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2005/2006
Northern Ireland Trophy (15-21 Aug 2005)
Rd 1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4-2 Scotland John Higgins Head to head
2008/2009
Championship League - Winners Group (25-26 Mar 2009)
Grp Northern Ireland Mark Allen 0-4 Scotland John Higgins Head to head
World Championship (18 Apr - 4 May 2009)
SF Northern Ireland Mark Allen 13-17 Scotland John Higgins Head to head
2009/2010
Grand Prix (3-11 Oct 2009)
QF Northern Ireland Mark Allen 1-5 Scotland John Higgins Head to head
Masters (10-17 Jan 2010)
Rd 1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6-3 Scotland John Higgins Head to head
Championship League - Winners Group (24-25 Mar 2010)
Grp Northern Ireland Mark Allen 2-3 Scotland John Higgins Head to head
2010/2011
Euro PTC 6 (19-21 Nov 2010)
Rd 4 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [12] 1-4 Scotland John Higgins [4] Head to head
UK Championship (4-12 Dec 2010)
SF Northern Ireland Mark Allen [12] 5-9 Scotland John Higgins [4] Head to head

0-96 (96), 130-0 (130), 4-106 (64), 98-11 (79)
65-69 (MA 53), 72-0 (72), 66-21, 0-87, 46-65 (59)
0-66, 60-34 (52), 12-68 (68), 0-100 (100), 1-73 (70)
2011/2012
PTC 8 (20-23 Oct 2011)
QF Northern Ireland Mark Allen [53] 4-3 Scotland John Higgins [22] Head to head Details 
Power Snooker (19-20 Nov 2011)
Rd 1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 255-177 Scotland John Higgins Head to head
Shoot-Out (27-29 Jan 2012)
Rd 2 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 67-34 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details 
2012/2013
Premier League G2 (16 Aug - 15 Nov 2012)
Grp Northern Ireland Mark Allen 2-4 Scotland John Higgins Head to head  

71-0(67), 34-69, 63-67, 70-58, 39-95 (59)

The Sands, Carlisle
World Open (25 Feb - 3 Mar 2013)
SF Northern Ireland Mark Allen [1] 6-2 Scotland John Higgins [4] Head to head Details 
Championship League - Winners Group (20-21 Mar 2013)
Grp Northern Ireland Mark Allen 3-1 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details 
2013/2014
World Open (10-16 Mar 2014)
QF Northern Ireland Mark Allen [1] 5-3 Scotland John Higgins [12] Head to head Details 
2014/2015
Masters (11-18 Jan 2015)
Rd 1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [6] 6-4 Scotland John Higgins [15] Head to head Details 
Higgins missed a tough yellow on the way to a maximum in frame nine.

19-104 (104), 0-136 (132), 121-0 (121)
69-59 (JH 59), 64-35, 4-96 (96), 88-6 (88)
77-67, 0-134 (120), 88-26 (65)
2016/2017
China Championship (1-5 Nov 2016)
SF Northern Ireland Mark Allen 3-9 Scotland John Higgins Head to head Details 

Session 1:
37-79 (54), 0-131 (131), 5-89, 95-0 (95)
26-61, 75-4, 0-123 (123), 45-77 (77)

Session 2:
67-45, 21-69, 60-63 (MA 60), 1-78 (78)
UK Championship (22 Nov - 4 Dec 2016)
Rd 4 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [10] 3-6 Scotland John Higgins [7] Head to head Details 
Masters (15-22 Jan 2017)
Rd 1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [10] 6-5 Scotland John Higgins [4] Head to head Details 
Re-rack in frame 2. Re-spotted black in frame 9 (67-67).
Gibraltar Open (1-5 Mar 2017)
Rd 2 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [8] 4-1 Scotland John Higgins [2] Head to head Details 
World Championship (15 Apr - 1 May 2017)
Rd 2 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [11] 9-13 Scotland John Higgins [6] Head to head Details 
In frame 14 Allen opened up with a 70 break and Higgins cleared up with a 72
2017/2018
Masters (14-21 Jan 2018)
SF Northern Ireland Mark Allen [8] 6-3 Scotland John Higgins [5] Head to head Details 
The 131 in frame 5 was Higgins' 700th competitive century. He became the third player to reach the landmark.

8-78, 114-0 (63), 67-0, 90-6 (90)
6-131 (131), 87-0 (65), 68-0 (64), 0-135 (128), 75-18 (75)
2020/2021
Masters (10-17 Jan 2021)
Rd 1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [10] 5-6 Scotland John Higgins [7] Head to head Details 

Allen's 106 in the second frame was the 600th century in the Masters
2021/2022
Northern Ireland Open (9-17 Oct 2021)
Final Northern Ireland Mark Allen [9] 9-8 Scotland John Higgins [7] Head to head Details 
Allen was 8-6 down

Session 1:
78-21, 82-1 (82), 0-123 (123), 70-6
11-68 (68), 70-47, 0-78 (55), 63-64 (58 MA)

Session 2:
76-47 (70), 40-89 (63), 86-0 (85), 40-89 (59), 1-64 (64), 6-144 (136), 51-6, 80-43 (58), 65-31

Referee: Olivier Marteel

This was Allen's 6th ranking title and first Northern Ireland Open.
2023/2024
Champion of Champions (13-19 Nov 2023)
SF Northern Ireland Mark Allen [4] 6-2 Scotland John Higgins [8] Head to head Details 

0-66 (65), 73-0 (73), 91-27 (91), 45-68 (68)
75-41, 107-20 (102), 83-48, 77-0 (77)
Masters (7-14 Jan 2024)
Rd 1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [4] 6-5 Scotland John Higgins [10] Head to head Details 
Respotted black in frame two.
German Masters (29 Jan - 4 Feb 2024)
Rd 4 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [5] 2-5 Scotland John Higgins [12] Head to head Details 
Welsh Open (12-18 Feb 2024)
QF Northern Ireland Mark Allen [5] 2-5 Scotland John Higgins [13] Head to head Details 
Tour Championship (1-7 Apr 2024)
Rd 1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [5] 10-7 Scotland John Higgins [12] Head to head Details 
World Championship (20 Apr - 6 May 2024)
Rd 2 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [4] 12-13 Scotland John Higgins [13] Head to head Details 
1st session 4-4
2nd session Allen 9-7 up

This was Higgins' 100th match in the World Championship

Higgins came back from 62-0 down in the decider with a 71 clearance, started with a double to the middle. Watch on YouTube

By winning this match Higgins eventually secured a place in the top 16 at the end of the season. He has been in the top 16 since 1995!
2024/2025
English Open (16-22 Sep 2024)
Rd 3 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [3] 4-3 Scotland John Higgins [14] Head to head Details 

Higgins made his 1000th century in frame five. Only the second player to achieve this. Watch on YouTube.