 Norman at the 2012 Paul Hunter Classic | |
| Born | 27 June 1980 |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Professional | 2001–2010, 2011/2012, 2013–2015 |
| Highest ranking | 42 (2007/08) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 16 (x2) |
Andrew Norman (born 27 June 1980 [1] ) is an English former professional snooker player from Bristol.
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]
| 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 Held | Non-Ranking Event | A | LQ | WR | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||
| International Championship | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | 1R | 1R | |
| German Masters [nb 5] | A | NR | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ | A | LQ | A | |||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | 1R | 1R | |
| Players Tour Championship Finals | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||
| China Open [nb 6] | NR | A | A | A | LQ | Not Held | LQ | WR | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | LQ | A | ||
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | |
| Non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Masters | LQ | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | |
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand Masters | A | A | A | A | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||
| Players Championship [nb 7] | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | MR | Not Held | |||||||||
| British Open | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||
| Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | LQ | LQ | NH | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||
| Malta Cup [nb 8] | NH | A | Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Tournament Not Held | NR | 2R | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||
| Bahrain Championship | Tournament Not Held | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||
| World Open [nb 9] | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 3R | 2R | RR | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | LQ | NH | |
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Merseyside Professional Championship | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 2R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
| R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. | |||
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2000 | Challenge Tour – Event 2 | Luke Fisher | 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2001 | Challenge Tour – Event 3 | Shaun Murphy | 3–6 |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2007 | Pontins Pro-Am – Event 1 | Craig Steadman | 4–2 [12] |
| Winner | 2. | 2009 | Pontins Pro-Am – Event 1 | Mitchell Mann | 5–2 [13] |
| Winner | 3. | 2018 | Pink Ribbon | Harvey Chandler | 4–2 |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1999 | English Amateur Championship | David Lilley | 5–8 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2018 | English Amateur Championship (2) | Joe O'Connor | 3–10 |
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