Higgins fails to turn up

Alex Higgins failed to appear for his first qualifying round engagement in the World Championship at the Norbreck Castle Hotel…

Alex Higgins failed to appear for his first qualifying round engagement in the World Championship at the Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, yesterday. Higgins was due to begin a best of 19-frame match against Oxford's Justin Buckingham at 10.0 yesterday morning. When he failed to turn up his opponent received a walk-over.