Neil Robertson names his top three snooker players of all-time

The top three of all-time, according to Australia’s greatest ever (Picture: Getty Images)

Neil Robertson is taking on John Higgins in the World Snooker Championship quarter-finals, a player he considers the second greatest of all-time.

The two former world champions meet at the Crucible for a place in the final four, playing over three sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Robertson has taken an early lead, moving 5-3 ahead after the first session, which was a long scrap, eventually delaying the start of the evening session.

It is a narrow lead for the Australian and he will not be getting carried away just yet in their race to 13, especially given how highly he rates the Scot.

Higgins is a four-time world champion and is still ...