“John Higgins began his quest for a third-straight triumph at the invitational version of the Championship League by winning all three of his opening matches in the winnersu0027 group on Tuesday. The four-time world champion defeated Stuart Bingham (3-2) and Judd Trump (3-1) respectively in the final over the past two years, and made a strong start with wins over Bingham, Mark Selby and Joe Ou0027Connor.”