The English name of the wizard is JohnHiggins, which translates into Chinese as John Higgins. But from the pronunciation, John and Chinese "Zhang" have similar pronunciation, and Higgins and Chinese "Haigen" have similar pronunciation. So many China snooker fans began to call Higgins "Zhang Haigen". Over time, Zhang Haigen and the wizard became the nicknames of Higgins.
2017165438+13 October, Higgins attended the superstar online signing ceremony and came to the superstar online live broadcast room. At the end of the live broadcast, Higgins showed his Chinese name in Chinese: "Hello, I'm Zhang Haigen". This is the first time Higgins has used this title in public, which also means that this title has been recognized by himself.
Introduction to john higgins:
John Higgins (1975 May 18) was born in Weshaw, North Lanarkshire, and is an English snooker player. 1992, Higgins officially became a professional player. 1994, Higgins, who was only 19 years old, won the first ranking championship in his career.
1998, Higgins defeated Ken Dougherty and won the World Snooker Championship for the first time, and the British Snooker Championship in the same year. 1999, Higgins won his first snooker masters championship and became a grand slam winner who won all three championships.
On February 3rd, 2023, in the final of the 2023 Snooker Champions League (invitational edition), John Higgins defeated Judd Trump with a score of 3- 1, and won a record fourth Champions League title.
In 2007-20 1 1 season, Higgins won three world snooker championships and one British snooker championship. From 2065438+07 to 2065438+09, Higgins broke into the final of the World Snooker Championship for three consecutive years and won the runner-up.