Eddie Sinclair

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Eddie Sinclair
birthday May 5, 1937
date of death January 2005 (age 67)
nationality ScotlandScotland Scotland
professional 1979 - 1984
Prize money £ 43,005
Highest break 121 ( UK Championship 1984, Q )
Century Breaks 4th
World rankings
Highest WRL place 26 ( 1983/84 )
Best results
Ranked tournaments 1 × round of 16 ( Professional Players Tournament 1982 )
Other professional tournaments 2 × winner ( Scottish Professional Championship )
Amateur tournaments 7 × Scottish champion

Eddie Sinclair (born May 5, 1937 , † January 2005 ) was a Scottish snooker player who spent fifteen years as a professional player after six Scottish championship titles between 1979 and 1994.

Career

Amateur years

Sinclair first attracted attention when he first lost in the final of the Scottish Snooker Championship to John Phillips in 1959 and won the Scottish Open Championship with a win over A. Kelloe . The next year he achieved a double victory when he defeated Bert Demarco at the Scottish Open Championship and Andy Kennedy at the Snooker Championship . However, Kennedy defeated Sinclair in 1963 in the semi-finals of the Open Championship, leaving him only the championship title, which he won again with a 6-3 victory over David Miller. In 1964 he lost again in the semifinals against Kennedy at the Open Championship, where he also had to give up his title in the national championship when he was defeated by John Phillips in the final. In addition, Sinclair is said to have reached the final of the national championship in 1966, but this can be considered uncertain due to other information that differs from this assumption. In contrast, Sinclair probably won the tournament in 1967 and 1968. It is equally uncertain that Sinclair lost to David Sneddon in the 1971 national championship finals.

Previously, Sinclair first took part in the amateur world championship in 1970 , where he was eliminated in the group stage. In 1973, however, he again won the Scottish Snooker Championship against Jules Zonfrillo and, according to one source, the Scottish Open Championship, although other versions exist for the latter. In 1974 Sinclair lost to David Sneddon in the finals of the national championship. In the same year he was eligible to participate in the Norwich Union Open , where he lost his opening game with 0: 5 against Graham Miles . He also reached the semi-finals of the amateur world championship in 1974 and lost to Ray Edmonds before he had to admit defeat in the game for third place Pascal Burke . The next year he won the Scottish Snooker Championship with a 6-1 win over John Phillips and the Scottish Open Championship against Murdo MacLeod . In 1976 he defended his national championship with a 6-1 win over David Sneddon before he was eliminated in the group stage of the IBSF World Snooker Championship that same year . After losing in the semi-finals of the Scottish Snooker Championship in 1977, he lost to John Phillips in the 1979 final of the Scottish Open Championship. In the same year he became a professional player, making him the only Scottish professional player at the relatively old age of 42 years. The Scot previously worked as a long-haul truck driver on a drilling platform in Sullom Voe .

First professional years

Sinclair only started in the second half of his first professional season with tournament participation. In his first tournament, the Scottish Professional Championship , which consisted of only one final, he was victorious with an 11: 6 over Chris Ross . At the end of the season he succeeded with victories over Mario Morra and Derek Mienie the entry into the main round of the Snooker World Championship , in which he had to admit defeat Jim Meadowcroft . In the next season he reached the round of 16 of the UK Championship and - by a narrow 9: 8 win over Paddy Morgan - again the main round of the Snooker World Championship , where he lost with Dennis Taylor and Cliff Wilson each to a leading player. He also lost his opening game against Jim Donnelly at the Scottish Professional Championship . While he could not qualify on the world rankings after his first professional season , he finished 30th in the world rankings after the 1980/81 season.

During the 1981/82 season Sinclair lost in the majority of the tournaments his opening game or was eliminated in the first group stage. He won his opening game only in three tournaments, with the World Snooker Championship in the round of the last 48 and the UK Championship in the fourth qualifying round. In contrast, he succeeded in the Scottish Professional Championship with wins over John Phillips and Matt Gibson the entry into the final, in which he won the tournament for the second time by an 11: 7 win over Ian Black . Nevertheless, he lost his world rankings at the end of the season.

In the following season , Sinclair did not get past the first round in only two cases, but retired at the World Snooker Championship in the round of 48 and at the International Open and the UK Championship in the round of 32. His best season and at the same time career result in a ranking tournament he drove in the Professional Players Tournament , in which he reached the round of 16 with victories over Fred Davis and Jim Meadowcroft and lost in this against Terry Griffiths . On the world rankings, he was subsequently listed on rank 26, which Sinclair could never surpass.

Crash to rank 76

During the 1983/84 season , Sinclair lost again two opening games and was eliminated from four other tournaments in the second round, mostly the round of the last 32. This included, for example, the first main round of the World Snooker Championship , for which he qualified for the second time with a 10-1 win over Paddy Browne . In addition, he managed to make it into the final again at the Scottish Professional Championship , which he lost to Murdo MacLeod 9:11 . As a result, he fell out of the top 32 on the world rankings and was now ranked 33rd.

During the next season , however, Sinclair lost four opening games and retired from the UK Championship and the Costa Del Sol Classic in the second round. His best result of the season in a ranking tournament he achieved with his participation in the round of 32 of the International Open , while this result was exceeded in all tournaments by his renewed participation in the finals at the Scottish Professional Championship , where he was again defeated by Murdo MacLeod 2:10 . Nevertheless, he lost five other places on the world rankings.

Over the next two seasons, however, Sinclair's form deteriorated significantly when he did not get past the round of 64 in a single ranking tournament. Both in the 1985/86 season and in the following season , he also lost his opening games in a large number of tournaments, so that he fell above 70th place to 76th place in the world rankings.

Last professional years

During the following three seasons 1987/88 , 1988/89 and 1989/90 , Sinclair rarely managed to reach the round of the last 64 at all. While he reached this round in the 1987/88 season at the International Open and the World Snooker Championship , he only succeeded in doing so the next season at the European Open . In return, he made it into the quarter-finals at the first event of the WPBSA non-ranking series and made it into the second round at the third event . In the 1989/90 season he reached the round of the last 64 in five ranking tournaments, but was eliminated in each of these. On the world rankings, he fell from 85th to 94th, but improved to 93rd due to the results of last season.

In the next season , Sinclair did not even manage to reach the round of 64 in a ranked tournament, but was eliminated from a total of four tournaments in the round of 96. While he was able to win his opening game in only three tournaments in the following season 1991/92 and thus only reached the round of 96 in two cases, he only won his opening game at the British Open and in the 1992/93 season retired there after a total of two wins in the round of the last 128. In the world rankings he fell from 102nd and 157th to 220th. As a result, he took part in the 1993/94 season only in the Benson and Hedges Championship , in which he lost his opening game 4: 5 against Gerard Greene . After losing his world rankings on the world rankings, Sinclair ended his professional career after fifteen professional seasons. The main reason for this is a long-standing foot problem.

In the following years, Sinclair lived in Knightswood , a suburb of Glasgow , and played snooker regularly at a local club. He died in January 2005 at the age of 67.

reception

The Canadian bill werbeniuk and Eddie Sinclair, both from the Sunday Times called "leading drinkers of snooker", also because both players themselves fought an all-day drinking contest, won the Werbeniuk than Sinclair after 41 pints failed, with the 42 pints from Werbeniuk to draw level. The Herald, on the other hand, highlights Sinclair's effect on the number of Scottish professional players: after Sinclair became a professional player, numerous players followed suit over the next few years.

successes

output year competition Final opponent Result
Amateur tournaments
Second 1959 Scottish Snooker Championship ScotlandScotland John Phillips 4: 6
winner 1959 Scottish Open Championship ScotlandScotland A. Kelloe 6: 4
winner 1960 Scottish Open Championship ScotlandScotland Bert Demarco 6: 4
winner 1960 Scottish Snooker Championship ScotlandScotland Andy Kennedy 6: 3
winner 1963 Scottish Snooker Championship ScotlandScotland David Miller 6: 3
Second 1964 Scottish Snooker Championship ScotlandScotland John Phillips 4: 6
Second 1966 Scottish Snooker Championship ScotlandScotland John Phillips 2: 6
winner 1967 Scottish Snooker Championship ScotlandScotland Bert Demarco unknown
winner 1968 Scottish Snooker Championship ScotlandScotland Jules Zonfrillo
Second 1971 Scottish Snooker Championship ScotlandScotland David Sneddon 3: 6
winner 1973 Scottish Snooker Championship ScotlandScotland Jules Zonfrillo 6: 2
winner 1973 Scottish Open Championship ScotlandScotland Bill McKerron 6: 3
Second 1974 Scottish Snooker Championship ScotlandScotland David Sneddon 4: 6
winner 1975 Scottish Snooker Championship ScotlandScotland John Phillips 6: 1
winner 1975 Scottish Open Championship ScotlandScotland Murdo MacLeod unknown
winner 1976 Scottish Snooker Championship ScotlandScotland David Sneddon 6: 1
Second 1979 Scottish Open Championship ScotlandScotland John Phillips unknown
Professional tournaments
winner 1980 Scottish Professional Championship ScotlandScotland Chris Ross 11: 6
winner 1982 Scottish Professional Championship ScotlandScotland Ian Black 11: 7
Second 1983 Scottish Professional Championship ScotlandScotland Murdo MacLeod 9:11
Second 1985 Scottish Professional Championship ScotlandScotland Murdo MacLeod 2:10

Notes :

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Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Ron Florax: Ranking History For Eddie Sinclair. CueTracker.net, accessed February 15, 2020 .
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  4. ↑ Ron Florax: Eddie Sinclair - Season 1959-1960 - Non-professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed February 15, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Ron Florax: Eddie Sinclair - Season 1962-1963 - Non-professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed February 15, 2020 .
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  7. ↑ Ron Florax: Eddie Sinclair - Season 1965-1966 - Non-professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed February 15, 2020 .
  8. ^ A b c d e Jamie Watkins: Global Snooker Countries - Scotland. (No longer available online.) Global Snooker Center, 2005, archived from the original on December 23, 2008 ; accessed on February 15, 2020 (English).
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  11. ↑ Ron Florax: Eddie Sinclair - Season 1972-1973 - Non-professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed February 15, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Ron Florax: Eddie Sinclair - Season 1973-1974 - Non-professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed February 15, 2020 .
  13. ↑ Ron Florax: Eddie Sinclair - Season 1974-1975 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed February 15, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Ron Florax: Eddie Sinclair - Season 1974-1975 - Non-professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed February 15, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Ron Florax: Eddie Sinclair - Season 1975-1976 - Non-professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed February 15, 2020 .
  16. ↑ Ron Florax: Eddie Sinclair - Season 1976-1977 - Non-professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed February 15, 2020 .
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  20. ↑ Ron Florax: Eddie Sinclair - Season 1980-1981 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed February 15, 2020 .
  21. ↑ Ron Florax: Eddie Sinclair - Season 1981-1982 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed February 16, 2020 .
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  23. ↑ Ron Florax: Eddie Sinclair - Season 1983-1984 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed February 16, 2020 .
  24. ↑ Ron Florax: Eddie Sinclair - Season 1984-1985 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed February 16, 2020 .
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  26. ↑ Ron Florax: Eddie Sinclair - Season 1986-1987 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed February 16, 2020 .
  27. ↑ Ron Florax: Eddie Sinclair - Season 1987-1988 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed February 16, 2020 .
  28. ↑ Ron Florax: Eddie Sinclair - Season 1988-1989 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed February 16, 2020 .
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  31. ↑ Ron Florax: Eddie Sinclair - Season 1991-1992 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed February 16, 2020 .
  32. ↑ Ron Florax: Eddie Sinclair - Season 1992-1993 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed February 16, 2020 .
  33. ↑ Ron Florax: Eddie Sinclair - Season 1993-1994 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed February 16, 2020 .
  34. ↑ Andy Myers: Snooker: Hendry turns Rockets on Ronnie. In: The Free Library. Sunday Mail , January 23, 2005, accessed February 16, 2020 .
  35. ↑ Phil Yates: Snooker's leading boozers. The Sunday Times , April 26, 2007, accessed February 16, 2020 (English, beginning of article freely available).
personal data
SURNAME Sinclair, Eddie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION scottish snooker player
DATE OF BIRTH May 5, 1937
DATE OF DEATH January 2005