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Martin Smith (snooker Player)
Martin Smith (born 12 June 1961) is an English former professional snooker player. Career Smith turned professional in 1985. In his first season on the main tour he won his first competitive match 5–2 against Dessie Sheehan, but earned only £984 in prize money, at the 1986 Classic, where he lost 4–5 to Perrie Mans in the last 64. Beginning the 1986/1987 season ranked 94th, he lost 5–0 to Tony Jones in the Grand Prix - earning £150, his only prize money this season, in doing so - and reached the last 48 at the English Professional Championship, where Les Dodd beat him 6–3. However, the following season brought runs to the last-32 stage of two tournaments; at the 1987 UK Championship, he defeated Frank Jonik, Paddy Browne and Doug Mountjoy before losing 8–9 to John Campbell, and in the English Professional Championship, he recorded a 6–1 win over Graham Miles prior to losing 5–6 to Dave Martin. These performances enhanced Smith's ranking to 72nd, a career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988–89 Snooker Season
The 1988–89 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1988 and May 1989. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and invitational events. __TOC__ Calendar Official rankings The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters. Notes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Snooker season 1988 1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ... Season 1989 Season 1988 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Campbell (snooker Player)
John Campbell (born 10 April 1953) is a former Australian professional snooker player. During a career which lasted from 1982 to 1993, he was a quarter-finalist in the 1983 Professional Players Tournament, and won the Australian Professional Championship in 1985 and 1988. Career Campbell was born on 10 April 1953 in Brisbane, and turned professional as a snooker player in 1982. Playing in only one tournament during the 1982/1983 season - the 1983 World Championship, he defeated Mike Watterson 10–6 in the first qualifying round and Jim Donnelly 10–2 in the second, to reach the main stages at the Crucible Theatre. There, he was drawn against former World Champion Cliff Thorburn but lost 5–10. Beginning the 1983–84 snooker season with a world ranking of 39th, Campbell played in five events. At the 1983 Professional Players Tournament, where he overcame Doug Mountjoy, Graham Miles and Dave Martin to reach the quarter-finals. In his quarter-final match against Tony Know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Snooker Players
This is a list of notable amateur and professional snooker players, past and present. A * Hugh Abernethy *Khaled Belaid Abumdas * Pankaj Advani *Subhash Agarwal *Khurram Hussain Agha * Omprakesh Agrawal * Farakh Ajaib * Hamza Akbar *Joven Alba *Shokat Ali *Gareth Allen * Mark Allen *Amine Amiri * Ian Anderson *Roy Andrewartha * Muhammad Asif * John Astley * Justin Astley *Au Chi-wai B *Bai Langning *Bai Yulu *Sam Baird *Roger Bales *June Banks * John Barrie *Maureen Baynton * John Bear *Simon Bedford *Bernard Bennett * Mark Bennett *Bi Zhu Qing *Stuart Bingham * Jonathan Birch * Ian Black * Iulian Boiko *Josh Boileau * Antony Bolsover *Matthew Bolton *Nigel Bond *Emma Bonney *Alex Borg * Mark Boyle *Luca Brecel * Karl Broughton * Albert Brown *Alec Brown * Jordan Brown * Oliver Brown *Paddy Browne *Ian Brumby *Shawn Budd *Alfie Burden *Jamie Burnett * Ian Burns * Karl Burrows * Craig Butler C * James Cahill *Vinnie Calabrese * Duncan Campbell * John Campbell * Steve Camp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Lee (snooker Player)
Stephen Lee (born 12 October 1974) is an English former professional snooker player who is currently serving a 12-year ban from the sport. He turned professional in 1992, reached a career-high of fifth in the snooker world rankings for the 2000–01 season, and won five ranking titles. His best performances in Triple Crown events were reaching the semi-finals of the 2003 World Championship, where he lost to eventual champion Mark Williams, and reaching the final of the 2008 Masters, where he was runner-up to Mark Selby. He compiled 184 century breaks in professional competition and was noted for his smooth cue action. West Midlands police arrested Lee in February 2010, following an investigation into suspicious betting patterns at the 2009 UK Championship, but no further action was taken against him at that time. Following reports of irregular betting patterns on a 2012 Premier League match between Lee and John Higgins on 11 October 2012, the World Professional Billiards a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |