Billy Snaddon

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Billy Snaddon
birthday 7th July 1969 (age 51)
nationality ScotlandScotland Scotland
professional 1991 - 2004
Prize money £ 352,210
Highest break 140 ( Welsh Open 1997 )
Century Breaks 26th
World rankings
Highest WRL place 24 ( 1999 - 2001 )
Best results
Ranked tournaments 1 × final ( China International 1999 )
Other professional tournaments 1 × semi-finals ( Strachan Challenge 1993/3 )
Amateur tournaments 1 × winner ( Kings Cup , 1994)

Billy Snaddon (born July 7, 1969 ) is a former Scottish snooker - and later pool player , who spent thirteen years as a professional player between 1991 and 2004 and reached 24th in the world snooker rankings during this time . His greatest achievement was reaching the 1999 China International Final .

Career

First professional years

Snaddon was born in 1969 and only played soccer before switching to snooker after a hip injury. For the 1991/92 season he became a professional player when the professional tour was opened to all players. In his first season, Snaddon did not get past the third qualifying round in seven of eleven tournaments and was also eliminated in two other tournaments - at the Classic in the fifth qualifying round and at the Welsh Open in the eighth qualifying round. In contrast, he managed to get into the round of 32 in the two other tournaments, each with victories over good professional players. So he defeated at the UK Championship , among others, Brian Rowswell , Eugene Hughes and Cliff Wilson and was defeated in the round of 32 Tony Jones before in Strachan Open , among others, John Campbell and Peter Francisco defeated and in the Round of 32 against Franky Chan lost. As a result, Snaddon was ranked 74th on the snooker world rankings for the next season, which enabled him to skip a large part of the qualifying rounds.

Over the course of the next season , Snaddon did not come in six tournaments beyond the round of the last 96 - the mostly final qualifying round - and was eliminated in this or an earlier round. He also lost in two other tournaments in the round of 64. Nonetheless, he made it into the round of 32 at the UK Championship and the Welsh Open and made it to the round of 16 at the Grand Prix and the International Open . However, he achieved his best result at the third event of the Strachan Challenge , a minor ranking tournament, where he reached the semi-finals and lost to Tony Drago in this . In the world rankings, he improved to rank 59.

Even if Snaddon had significantly better final results compared to the previous seasons, his frequent early defeats during the 1993/94 season did not make a good picture: In nine of thirteen tournaments he did not get past the round of 64. At the beginning, the Scot was invited to the Scottish Masters in view of his good results , where he lost his opening game to Willie Thorne . In two events of the Strachan Challenge , however, he reached the round of the last 48 or the round of 16, but was eliminated in this round. But Snaddon ended the season with a surprise when he qualified for the main round of the World Snooker Championship at the Sheffielder Crucible Theater with victories over the young Mark Williams as well as Steve Newbury and Joe Swail . There he was defeated by the later finalist Jimmy White . As a result, he improved to 36th place in the world rankings, narrowly missing the top 32.

In 1994 he also managed to win the Kings Cup when he defeated the Thai Noppadon Noppachorn 8: 4 in the final of the tournament, which is probably not officially part of the professional tour . According to Snaddon, it was his first major tournament win at both amateur and professional levels. Just minutes after the endgame was over, he married Tracey Johnston in a Bangkok hotel.

Established in the 30s

Also during the 1994/95 season Snaddon was eliminated from a large proportion of the tournaments in or before the round of 64, in this case five tournaments. Apart from that, he reached the round of 32 at the European Open , the International Open , the British Open and again at the Snooker World Championship and was eliminated from these tournaments in this round. Only at the Dubai Classic did he make it to the round of 16, in which he had to admit defeat to Peter Ebdon . In addition, Snaddon was again invited to the Scottish Masters at the beginning of the season , in which he won his opening game this time against Darren Morgan and then lost to Steve Davis in the quarterfinals . In the world rankings, he improved three places to 33rd.

Already in the following season Snaddon came again in seven of twelve tournaments no longer beyond the round of the last 64, in addition there was an opening defeat at the Scottish Masters . Nevertheless, Snaddon was able to show success this season; he reached the round of 32 at both the German Open and the Thailand Open and made it to the round of 16 at the Welsh Open and the International Open . Nevertheless, he deteriorated two places on the world rankings.

In the 1996/97 season , Snaddon finally did not make it past the round of the last 64 in a total of eight tournaments, which he at least achieved a majority in these tournaments. In addition, Snaddon was an unused reserve player for the Scottish team at the 1996 World Cup . In contrast, he made it into the main round of the World Snooker Championship for the third time , losing just 9:10 to his compatriot Alan McManus , while he reached the round of 16 at the Grand Prix and the UK Championship . In the world rankings he improved by three places to 32nd place, which was the first time he was in the top 32 of the world rankings.

Promotion to rank 24

Due to his increased world ranking position, Snaddon was now able to take part directly in the main round in almost all tournaments, but therefore also lost seven opening games during the 1997/98 season , including the UK Championship and World Cup qualification . Apart from that, Snaddon reached the round of 32 at the German Open and the British Open and moved into the round of 16 at the Grand Prix , in which he lost to Matthew Stevens . He was able to hold 32nd place on the world rankings.

Also in the following season lost with five games a number of opening games, including again at the UK Championship and the World Snooker Championship . While he was eliminated from the Scottish Masters in the pre-qualification and the Grand Prix , the Welsh Open and the Thailand Masters in the round of 32, he reached the quarter-finals at the Irish Open and lost again to Alan McManus. However, he achieved his best career result at China International , where he first defeated his compatriot Craig MacGillivray and then the top players James Wattana , Ronnie O'Sullivan , Stephen Lee and Stephen Hendry , whose main training partner was Snaddon, and he was the first and reached the final of a ranking tournament only time in his career. In this he lost 3: 9 to his compatriot John Higgins , who was reigning world champion at the time. Due to this success, he was now ranked 24th on the world rankings, making Snaddon the highest place of his career.

During the 1999/2000 season Snaddon could not win his opening game again in six cases, he also lost the second game in the prequalification at the Scottish Masters again. In the other tournaments Snaddon was this season also not too successful, even if it alongside the Malta Grand Prix and the Scottish Open and in the World Snooker Championship , the round of 32, that in the latter case the first round, reached and in this against Jimmy White lost. His best result of the season he achieved at the Thailand Masters , where he defeated Willie Thorne , John Higgins and Jimmy White, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ken Doherty . On the world rankings he was able to hold his 24th place.

Last professional years

During the 2000/01 season , Snaddon reached a total of six tournaments, for example the World Snooker Championship , the round of 32, but was eliminated in each case. In the next season he lost his opening game in a total of eight tournaments; For example, he was defeated by Mike Dunn in the final qualifying round of the World Snooker Championship with 9:10 and thus just missed the sixth entry into the Crucible. In the other two tournaments he reached the round of 16 at the Benson & Hedges Championship and had to admit defeat to Lee Walker , and the quarter-finals at the European Open , in which he won after victories over the Englishmen Barry Pinches , Peter Ebdon and Nigel Bond lost to Mark Williams . In the world rankings, he slipped from 26th to 40th.

After being in the 2002-03 season to win his opening match at only one of nine tournaments and in this, the Benson & Hedges Championship after two wins in the round of 32 against Michael Holt retired, he could in the 2003/04 season when win three tournaments at least one game. While he was doing at the Irish Masters then against Ian Preece retired, he could both the LG Cup and at the British Open win three games each before losing in both cases in the round of 64th In the world rankings he was in the meantime on place 67, but lost it completely after the next season. As a result, he lost his professional status after thirteen years as a professional.

In 2011, Snaddon took part as an amateur in a new edition of the Scottish Professional Championship , which was held in the 1980s , but lost his opening game in the pre-qualification against John Lardner .

Personal

Snaddon's place of residence has been reported differently over the years. While in 1994 it was stated that he came from Alloa , in 2001 Tillicoultry near Alloa was given as his place of residence . After his career, Snaddon, now probably living in Sauchie , began playing pool and was able to win various smaller tournaments, including the world championship in blackball .

successes

output year competition Final opponent Result
Amateur tournaments
winner 1994 Kings Cup ThailandThailand Noppadon Noppachorn 8: 4
Professional tournaments
Second 1999 China International ScotlandScotland John Higgins 3: 9

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Ron Florax: Career Total Statistics For Billy Snaddon - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on February 22, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Chris Turner: Player's Mini-Profiles. (No longer available online.) Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, 2011, archived from the original on February 12, 2012 ; accessed on February 22, 2020 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Ron Florax: Ranking History For Billy Snaddon. CueTracker.net, accessed on February 22, 2020 .
  4. ^ Snooker: Snaddon turns the tables on Wattana. The Independent , October 21, 1992, accessed February 22, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Ron Florax: Billy Snaddon - Season 1991-1992 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on February 22, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Ron Florax: Billy Snaddon - Season 1992-1993 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on February 22, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Ron Florax: Billy Snaddon - Season 1993-1994 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on February 22, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Chris Turner: Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events - First held 1990-1999 *. (No longer available online.) Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, 2008, archived from the original on January 7, 2012 ; accessed on February 22, 2020 (English).
  9. ↑ a b King for a day . In: Daily Record . December 24, 1994, p.  67 .
  10. ↑ Ron Florax: Billy Snaddon - Season 1994-1995 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on February 22, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Ron Florax: Billy Snaddon - Season 1995-1996 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on February 22, 2020 .
  12. ↑ a b Ron Florax: Billy Snaddon - Season 1996-1997 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on February 22, 2020 .
  13. ^ A b Colin K. McCord: Profile of Billy Snaddon. cmccord.co.uk, September 22, 2001, accessed February 22, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Ron Florax: Billy Snaddon - Season 1997-1998 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on February 22, 2020 .
  15. ↑ a b Ron Florax: Billy Snaddon - Season 1998-1999 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on February 22, 2020 .
  16. ^ Shanghai surprise for Hendry. The Independent , March 14, 1999, accessed February 22, 2020 .
  17. ↑ Ron Florax: Billy Snaddon - Season 1999-2000 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on February 22, 2020 .
  18. ↑ Ron Florax: Billy Snaddon - Season 2000-2001 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on February 22, 2020 .
  19. ↑ Ron Florax: Billy Snaddon - Season 2001-2002 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on February 22, 2020 .
  20. ↑ Ron Florax: Billy Snaddon - Season 2002-2003 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on February 22, 2020 .
  21. ↑ Ron Florax: Billy Snaddon - Season 2003-2004 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on February 22, 2020 .
  22. ↑ Ron Florax: Billy Snaddon - Season 2010-2011 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on February 22, 2020 .
  23. ^ Iain Smith: Proud Billy celebrates double world championship win. Alloa Advertiser , October 24, 2016, accessed on February 22, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Snaddon, Billy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION scottish snooker player
DATE OF BIRTH 7th July 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Scotland