12 – 4 advantage over Mark Selby overnight, but Selby reduced his arrears to a single frame on day two.

However, at 14 – 13, Higgins rediscovered his form to win four consecutive frames to clinch the match 18 – 13 to secure his second World title at 12: 54 a. m., the latest finish to a World final ( equalled when Neil Robertson beat Graeme Dott in 2010 ); and nine years after his first title – the longest time span between successes since Alex Higgins ( 1972, 1982 ), and the longest at The Crucible.

He regained World no.

1 status.