<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - UHiggins uqale kahle isizini ka-2012 kuya ku-2013, wanqoba isicoco sakhe sama-25 esiphezulu eShanghai Masters ngemuva kokubuya esuka ku-2 kuya ku-7 ukuze anqobe uJudd Trump 10 kuya ku-9 ekugcineni. Wenza ikhefu elikhulu ngesikhathi sokugcina, futhi wahlanganisa elinye ikhefu elingu-147 emdlalweni wakhe wesibili wokulwa noMark Davis ku-2012 UK Championship. Uphinde wanqoba i-Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy esemncane, wanqoba uTrump 42 kowamanqamu, futhi wafinyelela kowamanqamu we-Bulgarian Open esemncane, lapho elahlekelwe khona nguTrump 04. Kodwa-ke, isizini eyalandela yaba ngenye eyadumaza uHiggins, owalahlekelwa ngo-34 kuJordan Brown owayengumdlali we-amateur ongekho ezingeni eScotland Open  <response>: futhi wafinyelela kuphela kwesinye isicoco semigomo yomcimbi omkhulu wokulinganisa, iWorld Open, elahlekelwe yi-2 × 6 kuMark Allen. Waphuma emqhudelwaneni weWorld Championship emzuliswaneni wokuqala, wahlulwa nguMark Davis ngo-6-10. Ngemva kwalokho, wavuma ukuthi ukungabaza ngokuthi wayeyohlala yini esesiqongweni salo mdlalo ngemva kweminyaka engu-20 engumdlali oqeqeshiwe kwakuthinte isimo sakhe. Uqede isizini ebekwe endaweni ye-11, ephuma phakathi kwabayishumi abaphambili okokuqala ngqa eminyakeni eyi-17. 