Andrew Norman (snooker player)

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Andrew Norman
Andrew Norman PHC 2012.jpg
Norman at the 2012 Paul Hunter Classic
Born (1980-06-27) 27 June 1980 (age 44)
Sport countryFlag of England.svg  England
Professional2001–2010, 2011/2012, 2013–2015
Highest ranking 42 (2007/08)
Best ranking finishLast 16 (x2)

Andrew Norman (born 27 June 1980 [1] ) is an English former professional snooker player from Bristol.

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Career

Norman turned professional in 2001. [2] He progressed up the ranking list between 2005 and 2007, jumping 30 places. His consistency was epitomised in 2006 as he lost his opening match in just one of the seven ranking events and had his best result in Aberdeen at the Royal London Watches Grand Prix when he reached the last 16 before losing to the eventual winner, Neil Robertson. [1] In 2009, he was ranked 75 in the World Rankings, however, since then he fell out of the top 100. In May 2011, he won a qualifying game at the 2011 Q School to regain his tour card for the 2011–12 season.

Norman would need to win four qualifying matches to reach the main draws of the ranking events in the new season. He came closest to doing so in the first two events of the year, the Australian Goldfields Open and the Shanghai Masters, where on both occasions he won two matches before losing in the third qualifying round. [3] His performances throughout the season were not enough to see him enter the top 64 in the world rankings who retain their places for the 2012–13 season and dropped off the main tour. [4]

Norman could only enter Players Tour Championship events in the 2012/2013 season. He took part in 10 of them with his best finish coming in the European Tour Event 1 in Germany where he beat Ben Harrison, Nigel Bond, Phil Barnes and top 16 player Ricky Walden, before losing to Joe Swail 3–4 in the quarter-finals. [5] It was this result which largely contributed to him finishing 57th on the Order of Merit to claim one of the eight spots on offer to players not on the main tour for the next season. [6]

Norman did not win a match at the venue of a full ranking event during the 2013–14 season. [7] He played in seven of the eight European Tour tournaments with his best results being three last 32 defeats to be placed 60th on the Order of Merit and 110th in the world rankings. [8] [9] Norman won only one match during the 2014–15 season, and following a 10–2 loss against Tom Ford at the 2015 World Championship qualifiers he decided to retire from professional snooker to concentrate on his coaching work at the South West Snooker Academy. [10]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 1997/
98 		1998/
99 		1999/
00 		2000/
01 		2001/
02 		2002/
03 		2003/
04 		2004/
05 		2005/
06 		2006/
07 		2007/
08 		2008/
09 		2009/
10 		2010/
11 		2011/
12 		2012/
13 		2013/
14 		2014/
15
Ranking [11] [nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 99 92 77 72 58 42 54 74 [nb 2] [nb 3] [nb 2] [nb 3] 83
Ranking tournaments
Wuxi Classic [nb 4] Tournament Not HeldNon-Ranking EventALQ WR
Australian Goldfields Open Tournament Not HeldLQALQLQ
Shanghai Masters Tournament Not HeldLQLQLQALQALQLQ
International Championship Tournament Not HeldALQLQ
UK Championship AAAALQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQALQA 1R 1R
German Masters [nb 5] ANRTournament Not HeldALQALQA
Welsh Open AAAALQLQLQ 1R LQLQ 1R LQLQALQA 1R 1R
Players Tour Championship Finals Tournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
China Open [nb 6] NRAAALQNot HeldLQ WR LQLQLQLQALQALQA
World Championship LQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQALQLQLQLQ
Non-ranking tournaments
Masters LQAAALQLQLQALQLQLQLQLQAAAAA
Former ranking tournaments
Thailand Masters AAAALQNRTournament Not HeldNRTournament Not Held
Players Championship [nb 7] AAAALQLQLQTournament Not HeldMRNot Held
British Open AAAALQLQLQLQTournament Not Held
Irish Masters Non-Ranking EventLQLQLQNHNRTournament Not Held
Malta Cup [nb 8] NHANot HeldLQLQLQLQLQLQNRTournament Not Held
Northern Ireland Trophy Tournament Not HeldNR 2R LQLQTournament Not Held
Bahrain Championship Tournament Not HeldLQTournament Not Held
World Open [nb 9] AAAALQLQLQLQ 3R 2R RR LQLQALQALQNH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Merseyside Professional Championship AAA1R3R1RA2RTournament Not Held
Performance Table Legend
LQlost in the qualifying draw#Rlost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)		QFlost in the quarter-finals
SFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament
DNQdid not qualify for the tournamentAdid not participate in the tournamentWDwithdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. ↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 He was an amateur.
  3. 1 2 3 New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  4. ↑ The event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009-2009/2010)
  5. ↑ The event was called the German Open (1997/1998)
  6. ↑ The event was called the China International (1997/1998-1998/1999)
  7. ↑ The event was called the Scottish Open (1997/1998-2002/2003, 2012/2013)
  8. ↑ The event was called the Irish Open (1998/1999) and the European Open (2001/2002-2003/2004)
  9. ↑ The event was called the Grand Prix (1997/1998-2000/2001, 2004/2005-2009/2010) and the LG Cup (2001/2002-2003/2004)

Career finals

Non-ranking finals: 2 (1 title)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Winner1.2000Challenge Tour – Event 2 Flag of England.svg Luke Fisher6–3
Runner-up1.2001Challenge Tour – Event 3 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 3–6

Pro-am finals: 3 (3 titles)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Winner1.2007Pontins Pro-Am – Event 1 Flag of England.svg Craig Steadman 4–2 [12]
Winner2.2009Pontins Pro-Am – Event 1 Flag of England.svg Mitchell Mann 5–2 [13]
Winner3.2018 Pink Ribbon Flag of England.svg Harvey Chandler 4–2

Amateur finals: 2

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1.1999 English Amateur Championship Flag of England.svg David Lilley 5–8
Runner-up2.2018 English Amateur Championship (2) Flag of England.svg Joe O'Connor 3–10

References

  1. 1 2 "Andrew Norman". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Euro Player Profile ANDREW NORMAN (England)". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 13 October 2004.
  3. ↑ "Andrew Norman 2011/2012". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Official World Ranking List for the 2012/2013 Season" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Andrew Norman 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Order of Merit 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Andrew Norman 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "European Order of Merit 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "World Snooker Rankings After the 2014 World Championship" (PDF). World Snooker. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "SWSA South West Snooker Academy". Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2015– via Facebook.
  11. ↑ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  12. ↑ "2007 Pontins Pro-Am – Event 1". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 14 March 2008.
  13. ↑ "2009 Pontins Pro-Am – Event 1". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 16 April 2011.
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