JOHN HIGGINS says he will miss the adrenaline rush of potting balls in crunch snooker moments when he hangs up his cue.
Scotland’s four-time world champion came from 5-2 down to win 6-5 against Xiao Guodong in the Players Championship quarter-finals in Telford.
Higgins, who turns 50 in May, now plays world No.1 Judd Trump in Saturday night’s semi-finals – the winner gets £150,000 on Sunday.
But he is still buzzing from how he pulled through on Friday, especially in the 11th frame decider.
The world No.7 said: “That’s what I will miss when I retire from the game.
“That pressure moment at 5-5 when you have a chance to win the match.
“You cannot replicate that any other time.
“It only happens in snooker, in crunch matches, in the business end of tournaments.
“You cannot replicate the adrenaline rush you get. That’s one thing I will definitely miss when I retire from all of this.
“I cannot wait to play Judd. It will be a packed room. I will be a big second favourite.
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“Listen, it’s brilliant, I cannot wait to give it my all and enjoy the occasion against Judd.”
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