John Higgins names his favourite to win the World Snooker Championship

John Higgins names his favourite to win the World Snooker Championship

John Higgins fancies the defending champion at the Crucible (Picture: Getty Images) John Higgins thinks history could be made at the World Snooker Championship this year, backing Zhao Xintong to break the infamous Crucible curse. Zhao became China’s first world champion when he beat Mark Williams in the 2025 Sheffield final, having downed Ronnie O’Sullivan in the semis. Now the Cyclone faces the Crucible curse as no first time world champion has…