 Complete the following phrase:  Higgins made the perfect start to the 201516 season as he claimed the Australian Goldfields Open by beating Martin Gould 98 in the final. He soon won the 28th ranking title of his career after he defeated David Gilbert 105 in the final of the International Championship. This moved Higgins level with Steve Davis in the list of ranking events won, but still eight behind Stephen Hendry. Higgins opened up his quarter-final with Neil Robertson at the 2015 UK Championship with the 600th century break of his career, but trailed 41. A 69 and two 134 breaks saw him level the tie, before Robertson went on to win 65. Higgins almost made it through to the final of the China Open, but a 131 break by Ricky Walden in the last frame saw him lose 65 in the semi-finals. He saw off Ryan Day 103 and Walden 138 at the 