John Higgins admitted to losing motivation: It's hard to work in a dark room for 40 years.

The Scottish snooker player opened his performance at the Wuhan Open by defeating Welshman Dylan Emery 5-1 in the first round, making breaks of 79, 50, 54, and 80.

According to The Sun: John Higgins admitted that he finds it hard to find motivation to play professional snooker. Off the table, the four-time world snooker champion lost his inner strength after a wonderful festive trip to Dallas for his 50th birthday to see the very lawn where U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

The Wizard from Wishaw understands that he should skip this ranking event in China and will take at least a month off when he returns home to Great Britain. Higgins acknowledged that he has issues with motivation and technique as he is not spending enough time training. He expressed hope that he will be able to change his situation and return to the game with a better mindset.

Unfocused seventh day of the Wuhan Open

On the second day of the competition, Thepchaiya Un-Nooh from Thailand achieved a 147 maximum break in a 5-1 victory over Pang Junxu from China. It is his sixth maximum break of his career. Among other results that day was the defeat of world No. 2 Kyren Wilson and the victory of 18-year-old Stan Moody from Halifax.