Vic Harris

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Vic Harris
birthday August 16, 1945
date of death March 10, 2015 (age 69)
nationality EnglandEngland England
professional 1981 - 1993 , 1998/99
Prize money £ 20,047
Highest break 121 ( EPC 1985 )
Century Breaks 2
World rankings
Highest WRL place 63 ( 1986/87 )
Best results
Ranked tournaments 3 × round of the last 32
Other professional tournaments 1 × quarter-finals
Amateur tournaments English champion 1981

Vic Harris (born August 16, 1945 , † March 10, 2015 ) was an English snooker player who, after winning the English Amateur Championship in 1981, spent a total of thirteen years as a professional player between the same year and 1999.

Career

Beginnings as an amateur

Harris was born in 1945 and came from Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex . He first attracted attention when he took part in the English Amateur Championship in 1974 , where he defeated Terry Griffiths and only lost to Mick Fisher in the semifinals of the southern qualifying competition . A year later he moved into the semi-finals of the qualification again, but this time lost to the Scottish Chris Ross . In 1976 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals against Patsy Fagan before taking part in several tournaments in 1976/77, including at the Pontins Autumn Open in the round of 32 against Cliff Wilson , in the championship qualification in the round of 16 against a Richard Birt and at the Pontins Spring Open lost to Ray Reardon in the round of 16 . In 1978 and 1979 he took part again in the English Amateur Championship, but lost each time in the qualifying round of 16.

In 1980 Harris reached the final of the Pontins Autumn Open , but lost 4-7 to Paul Medati . As a result, he took part in both the Canadian Open and the Professional Ticket event , but lost his opening game against Jim Wych and Billy Kelly . In 1981 he again took part in the English Amateur Championship, this time reached the final of the qualification, defeated in this 8: 3 Bob Harris and then won the championship final with a 13: 9 victory over George Wood. In the same year Harris received the start authorization for the professional tour .

In his amateur years, Harris had a great influence on the amateur scene and discovered, for example, the six-time world champion Steve Davis , whom he also introduced to Davis' future manager Barry Hearn .

First professional years

Harris' first professional season was not very successful; he won only one game in four tournaments - the Scottish Masters , where he lost to Alex Higgins after beating Ian Black . On the world rankings, he remained as an unsettled player. In the next season he won at least two games - at the International Open against Dessie Sheehan and at the UK Championship against Marcus Owen - but retired early in each case. As before, he could not place himself on the world rankings.

In the 1983/84 season Harris was then able to win a game in three tournaments, but only in two tournaments on his own, as he benefited from Paul Mifsuds without a fight at the Professional Players Tournament . He also won the UK Championship against Pat Houlihan and survived the pre-qualification group stage at the International Masters , but then retired in the main qualification. Still, he only won four out of eleven games. On the world rankings he remained unset. In the course of the following season he lost his opening game in five of seven tournaments and won this at the Grand Prix against Fred Davis and at the British Open against Les Dodd . While he was eliminated at the Grand Prix, he defeated Doug Mountjoy at the British Open , but then lost in the round of 32 to Dene O'Kane . As a result, he was able to place himself on the world rankings for the first time, he was now ranked 65th.

Years in the top 100

During the 1985/86 season Harris achieved opening victories in three tournaments: he reached the round of 64 at the Grand Prix and the UK Championship and moved into the round of 32 at the Classic with wins over Colin Roscoe and Terry Griffiths . In the world rankings, he improved two places to 63rd, the best position of his career. In the following season Harris was able to win his opening game in four of seven tournaments, but was eliminated in the next round. Nevertheless, he deteriorated to 72nd place on the world rankings.

During the 1987/88 season Harris was only able to win his opening game in three of seven tournaments and was eliminated from the International Open and the Classic in the round of 96, but moved to the round of the UK Championship with three wins last 32 in which David Roe had to admit defeat. On the world rankings improved by one place. In the next season he won six of twelve opening games and was eliminated from these six tournaments in the following round. As a result, he deteriorated to 83rd place in the world rankings.

Last professional years

During the 1989/90 season he could only win five opening games, but was only eliminated from a tournament in the third round for him. Nevertheless, he slipped to number 111 in the world rankings. In the following season , his opening victories were limited to the Grand Prix and the UK Championship , where he was eliminated in the next round. On the world rankings he lost five more places.

In the 1991/92 season he only took part in four tournaments, but gave up all games without a fight. He did not play any games in the next season either, so that he temporarily slipped to 165th place in the world rankings and lost his professional status in 1993. For the 1998/99 season he returned briefly, but played only one game in the World Cup qualification , which he did not win. After the end of the season he lost his professional status again.

Further life

Between 1999 and 2002 Harris took part as an amateur in various tournaments, for example the Challenge Tour . He gave up some of the games without a fight, others he mostly lost.

Harris continued to engage in amateur snooker. Harris fell seriously ill with cancer as early as 1988 and finally died on March 10, 2015 of complications from pneumonia. For his services, the local snooker league in Essex was renamed Vic Harris Snooker League (VHSL for short). Several later professional players also played in the VHSL, including former world champion Stuart Bingham , Mark King , Zak Surety and Emma Parker . Harris also looked after Bingham and King, for example, but also Ronnie O'Sullivan . Harris' death was regretted by numerous players and officials. Association boss Barry Hearn, for example, described Harris as a "great player" and highlighted his contributions to Davis and Hearn.

successes

output year competition Final opponent Result
Amateur tournaments
Second 1980 Pontin's Autumn Open EnglandEngland Paul Medati 4: 7
winner 1981 English Amateur Championship - South EnglandEngland Bob Harris 8: 3
winner 1981 English Amateur Championship EnglandEngland George Wood 13: 9

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Ron Florax: Career Total Statistics For Vic Harris - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Ron Florax: Ranking History For Vic Harris. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b c d Vic Harris Passes Away. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , March 11, 2015, accessed May 2, 2020 .
  4. ↑ a b c d Sam Gelder: Snooker world pays tribute as Romford great Vic Harris dies. Romford Recorder, March 11, 2015, accessed May 2, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Ron Florax: Vic Harris - Season 1973-1974 - Non-professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Ron Florax: Vic Harris - Season 1974-1975 - Non-professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Ron Florax: Vic Harris - Season 1975-1976 - Non-professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Ron Florax: Vic Harris - Season 1976-1977 - Non-professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Ron Florax: Vic Harris - Season 1977-1978 - Non-professional Results. Retrieved May 2, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Ron Florax: Vic Harris - Season 1978-1979 - Non-professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  11. ↑ a b Ron Florax: Vic Harris - Season 1980-1981 - Non-professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Ron Florax: Vic Harris - Season 1980-1981 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  13. ↑ Ron Florax: Vic Harris - Season 1981-1982 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Ron Florax: Vic Harris - Season 1982-1983 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Ron Florax: Vic Harris - Season 1983-1984 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  16. ↑ Ron Florax: Vic Harris - Season 1984-1985 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  17. ↑ Ron Florax: Vic Harris - Season 1985-1986 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  18. ↑ Ron Florax: Vic Harris - Season 1986-1987 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  19. ↑ Ron Florax: Vic Harris - Season 1987-1988 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  20. ↑ Ron Florax: Vic Harris - Season 1988-1989 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  21. ↑ Ron Florax: Vic Harris - Season 1989-1990 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  22. ↑ Ron Florax: Vic Harris - Season 1990-1991 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  23. ↑ Ron Florax: Vic Harris - Season 1991-1992 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  24. ↑ Ron Florax: Vic Harris - Season 1998-1999 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  25. ↑ Ron Florax: Vic Harris - Season 1999-2000 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  26. ↑ Ron Florax: Vic Harris - Season 2000-2001 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  27. ↑ Ron Florax: Vic Harris - Season 2001-2002 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 2, 2020 .
  28. ↑ The VHSL History. Vic Harris Snooker League, accessed May 2, 2020 .
  29. ^ Snooker: Vic Harris League producing talent hoping to play at World Championship. Romford Recorder, May 8, 2018, accessed May 2, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Harris, Vic
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English snooker player
DATE OF BIRTH August 16, 1945
DATE OF DEATH March 10, 2015