 Complete the following phrase:  Playing with a new cue, Higgins began the 201314 season strongly, winning the minor-ranking Bulgarian Open with a 41 victory over Neil Robertson in the final, having beaten Shaun Murphy and Ronnie OSullivan earlier in the event. This win allowed him briefly to regain his top-10 ranking. He reached the final of the seasons first major ranking event, the Wuxi Classic, which he lost 710 to Robertson. His form then deteriorated again and he suffered early defeats at a number of minor-ranking events, including a 04 loss to Mark King in the last 128 of the Paul Hunter Classic. He changed his cue again before defending his Shanghai Masters title, but lost 15 to Mark Davis in the last 16. His Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup title defence ended when he was whitewashed 04 by Andrew Higginson in the last 128. He lost 24 to Ding Junhui in the last 16 of the 2013 Indian Open, and lost 26 to Matthew Stevens in the last 32 of the 