Gareth Coppack (born 10 April 1980 in
Rhyl
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To the west ...
) is a
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former professional
snooker
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player.
He competed on the
main tour for one season, between 2007 and 2008, but lost his place at the end of that season.
Career
Coppack first played competitive snooker in 2001, entering several Challenge Tour events and qualifying for the 2002 World Championship. He continued to play on both the Challenge Tour and the Pontin's International Open Series, which replaced it, until he earned a place on the professional
main tour in 2007.
Coppack's first match as a professional was a 5–3 victory over
James McBain in the Shanghai Masters, but he lost 1–5 in the next round to
Judd Trump
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. In his qualifying group for the 2007 Grand Prix, he lost 0–4 to
James Wattana
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,
Tom Ford
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, McBain and
Andrew Higginson and 1–4 to
Jimmy Michie, but managed 4–1 wins over
Tony Drago
Tony Drago (born 22 September 1965) is a Maltese former professional snooker and pool player.
Known for his speed around the table, during his snooker career he won two professional titles: the 1993 Strachan Challenge Event 3 and the 1996 Gua ...
and
Michael White; he did not qualify for the tournament itself.
At the 2008 World Championship, Coppack defeated
Kurt Maflin 10–9 and
Paul Davies
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10–8 to record his first run to the last 64 at a ranking event. He was drawn against 1991 World Champion
John Parrott
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and, after falling 0–8 behind, could not recover, losing 3–10.
Coppack was ranked 83rd at the end of the season, which was not sufficient for him to retain his place on the tour, and he was relegated immediately thereafter.
References
External links
*
Profile on worldsnooker.com
Welsh snooker players
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
1980 births
Sportspeople from Rhyl
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