<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Nekuda kwekusa-kupinda pakati pevatambi gumi nevatanhatu vepamusoro, Higginson akaiswa otomatiki mumatanho enzvimbo yemitambo mikuru miviri yekutanga ye2012 13 mwaka, Wuxi Classic neAustralia Open, kungorohwa pazviitiko zviviri naRobert Milkins naRyan Day zvichiteerana. Akabva akundwa naSteve Davis mumakwikwi ekupedzisira eShanghai Masters, zvichiita kuti akundwe katatu mumutambo wokutanga. Higginson akaputsa mutsetse nekurova David Gilbert kuti asvike kukweva kukuru kweInternational Championship, asi akarohwa 06 naShaun Murphy mumutambo wekutanga panzvimbo muChengdu, China. Akatamburazve imwe whitewash muUK Championship qualifying, achirasikirwa ne06 kuna Liang Wenbo, uye semhedzisiro akawira kuNhamba 29 munyika. Higginson akabudirira zvikuru mumakwikwi madiki ePlayers Tour Championship, achisvika kuma semi-fainari muChiitiko Chekutanga uye  <response>: European Tour Chiitiko Chishanu; mumutambo wekupedzisira akarasikirwa ne3 4 kuna Anthony McGill pane yakasviba yakasviba, kunyangwe aive 3 1 mberi pane imwe nguva uye muvengi wake aida ma snookers maviri mukusarudza. Higginson akaenderera mberi nekupedza 13th paPTC Order of Merit kuti akwanise kuenda kuGrand Final kwegore rechitatu rakateedzana. 