Elsewhere, one-year ranking leader Judd Trump will face Shaun Murphy and world champion Luca Brecel will face Ali Carter.
The novel gold ball innovation – or gimmick – is yet to come into play in the tournament with the closest attempt at an historic 167 break falling short at 120.
Higgins struck 15 perfect reds and the accompanying blacks, but was out of position on the yellow and failed to capitalise.
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Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker 2024 schedule: Today's order of play
All UK time.
Tuesday 5th March
From 2pm (discovery+ / Eurosport)
- QF: Mark Allen v Mark Selby
From 4pm (discovery+ / Eurosport)
- QF: Luca Brecel v Ali Carter
From 7pm (discovery+ / Eurosport)
- QF: Judd Trump v Shaun Murphy
From 9pm (discovery+ / Eurosport)
- QF: Ronnie O'Sullivan v John Higgins
Wednesday 6th March
From 2pm (discovery+ / Eurosport)
- SF: TBC v TBC
From 4pm (discovery+ / Eurosport)
- SF: TBC v TBC
From 7pm (discovery+ / Eurosport)
- Final: TBC v TBC
How to watch Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker 2024 on TV and live stream
Coverage of the Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker will be extensively shown across Eurosport and discovery+.
Eurosport TV channels and discovery+ will show all live coverage from 1pm and 6pm on most days of the tournament, with some morning sessions also broadcast during the opening stages and some fluctuations in timings throughout the week.
discovery+ Standard costs £6.99 per month or £59.99 per year and includes all live sport on Eurosport, including the Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker.
Alternatively, the discovery+ Premium monthly pass costs £29.99 and offers all live sport across Eurosport and TNT Sports (formerly BT Sport) platforms, including Premier League and European football, as well as UFC, motorsport and more.
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