Higgo: I was poor but I'm staying alive

JOHN HIGGINS "lived to fight another day in his quest to sneak into the Champion of Champions at the last attempt.

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The 49-year-old Scot produced a characteristic comeback to down Ben Woollaston 6-4 from 3-0 and 4-2 behind on the opening day of the International Championship in Nanjing, World No.14 Higgins said: "It was good to win but I was poor.

I didn't play great.

"I live to fight another day.

You see other players during tournaments getting through a lucky game and they might go on and play well. I'm hoping that might happen for me." Dean Young suffered a tough 6-4 defeat to two-time Scottish Open winner Gary Wilson.