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{{short description|English former professional snooker player}} |
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{{short description|English former professional snooker player}} |
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{{Infobox snooker player |
{{Infobox snooker player |
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|name = Luke Simmonds |
|name = Luke Simmonds |
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|death_place = |
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| Sport country = {{ENG}} |
| Sport country = {{ENG}} |
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| Nickname = |
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| Professional = 2001/2002, 2003/2004 |
| Professional = 2001/2002, 2003/2004 |
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| High ranking = 94 |
| High ranking = 94 ([[2003–04 snooker season|2003–04]]) |
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| Official maximums = |
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| Best finish = Last 32 (x2) |
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| High break = '''126''': <small>2003 Challenge Tour – Event 4</small> |
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| Century break = 1 |
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| Best finish = ''Last 32'' <small>([[2019 Snooker Shoot-Out]], [[2019 Indian Open]])</small> |
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| Ranking wins = |
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| Other wins = |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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===Early career=== |
===Early career=== |
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Simmonds won the World Under-21 Championship in [[Malta]] in 1998, defeating Robert Murphy 11–2 in the final, before beating [[Ryan Day (snooker player)|Ryan Day]] 11–10 to become World Amateur champion in the same year.<ref>http://www.worldsnooker.com/players/luke-simmonds/</ref> |
Simmonds won the World Under-21 Championship in [[Malta]] in 1998, defeating Robert Murphy 11–2 in the final, before beating [[Ryan Day (snooker player)|Ryan Day]] 11–10 to become World Amateur champion in the same year.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/players/luke-simmonds/ | title=Luke Simmonds }}</ref> |
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He first experienced competitive snooker during the 1997/1998 season, when he entered three tournaments; in the [[Benson & Hedges Championship]], he won his first match 5–0 against Rajan Sharma, but lost in the next round 1–5 to Philip Seaton. First-round defeats in Event 1 of that season's UK Tour and qualifying for the World Championship followed, and he thereafter took a year-long hiatus from competing. |
He first experienced competitive snooker during the 1997/1998 season, when he entered three tournaments; in the [[Benson & Hedges Championship]], he won his first match 5–0 against Rajan Sharma, but lost in the next round 1–5 to Philip Seaton. First-round defeats in Event 1 of that season's UK Tour and qualifying for the World Championship followed, and he thereafter took a year-long hiatus from competing. |
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===Professional - 2001 to 2004 === |
===Professional - 2001 to 2004 === |
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Simmonds' debut season as a professional began well, as he recorded back-to-back victories over |
Simmonds' debut season as a professional began well, as he recorded back-to-back victories over David McDonnell and [[Surinder Gill]] in the [[British Open]], before losing in the third round 2–5 to [[Jonathan Birch (snooker player)|Jonathan Birch]]. He could not progress any further than the last 96 in any other tournament, however, and a 5–10 loss to [[Barry Pinches]] at this stage of the [[2002 World Snooker Championship|2002 World Championship]] meant he dropped off the tour after only one season. |
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Back in the amateur ranks, Simmonds once again found success, notably reaching his second final at Event 3 of the 2003 Challenge Tour. Michael Rhodes defeated him 6–5, but this was enough to assure him of a return to the main tour for the 2003/2004 season. |
Back in the amateur ranks, Simmonds once again found success, notably reaching his second final at Event 3 of the 2003 Challenge Tour. Michael Rhodes defeated him 6–5, but this was enough to assure him of a return to the main tour for the 2003/2004 season. |
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After a three-year break, Simmonds entered several [[Pontin's International Open Series]] events in the 2007/2008 season; he reached the last 16 at Event 2, but lost there 2–4 to [[Andrew Pagett]]. |
After a three-year break, Simmonds entered several [[Pontin's International Open Series]] events in the 2007/2008 season; he reached the last 16 at Event 2, but lost there 2–4 to [[Andrew Pagett]]. |
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He entered [[Q-School]] in 2011 and 2015 attempting to regain a place on the tour, and as a result of his performances in 2015, where he lost his final match in Event Two |
He entered [[Q-School]] in 2011 and 2015 attempting to regain a place on the tour, and as a result of his performances in 2015, where he lost his final match in Event Two {{nowrap|4–3}} to [[Paul Davison]], he was allowed to participate as a wildcard entry in several ranking tournaments in the 2015/2016 season. However, Simmonds did not win a match; he lost 1–5 to [[Michael Leslie]] in the Shanghai Masters, 0–6 to [[Ali Carter]] in the International Championship, and 2–5 to [[Barry Hawkins]] in the German Masters, and led [[Robbie Williams (snooker player)|Robbie Williams]] 3–0 in the [[Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]] before succumbing 3–4. |
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In qualifying for the 2016 World Championship, Simmonds lost 2–10 to [[Liam Highfield]]; since his last involvement with the professional game, he has been active on the English amateur tour.<ref>http://www.easb.co.uk/rankings</ref> |
In qualifying for the 2016 World Championship, Simmonds lost 2–10 to [[Liam Highfield]]; since his last involvement with the professional game, he has been active on the English amateur tour.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.easb.co.uk/rankings | title=Easb.co.uk }}</ref> |
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==Performance and rankings timeline== |
==Performance and rankings timeline== |
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! '''Tournament''' |
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! [[1997–98 snooker season|1997/<br/>98]] |
! [[1997–98 snooker season|1997/<br/>98]] |
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! [[1999–2000 snooker season|1999/<br/>00]] |
! [[1999–2000 snooker season|1999/<br/>00]] |
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! [[2017–18 snooker season|2017/<br/>18]] |
! [[2017–18 snooker season|2017/<br/>18]] |
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! [[2018–19 snooker season|2018/<br/>19]] |
! [[2018–19 snooker season|2018/<br/>19]] |
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! [[2022–23 snooker season|2022/<br/>23]] |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Snooker world rankings|Ranking]]<ref name="Ranking history">{{cite web|title=Ranking History|url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=19 August 2018}}</ref><ref group="nb">From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season</ref> |
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|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA">He was an amateur</ref> |
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|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA"/> |
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|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA"/> |
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|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="UR">New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking</ref> |
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|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA"/> |
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|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="UR"/> |
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|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA"/> |
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|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA"/> |
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|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA"/> |
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|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA"/> |
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|colspan="20"|'''Ranking tournaments''' |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| |
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Championship League]] |
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|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:# |
|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
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|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 Championship League (ranking)|RR]] |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"| A |
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| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 Riga Masters|1R]] |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| |
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[European Masters (snooker)|European Masters]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the European Open (2001/2002–2003/2004)</ref> |
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| style=" |
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|LQ |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| |
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[British Open (snooker)|British Open]] |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" |
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Northern Ireland Open (snooker)|Northern Ireland Open]] |
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|align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 Northern Ireland Open|1R]] |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"| A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[UK Championship]] |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[European Masters (snooker)|European Masters]]<ref group="nb" name="EUR">The event was called the European Open (2001/2002–2003/2004)</ref> |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 UK Championship|1R]] |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| |
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Scottish Open (snooker)|Scottish Open]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Players Championship (2003/2004)</ref> |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 Scottish Open (snooker)|2R]] |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| |
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[English Open (snooker)|English Open]] |
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|align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 English Open (snooker)|1R]] |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"| A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Grand Prix (snooker)|World Grand Prix]] |
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|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |
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|align="center" style=" |
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" |
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Snooker Shoot Out|Shoot Out]] |
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| style=" |
|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Snooker Shoot Out|3R]] |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 Snooker Shoot Out (2022–23 season)|1R]] |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|A |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|LQ |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|A |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|A |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 UK Championship|1R]] |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" |
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[German Masters]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the German Open (1997/1998)</ref> |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|NH |
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| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |
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| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 Scottish Open (snooker)|2R]] |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]] |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]] |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" |
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Players Championship (snooker)|Players Championship]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2015/2016)</ref> |
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|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Classic (snooker)|WST Classic]] |
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|align="center" colspan="9" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 WST Classic|1R]] |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|A |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|A |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|LQ |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|A |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|LQ |
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| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]] |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|A |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|A |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" |
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Tour Championship (snooker)|Tour Championship]] |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Snooker Shoot-Out|3R]] |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Snooker Championship|World Championship]] |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|colspan="20"|'''Non-ranking tournaments''' |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Players Championship (snooker)|Players Championship]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Players Championship Grand Final (2015/2016)</ref> |
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"| Tournament Not Held |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Masters (snooker)|The Masters]] |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|colspan="20"|'''Former ranking tournaments''' |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Tour Championship (snooker)|Tour Championship]] |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Thailand Masters]] |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |
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| style=" |
|align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|A |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|A |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;" |
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Irish Masters]] |
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| style=" |
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|LQ |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|LQ |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|LQ |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|A |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|LQ |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Shanghai Masters (snooker)|Shanghai Masters]] |
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|colspan="31" | '''Non-ranking tournaments''' |
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|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Riga Masters (snooker)|Riga Masters]] |
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|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 Riga Masters|1R]] |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|LQ |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|A |
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| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|A |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Open (snooker)|World Open]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Grand Prix (1997/1998–2000/2001)</ref> |
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|colspan="31" | '''Former ranking tournaments''' |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Paul Hunter Classic]] |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Marriott (snooker player)|Andy Marriott]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:21, 27 April 2024
Born | Cornwall, United Kingdom | 7 December 1979
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Sport country | England |
Professional | 2001/2002, 2003/2004 |
Highest ranking | 94 (2003–04) |
Best ranking finish | Last 32 (x2) |
Luke Simmonds (born 7 December 1979) is an English former professional snooker player.
Career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Simmonds won the World Under-21 Championship in Malta in 1998, defeating Robert Murphy 11–2 in the final, before beating Ryan Day 11–10 to become World Amateur champion in the same year.[1]
He first experienced competitive snooker during the 1997/1998 season, when he entered three tournaments; in the Benson & Hedges Championship, he won his first match 5–0 against Rajan Sharma, but lost in the next round 1–5 to Philip Seaton. First-round defeats in Event 1 of that season's UK Tour and qualifying for the World Championship followed, and he thereafter took a year-long hiatus from competing.
Upon his return in 1999, Simmonds entered the 2000 World Championship, losing in the fifth pre-qualifying round. During the 2000/2001 season, he played on the Challenge Tour, reaching the semi-finals at Event 1 - where he lost 1–5 to Andrew Norman - and the quarter-finals at Event 3, where Kurt Maflin beat him 5–3, before reaching his first career final at Event 4. Drawn against nineteen-year-old Shaun Murphy, Simmonds lost 2–6, but his performances over the course of the season were sufficient for him to earn a place on the main tour.
Professional - 2001 to 2004[edit]
Simmonds' debut season as a professional began well, as he recorded back-to-back victories over David McDonnell and Surinder Gill in the British Open, before losing in the third round 2–5 to Jonathan Birch. He could not progress any further than the last 96 in any other tournament, however, and a 5–10 loss to Barry Pinches at this stage of the 2002 World Championship meant he dropped off the tour after only one season.
Back in the amateur ranks, Simmonds once again found success, notably reaching his second final at Event 3 of the 2003 Challenge Tour. Michael Rhodes defeated him 6–5, but this was enough to assure him of a return to the main tour for the 2003/2004 season.
Simmonds began that season ranked 126th, but it heralded no more success than his first. He reached the last 80 in three tournaments - the 2004 Welsh Open, where he lost 4–5 to Patrick Wallace, the Irish Masters, where Andy Hicks defeated him 5–1, and the Players Championship, where he was whitewashed 5–0 by Murphy - but, after a 5–10 loss to Ian Preece in World Championship qualifying, he was ranked 94th at the season's conclusion. Although he had broken into the top 100 for the first time, he was again relegated from the main tour.
Amateur return[edit]
After a three-year break, Simmonds entered several Pontin's International Open Series events in the 2007/2008 season; he reached the last 16 at Event 2, but lost there 2–4 to Andrew Pagett.
He entered Q-School in 2011 and 2015 attempting to regain a place on the tour, and as a result of his performances in 2015, where he lost his final match in Event Two 4–3 to Paul Davison, he was allowed to participate as a wildcard entry in several ranking tournaments in the 2015/2016 season. However, Simmonds did not win a match; he lost 1–5 to Michael Leslie in the Shanghai Masters, 0–6 to Ali Carter in the International Championship, and 2–5 to Barry Hawkins in the German Masters, and led Robbie Williams 3–0 in the Welsh Open before succumbing 3–4.
In qualifying for the 2016 World Championship, Simmonds lost 2–10 to Liam Highfield; since his last involvement with the professional game, he has been active on the English amateur tour.[2]
Performance and rankings timeline[edit]
Tournament | 1997/ 98 |
1999/ 00 |
2000/ 01 |
2001/ 02 |
2002/ 03 |
2003/ 04 |
2015/ 16 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2022/ 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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Ranking[3][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | ||||||||||||||||
Ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship League | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | RR | |||||||||||||||||||||||
European Masters[nb 4] | Tournament Not Held | LQ | A | LQ | NH | A | A | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||
British Open | A | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | A | ||||||||||||||||||
Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | A | 1R | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
UK Championship | A | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | 1R | A | ||||||||||||||||
Scottish Open[nb 5] | A | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | NH | A | 2R | A | ||||||||||||||||
English Open | Tournament Not Held | A | 1R | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Shoot Out | Tournament Not Held | NR | A | 3R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||
German Masters[nb 6] | A | Tournament Not Held | LQ | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
Welsh Open | A | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | 1R | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||
Players Championship[nb 7] | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||
Non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Masters | LQ | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||
Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thailand Masters | A | A | A | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||
Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | A | NR | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||
Riga Masters | Tournament Not Held | MR | A | 1R | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||
World Open[nb 8] | A | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | NH | A | LQ | NH | ||||||||||||||||
Paul Hunter Classic | Tournament Not Held | MR | LQ | 1R | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||
International Championship | Tournament Not Held | LQ | A | A | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | A | 2R | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||
China Open[nb 9] | NR | A | A | LQ | Not Held | A | A | A | NH |
Performance Table Legend | |||||
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LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. | |||
NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. | |||
MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. |
- ^ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
- ^ a b c d e f g h He was an amateur
- ^ a b New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
- ^ The event was called the European Open (2001/2002–2003/2004)
- ^ The event was called the Players Championship (2003/2004)
- ^ The event was called the German Open (1997/1998)
- ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2015/2016)
- ^ The event was called the Grand Prix (1997/1998–2000/2001)
- ^ The event was called the China International (1997/1998)
Career finals[edit]
Non-ranking finals: 2[edit]
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 2001 | Challenge Tour - Event 4 | Shaun Murphy | 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 2003 | Challenge Tour - Event 3 | Michael Rhodes | 5–6 |
Pro-am finals: 2 (1 title)[edit]
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1999 | Pontins Spring Open | John Gallagher | 4–7 |
Winner | 1. | 2001 | Pontins Spring Open | Brian Morgan | 7–5 |
Amateur finals: 9 (5 titles)[edit]
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1997 | English Open | Mark Gray | 4–8 |
Winner | 1. | 1998 | IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship | Robert Murphy | 11–2 |
Winner | 2. | 1998 | IBSF World Snooker Championship | Ryan Day | 11–10 |
Runner-up | 2. | 2018 | Challenge Tour – Event 1 | Brandon Sargeant | 1–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 2021 | EPSB Open Series - Event 2 (Breakers) | Jenson Kendrick | 1–3 |
Winner | 3. | 2021 | EPSB Open Series - Event 6 (Breakers) | Ryan Thomerson | 3–0 |
Runner-up | 4. | 2021 | EPSB Open Series - Event 7 (Breakers) | Ryan Davies | 2–3 |
Winner | 4. | 2021 | EPSB Open Series - Event 8 (Breakers) | Andy Marriott | 3–0 |
Winner | 5. | 2021 | EPSB Open Series - Event 9 (Breakers) | Chae Ross | 3–2 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Luke Simmonds".
- ^ "Easb.co.uk".
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 19 August 2018.