Quinten Hann
| Quinten Hann | |
|---|---|
| birthday | 4th June 1977 (age 43) |
| place of birth | Melbourne |
| nationality |
 Australia
|
| Nickname (s) | The Wizard of Oz |
| professional | 1995-2006 |
| Prize money | £ 434,600 |
| Highest break | 141 |
| Century Breaks | 39 |
| Main tour successes | |
| World championships | - |
| Ranking tournament victories | - |
| Minor tournament victories | - |
| World rankings | |
| Highest WRL place | 14 ( 02/03 - 03/04 ) |
Quinten Hann (born June 4, 1977 ) is an Australian pool and former snooker player .
Career
Quinten Hann was U21 youth champion in Australia in 1994 and began his professional career the following year. In the 1999/2000 season he was number 26 for the first time in the top 32 of the snooker world rankings . In the years 02/03 and 03/04 he achieved his best world ranking position twice in a row with rank 14. The 03/04 season also saw his best result in a ranking tournament, reaching the semi-finals at the Irish Masters .
In early 2006, his snooker career ended prematurely after reporters for the British tabloid The Sun alleged that he had accepted offers to fix games for betting fraud. He failed to appear at two World Snooker Association hearings and was banned for eight years in absentia. Most recently he was ranked 22nd in the world.
After that, Hann aspired to a career on the US International Pool Tour , having already become world champion in blackball according to WEPF rules in 1999 .
Quinten Hann was regarded as a bird of paradise or as an enfant terrible of the snooker scene. At the LG Cup in 2001, for example, he made offensive gestures towards the audience and his opponent Anthony Hamilton , which Hamilton complained about in an interview after the game. At the 2004 Snooker World Championship , he challenged Andy Hicks to a boxing match after his defeat against qualifier Andy Hicks . This was followed by a fight, but against Mark King , who stood in for Hicks. Both prepared professionally and acquired an ABA box license. Hann won the fight.
The Australian was also often in the headlines away from the table, so that he had to answer in court several times.
Web links
- Player profile on azbilliards.com
- Hann fifths in the snooker Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Profile of Quinten Hann on CueTracker (as of December 15, 2012)
- ↑ BBC article, April 22, 2004
- ↑ BBC article, June 12, 2004
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hann, fifths |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian snooker and pool player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th June 1977 |