Brian Morgan (born 16 July 1968) is an English professional
snooker
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player and coach. He is a former World Under-21 champion, and was among the top 32 players in the professional
world rankings for several years.
Career
He reached the last 16 of the
1994 World Championship. He also qualified for the tournament in 1993, 1995 and 1997. In 1996 he reached the final of the
Asian Classic, beating
Stephen Hendry
Stephen Gordon Hendry (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish professional snooker player who dominated the sport during the 1990s, becoming one of the most successful players in its history. After turning professional in 1985 at age 16, Hendry ...
before suffering a narrow 9–8 loss to
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 made a 146 break in this tournament. In the same year he won the
Benson & Hedges Championship, which entitled its winner to a
wild card place in
the Masters
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. He beat Hendry again in the
2000 Grand Prix,
in which he reached the quarter-finals, and reached the last 16 of the 2004
Irish Masters.
Career finals
Ranking finals: 1
Non-ranking finals: 3 (2 titles)
Pro-am finals: 1
Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)
References
External links
Profile on World Snooker (Archive)
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English snooker players
Snooker coaches, managers and promoters
Living people
1968 births