Alan Trigg

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Alan Trigg
Alan Trigg
birthday 11th May 1959 (age 61)
place of birth Leeds
nationality EnglandEngland England (until 2010) Ukraine (since 2010)
UkraineUkraine 
professional 1991-1995
Prize money £ 4,912
Highest break 109
Century Breaks 2
Main tour successes
World championships -
Ranking tournament victories -
Minor tournament victories -
World rankings
Highest WRL place 152 (1993)

Alan Trigg ( Ukrainian Алан Тригг ; born May 11, 1959 in Leeds ) is an English snooker player . He played on the Snooker Main Tour from 1991 to 1995 and has mainly worked as a trainer since the end of his professional career. He has lived in Kiev Oblast since 2010 and competes in international amateur championships for Ukraine, where he became national champion three times (2010, 2011, 2012).

Career

Player career

Alan Trigg came to snooker as a toddler. His mother worked in a snooker club and regularly took him there. After being given a one-meter snooker table at the age of 2, he began to train at a full-size snooker table at the age of 6 under the guidance of his father, who was successful at the regional level at the time . He played his first century break when he was 13 years old. At the age of 15 he won a major amateur tournament for the first time. In 1983 he came in the northern group of the English amateur championship under the best 16. In the following two seasons he tried to qualify for the WPBSA Pro Ticket Series for the Main Tour , but failed quite clearly. After he had reached the quarter-finals of the northern group at the English championship in 1988, he managed to reach the final in the Pro Ticket Series in the 1989/90 season, which was followed by a defeat by Ken Doherty . At the professional play-offs in 1990 he had to admit defeat to Dave Harold in the first round . In early 1991 he reached the semi-finals in the northern group of the English championship and lost 8-1 to the eventual English champions Steve Judd .

For the 1991/92 season , the Main Tour was opened to all players. At the first ranking tournament of the season, the Dubai Classic 1991 , he won victories against Pat Horne , Steve Elliott and Steve Mifsud before he was eliminated in the fourth qualifying round against Dave Finbow . At the Benson & Hedges Championship , a qualifying tournament for the Masters , he made it to the round of 64 and was only just 4-5 defeated by Mark Johnston-Allen . At the UK Championship in 1991 he achieved his best result in a world ranking tournament. After defeating Karl Payne and Pat Houlihan , among others , he was defeated by Tony Wilson from the Isle of Man 5-6 in the round of 128 . In the further course of the season he reached the fourth qualifying round twice and came again at the European Open in 1992 among the top 128. In qualifying for the 1992 World Cup , however, he was eliminated in the first round against Sean Storey . At the end of his first tour season, he finished 200th in the world rankings .

At the beginning of the 1992/93 season Trigg reached, among other things, a win against Kirk Stevens at the Dubai Classic, the round of 64, in which he was defeated 4-5 against former world champion Dennis Taylor . It was his best result in a world ranking tournament. At the 1992 Grand Prix he was among the best 128 and at the Welsh Open 1993 among the best 96. In his five other participations in ranking tournaments during the season, however, he suffered initial defeats. It was not until the World Cup qualification in 1993 that he managed to win again against Michael Judge , with which he reached the seventh qualifying round, in which he was eliminated by Joe Grech . With rank 152 he achieved his best world ranking at the end of the season.

In his third season on the tour Trigg succeeded in the UK Championship in 1993 once again to make it into the round of 128, in which he was defeated by Shokat Ali 5-1. In a serious accident at work in late 1993, he lost two fingertips on his left hand. He therefore had to cancel his participation in several tournaments. Until the end of the season he was only at the British Open in 1994 , where he lost his opening game against Paddy Browne . In the world rankings he fell back to 177th place. In the 1994/95 season he reached the last 128 in two ranking tournaments. At the 1994 Grand Prix he lost 4-1 to Andrew Cairns in this round and at the 1995 British Open he had to beat the Irish Michael Judge with 4: Give 5 beaten. In qualifying for the 1995 World Cup , he retired after an opening win against Andrew Photiou in the third round with 3: 5 against Eddie Manning .

After the end of the 1995 season, Alan Trigg ended his professional career. From then on he concentrated on coaching and did not play snooker himself for eight years. From 2004 he took part again in international amateur championships and immediately won the senior European championship . In the final, he had defeated the Welsh Ron Jones 6-4. At the Senior World Cup in 2004, he reached the quarter-finals, in which he was defeated by the eventual world champion Dene O'Kane 2: 4. In 2005 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Senior European Championships against the eventual European Champion Michael Maguire and at the Senior World Cup in the quarter-finals against Joe Delaney . After losing in the quarter-finals to eventual European champion Jyri Virtanen in 2006, Trigg won the Senior European Championship for the second time in 2008, this time by beating Northern Irish Kieran McMahon 6: 4 .

2010 drew Trigg in the Ukraine in the village Medwyn in Kiev Oblast . In November 2010 he became Ukrainian champions for the first time with a 4-0 final win against Serhiy Petrasch . In the following two years he defended the title with a 4-0 victory in the final against Petrasch. In 2011 he stayed without a frame loss throughout the tournament. In June 2011, Trigg, now playing for the Ukraine, reached the final of the Senior European Championship for the third time, but now he lost it 4-6 to Steve Judd. A few months later he won the final against the Belarusian Arzjom Smahin, the Perm Open and became a finalist at the Russian Open. With a 4-0 final win against Serhiy Issajenko , he won the final tournament of the Ukrainian Cup in October 2011. In 2012 he reached the quarter-finals of the Senior European Championship. At the Perm Open 2012, the final tournament of the Russian Cup, he defended his title in the final against Barseg Petrosyan . In 2013 he moved into the final of the European Senior Championship for the fourth time and lost 3: 6 to Darren Morgan . A year later he was defeated by Belgian Alain Vandersteen in the quarterfinals .

In the 2015/16 season , Trigg took part in a Main Tour tournament for the first time in over 20 years. At the 6-Red World Championship 2015 , an invitation tournament in the 6-Red-Snooker variant , he was eliminated with just one win in the preliminary round. After a three-year break, he took part in the Ukrainian Cup again in 2018 and reached the final at the first tournament, which he lost 3: 4 to Wladyslaw Vyshnevskyi . He then won the final tournament after victories against Nikolaj Zjaska, Julian Boiko, Wyschnewskyj, Anton Kasakow and Juri Semko. In 2019 he won several tournaments in Lviv Oblast . He also reached the final at the Senior European Championship, but lost again to Darren Morgan. Previously, he had beaten Tony Drago from Malta in the quarter-finals.

Coaching career

Alan Trigg began coaching other players as a teenager. He later coached Paul Hunter and Kelly Fisher, among others . He works as a trainer worldwide.

Since 1985 he has also been active in trainer training. One of the coaches he trained included Steve Perst , who later trained Shaun Murphy . Trigg is Senior Coach at the Star Snooker Academy in Sheffield .

successes

Final participation

output year competition Final opponent Result
Qualifying tournaments
Second 1989/2 WPBSA Pro Ticket Series IrelandIreland Ken Doherty 3: 5
Amateur tournaments
winner 2004 Senior European Championship WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ron Jones 6: 4
winner 2008 Senior European Championship Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Kieran McMahon 6: 4
winner 2010 Ukrainian championship UkraineUkraine Serhiy Petrash 4-0
Second 2011 Senior European Championship EnglandEngland Steve Judd 4: 6
winner 2011 Ukrainian championship UkraineUkraine Serhiy Petrash 4-0
winner 2012 Ukrainian championship UkraineUkraine Serhiy Petrash 4-0
Second 2013 Senior European Championship WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Darren Morgan 3: 6
Second 2019 Senior European Championship WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Darren Morgan 2: 4

Other victories

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Тригг Алан. In: billiard.net.ua. Federazija Sportywnoho Biljardu Ukraiiny , accessed March 20, 2018 (in Russian).
  2. ↑ a b c d Тригг Алан: Турниров. In: tournamentservice.net. Retrieved March 20, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g Biography. In: worldsnookercoaching.com. Alan Trigg, accessed March 20, 2018 .
  4. ↑ a b c d Profile of Alan Trigg at CueTracker (as of March 20, 2018)
  5. ↑ Prize Money Won By Alan Trigg In Season 1982–1983. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed March 20, 2018 .
  6. ^ Prize Money Won By Alan Trigg In Season 1984–1985. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed March 20, 2018 .
  7. ^ Prize Money Won By Alan Trigg In Season 1985–1986. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed March 20, 2018 .
  8. ^ Prize Money Won By Alan Trigg In Season 1987–1988. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed March 20, 2018 .
  9. ^ Prize Money Won By Alan Trigg In Season 1989–1990. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed March 20, 2018 .
  10. ^ Prize Money Won By Alan Trigg In Season 1990–1991. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed March 20, 2018 .
  11. ↑ a b Prize Money Won By Alan Trigg In Season 1991–1992. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed March 20, 2018 .
  12. ↑ a b Prize Money Won By Alan Trigg In Season 1992–1993. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed March 20, 2018 .
  13. ^ A b Prize Money Won By Alan Trigg In Season 1993–1994. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed March 20, 2018 .
  14. ↑ a b c d Hold on to your hat - Snooker is going global. In: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk. Yorkshire Evening Post , June 16, 2008, accessed March 20, 2018 .
  15. ↑ Prize Money Won By Alan Trigg In Season 1994–1995. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed March 20, 2018 .
  16. ↑ a b c EBSA - Past Champions. (No longer available online.) In: ebsa.tv. European Billiards and Snooker Association , archived from the original on April 29, 2013 ; accessed on March 20, 2018 (English).
  17. ^ Prize Money Won By Alan Trigg In Season 2004-2005. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed March 20, 2018 .
  18. ^ Prize Money Won By Alan Trigg In Season 2005-2006. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed March 20, 2018 .
  19. ^ Prize Money Won By Alan Trigg In Season 2006-2007. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed March 20, 2018 .
  20. ^ Prize Money Won By Alan Trigg In Season 2008–2009. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed March 20, 2018 .
  21. ^ Prize Money Won By Alan Trigg In Season 2012-2013. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed March 20, 2018 .
  22. ↑ Prize Money Won By Alan Trigg In Season 2013-2014. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed March 20, 2018 .
  23. ^ Prize Money Won By Alan Trigg In Season 2014–2015. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed March 20, 2018 .
  24. ↑ Prize Money Won By Alan Trigg In Season 2015-2016. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed March 20, 2018 .
  25. ↑ European Snooker Championships Masters - Belgrade / Serbia 2019 (Knockout). In: ebsa.pl. European Billiards and Snooker Association, accessed June 9, 2019 .
  26. ↑ Marc Weibel: National team formed / Experienced coach comes to Switzerland. In: snooker.ch. Swiss Billiards Association , January 2, 2014, accessed on March 20, 2018 .
  27. ↑ a b Cue Sports Workshop by Alan Trigg. In: cuesportsindia.com. Accessed March 20, 2018 .
  28. ↑ Marc Weibel: Participants enthusiastic about the coaching with Alan Trigg. In: snooker.ch. Swiss Billiards Association, February 10, 2014, accessed on March 20, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Trigg, Alan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Тригг, Алан (Ukrainian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English snooker player
DATE OF BIRTH May 11, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Leeds