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Ryan Day (snooker Player)
Ryan Day (born 23 March 1980) is a Welsh professional snooker player. A prolific break-builder, he has compiled over 400 century breaks during his career, including two maximum breaks. He is a three-time World Championship quarter-finalist, has been ranked at no. 6 in the world and has won four ranking tournaments. Career Early career Day was born in Pontycymer, Bridgend (county borough), Bridgend. A top amateur, he reached the final of the IBSF Championship in China in November 1998 but lost on the final black. Day began his professional career by playing Challenge Tour (snooker), UK Tour in 1998, at the time the second-level professional tour. He was named Young Player of Distinction of the season 2000/2001 by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA). He won the 2001 Masters Qualifying Event, Benson & Hedges Championship. With this win, he qualified for the 2002 Masters (snooker), 2002 Masters, where he defeated Dave Harold, before losing 0–6 to Ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 German Masters
The 2015 German Masters (officially the 2015 Kreativ Dental German Masters) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4–8 February 2015 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. It was the sixth ranking event of the 2014/2015 season. Judd Trump made the 113th official maximum break during his quarter-final match against Mark Selby. Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost 4–5 against Ryan Day (snooker player), Ryan Day in the last 32. Selby won his fifth ranking title by defeating Shaun Murphy 9–7 in the final. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: *Winner: Euro, €80,000 *Runner-up: €35,000 *Semi-final: €20,000 *Quarter-final: €10,000 *Last 16: €5,000 *Last 32: €3,000 *Last 64: €1,500 *Televised highest break: €4,000 *Maximum break: €6,737 *Total: €341,737 Main draw Final Qualifying These matches were held between 17 and 19 December 2014 at the Robin Park Arena, Sports and Ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Welsh Open (snooker)
The 2005 Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17 and 23 January 2005 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. Ronnie O'Sullivan successfully defended his title by beating Stephen Hendry 9–8. Tournament summary Defending champion and World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings. Main draw Final Qualifying Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 7 January and 9 January 2005. Century breaks Qualifying stage centuries * 143 Alfie Burden * 137, 125, 106, 104 Tom Ford * 133 Jonathan Birch * 128, 110, 108 Ryan Day * 121 Mike Dunn * 113 Stuart Bingham * 110, 100 Robin Hull * 110, 105 Andrew Norman * 105 Gary Wilson * 104 Anthony Hamilton * 103 Ding Junhui * 100 Fergal O'Brien * 100 Neil Robertson * 100 Mark Davis Televised stage centuries * 146, 133, 131, 127, 126, 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Dale
Dominic Dale (born Christopher Dale on 29 December 1971) is a Welsh professional snooker player and snooker commentator and presenter for the BBC and Eurosport. Career Dale was born in Coventry, England. He won the Welsh Amateur Championship, which allowed him to compete at the World Amateur Championship in Bangkok. Dale reached the final, but lost 9–11 against Noppadon Noppachorn. Dale turned professional for the 1992–93 season. He has won two ranking tournaments in his career, the first of which – the Grand Prix in 1997 – he won while ranked number 54 in the world, beating then world number 2 John Higgins 9–6 in the final. It took him a decade to repeat the achievement at the 2007 Shanghai Masters, where he defeated compatriot Ryan Day 10–6 in the final, from 2–6 behind. On his way to the Shanghai final he beat Rory McLeod, Ken Doherty, Adrian Gunnell, Dave Harold and Mark Selby. Both of his ranking victories were in the season-opening tournaments; he also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Shanghai Masters
The 2007 Shanghai Masters was the inaugural edition of the Shanghai Masters snooker tournament and the first ranking event of the 2007/2008 season. It took place between 6–12 August 2007 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. Dominic Dale won in the final 10–6 against Ryan Day. Tournament summary * Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the event due to back problems that prevented him from travelling or playing. * Matthew Stevens went 0–4 down to Stephen Maguire, but took the next 5 frames to win 5–4. * Dominic Dale dyed his hair blonde halfway through the tournament because he saw the style in a barbershop in Shanghai. * Dominic Dale won 8 consecutive frames in the final, claiming victory from trailing 2–6. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: *Winner: £48,000 *Runner-up: £22,500 *Semi-final: £12,000 *Quarter-final: £6,500 *Last 16: £4,275 *Last 32: £2,750 *Last 48: £1,725 *Last 64: £1,325 *Stage one highest brea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snooker World Rankings 2007/2008
Snooker world rankings 2007/2008: The professional world rankings for the top 75 snooker players (plus 7 other players who are ranked 76–82 officially; if all players on the pro tour were ranked they would be lower) in the 2007–08 season are listed below. The points listed here take into account ranking tournament performances from the previous two seasons ( 2005–06 and 2006–07). Notes *Ding Junhui (27 to 9), Mark Selby (28 to 11) and Ryan Day (17 to 16) enter the top 16 for the first time. Additionally, Graeme Dott, Shaun Murphy, Neil Robertson and Ali Carter reach career-high rankings. *Stephen Hendry, who was still the number 1 the season before, drops down to number 8, marking his worst ranking since the 1987/88 season. *Jimmy White drops down from number 35 to number 60, after his least successful season ever, earning only 5725 points in the 06/07 season alone, down from 6450 in the 05/06 season. * Former world number 4 Matthew Stevens drops down from number 14 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Murphy
Shaun Peter Murphy (born 10 August 1982) is an English professional snooker player who won the 2005 World Snooker Championship, 2005 World Championship. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murphy is noted for his straight Cue stick, cue action and his long potting. Born in Harlow, Essex and raised in Irthlingborough, North Northamptonshire, Murphy turned professional in 1998. His victory at the 2005 World Snooker Championship, World Championship was considered a major surprise as he was only the third qualifier to win the title after Alex Higgins and Terry Griffiths. His other List of snooker tournaments, ranking tournament victories came in the 2007 Malta Cup, the 2008 UK Championship, the 2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Final and the 2014 World Open (snooker), 2014 World Open, while he reached a second World Championship final in 2009 World Snooker Championship, 2009, a third in 2015 World Snooker Championship, 2015 and a fourth in 2021 World Snooker Championship, 2021. He has also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Malta Cup
The 2007 Malta Cup was the 2007 edition of the Malta Cup snooker tournament, held from 28 January to 4 February 2007 at the Hilton Conference Center in Portomaso, Malta. The tournament was the fourth of seven World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) ranking events in the 2006/2007 season, the 200th world ranking tournament and the 16th edition of the event. It was the third time that the competition was called the Malta Cup, which was renamed from the European Open, first held in 1989. The tournament was broadcast in the United Kingdom and Europe by Eurosport. Shaun Murphy defeated first-time ranking finalist Ryan Day by nine to four (9–4) in the best-of-17 frames final to claim the second ranking-event title of his career. Murphy beat Ricky Walden, Stephen Lee, Graeme Dott and Ali Carter en route to reaching the final. Anthony Hamilton compiled the competition's highest break of 136 in the first round of his match against Tom Ford, whilst Stephen He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Northern Ireland Trophy
The 2006 Northern Ireland Trophy was the 2006 edition of the Northern Ireland Trophy snooker tournament, held from 13 to 20 August 2006, at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Ding Junhui defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan by nine to six (9–6) in the final to lift his third ranking title whilst still a teenager. In the semi-finals, Ding defeated Stephen Lee 6–1, and O'Sullivan beat Dominic Dale 6–0. O'Sullivan made the highest with his 140. The defending champion, Matthew Stevens, lost in round 3. The tournament, consisting of the top 32 and 16 qualifiers, was the first of seven WPBSA ranking events in the 2006/2007 season, preceding the Grand Prix. Tournament summary The Northern Ireland Trophy was first staged in 2005 at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, as a non-ranking tournament featuring the top 16 and four wildcards, generally Irish. In the following year, it was granted ranking status and took the form of a regular tournament. The 2006 tourn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snooker World Rankings 2006/2007
The professional world rankings for all snooker players on the main tour in the 2006–07 season are listed below. The total points from the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons were used to determine the rankings. Rankings Notes For this season, *Stephen Hendry, despite having not had the best of seasons, regains the number one spot after nine years from second place. *Paul Hunter drops out of the top 32, down from number five to number 34 in the points list at the end of the 2005–06 season, shortly before his death. *Jimmy White drops out of the top 32 after his worst season to date, down from 8 to 34. *Alan McManus drops out of the top 16 after ten seasons, down from 12 to 19. * Ian McCulloch drops out of the top 16 after one season, down from 16 to 25. * Anthony Hamilton re-enters the top 16 after gaining one place, from 17 to 16. *Barry Pinches drops out of the top 32, down from 18 to 33. *Ali Carter reaches the top 16 for the first time in his career, rising from 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronald Antonio O'Sullivan (born 5 December 1975) is an English professional snooker player who is the current world champion and world number one. Widely recognised as one of the most talented and accomplished players in the sport's history, he has won the World Snooker Championship seven times, a modern-era record he holds jointly with Stephen Hendry. He has won a record seven Masters and a record seven UK Championship titles for a record total of 21 Triple Crown titles, the most achieved by any player. He holds the record for the most ranking titles, with 39, and has been world number one on seven season ending occasions. After an impressive amateur career, O'Sullivan turned professional in 1992, aged 16. He won his first professional ranking event at the 1993 UK Championship aged 17 years and 358 days, making him the youngest player to win a ranking title, a record he still holds. He is also the youngest player to win the Masters, which he first achieved in 1995, aged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Perry (snooker Player)
Joe Perry (born 13 August 1974) is an English professional snooker player from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. Often referred to as "the Fen Potter" and also nicknamed "the Gentleman", Perry climbed the rankings steadily after turning professional in 1992 and reached the Top 16 for the first time in 2002. His first ranking final came at the 2001 European Open and he had to wait another 13 years for a second which came at the 2014 Wuxi Classic. Perry won his first ranking title at the 2015 Players Championship Grand Final, at the age of 40 and in his 23rd season as a professional. He also won the minor-ranking 2013 Yixing Open and 2015 Xuzhou Open. Perry reached the final of a Triple Crown tournament for the first time at the Masters in 2017, losing 7–10 to Ronnie O'Sullivan. Perry previously reached the UK Championship semi-finals in 2004 and 2005, and the semi-finals of the World Championship in 2008. Perry claimed his second ranking title at the 2022 Welsh Open by defeatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 World Snooker Championship
The 2006 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2006 888.com World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that was held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It started on 15 April 2006 and was scheduled to finish on 1 May 2006, but continued into the early hours of 2 May, ending at 12:52 a.m. BST. The final broke the record for the latest finish time in a World Snooker Championship final – 29 minutes later than the 1985 final – although it was not the longest-ever final. Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarter-finals against eventual runner-up Peter Ebdon and became another World Champion who fell to the Crucible curse and could not defend his first World title. The final was contested between Ebdon and Graeme Dott, and the victor was Dott by 18 frames to 14, earning him his first professional title in his 12-year career, and a £200,000 che ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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