Dean Reynolds (born 11 January 1963 in
Grimsby
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) is an
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former professional
snooker
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player whose career spanned twenty years from 1981 to 2001.
Career
Before turning professional, Reynolds won the first-ever
Junior Pot Black in 1981, beating
Dene O'Kane
Dene O'Kane (born 24 February 1963) is a former professional snooker player from Auckland, New Zealand.
Career
O'Kane won the 1980 New Zealand Amateur Championship, and represented New Zealand at the 1982 IBSF World Snooker Championship, winn ...
, another future professional, with a 2- aggregate score of 151–79.
He twice reached a
ranking tournament final, but lost both times, in the
1989 British Open to
Tony Meo
Anthony Christian Meo (born 4 October 1959) is a retired English snooker player. He won the 1989 British Open by defeating Dean Reynolds 13–6 in the final, and was runner-up to Steve Davis at the 1984 Classic. He won four World Doubles Cham ...
and in the
1989 Grand Prix to
Steve Davis
Steve Davis (born 22 August 1957) is an English retired professional snooker player who is currently a Sports commentator, commentator, musician, DJ, and author. He is best known for dominating professional snooker during the 1980s, when he rea ...
.
Reynolds is one of the select band of players who have compiled a sixteen- clearance (143 ) in competition at the 2006 European Team Championships in
Carlow
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The River Barrow flows through the town and forms the historic bounda ...
.
In April 2009 Reynolds suffered a stroke and had to relearn his snooker technique.
Performance and rankings timeline
Career finals
Ranking finals: 2
Non-ranking finals: 3 (2 titles)
Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)
References
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1963 births
Living people
English snooker players
Sportspeople from Grimsby