Higgins gets wild card entry into Irish Professional Championship
Alex Higgins makes another comeback bid when he competes in the Victor Chandler Irish Professional Championship in Dublin next week.
The twice former world champion has received a wild card invitation to the event at the Spawell snooker club from October 9-11.
Fellow Ulsterman Joe Swail defends the title he won 12 months ago, following a 9-7 victory over Ken Doherty.
Provisional world number one Doherty, a winner of the Pontin's Pro-Am grand finals at Prestatyn last month, is also in the line-up.
Swail faces Martin McCrudden in the first round while 1997 Crucible champion Doherty tackles Robert Murphy.
'Hurricane' Higgins lost to Garry Hardiman in his opening game 12 months ago and will hope to go one better when facing Joe Delaney.
Other interesting first round contests include former British Open champion Fergal O'Brien against Dermot McGlinchey, 2004 IBSF world champion Mark Allen takes on Hardiman, while Davy Morris meets Colm Gilchreest.
Morris, an 18-year-old from Kilkenny, recently became the first player to win three All Ireland Senior Championships in a row with a 5-3 victory over Dermot McGlinchey.
