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"It's going to be tough for snooker in Scotland," Higgins told BBC Scotland.

"When the likes of myself, Graeme (Dott), Stephen Hendry and Stephen Maguire start winding down, there's not a lot of talent coming through.

"And that's a shame. Ever since Stephen Hendry came through in the late 1980s, snooker has been one of Scotland's best sports.

"We've never received enough backing or government support. They have not really been recognising snooker as a sport and not putting any money back into the game."