Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)

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Anthony Hamilton
Anthony Hamilton PHC 2016-1.jpg
Hamilton at the 2016 Paul Hunter Classic
Born (1971-06-29) 29 June 1971 (age 53)
Nottingham, England
Sport countryFlag of England.svg  England
NicknameThe Sheriff of Pottingham [1]
Professional1991–present
Highest ranking 10 (1999/2000)
Current ranking 61 (as of 11 November 2024)
Century breaks 326 (as of 17 November 2024)
Tournament wins
Ranking 1

Anthony Stephen Hamilton (born 29 June 1971) is an English professional snooker player. He has spent five seasons ranked among the game's elite Top 16 and fifteen in the Top 32, reaching a career-high of number ten in the world in the 1999/2000 season. Hamilton is a four-time World Championship quarter-finalist, a Masters semi-finalist and he has compiled more than 300 century breaks during his long career. He won his first ranking title in 2017, beating Ali Carter 9–6 in the final of the German Masters, doing so at the age of 45.

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Career

1991–2000

Hamilton turned professional in 1991, entering the world's top 32 in 1995/1996. Hamilton has reached two ranking tournament finals. In the British Open in 1999, where he lost to Fergal O'Brien, Hamilton opened with two centuries, but O'Brien won five frames on the final black to defeat the Nottingham man. The other was the 2001 China Open. Mark Williams beat him 9–8, despite Hamilton having led 8–5. He made the first of his four World Championship quarter-finals in 2000, losing 3–13 to John Higgins.

2000–2006

He reached the quarter-finals of the World Championship on three later occasions (2002, 2004 and 2007), but without reaching the semi-final stage. In 2002, he lost 6–13 to eventual winner Peter Ebdon. In 2004, he made two consecutive century breaks to come from 0–2 down to level at 2–2 in his quarter-final against eventual champion Ronnie O'Sullivan, but eventually lost the match by 3–13. Hamilton's 438 points scored in this match are a record low for a World Championship Quarter-final. He also has the highest ever points total in a first-round match at the Crucible, 1271 against Chris Small in 1999, though he lost this match 9–10. In 1997 he reached the second round; facing John Parrott at this stage he scored 414 unanswered points in frames 1–5, but still lost the match (this is the second-highest number of unanswered points in Crucible history; the record was set by John Higgins against Hamilton in the second round in 2000). Hamilton did not fare well in the 2006 World Championship, losing 1–10 in the opening round to Mark Williams. However, a strong two seasons ensured that he reclaimed a top 16 place.

2006–2007

Hamilton began the 2006–07 season at the Northern Ireland Trophy, losing 3–5 against Ding Junhui. [2] At the Grand Prix Hamilton lost all five of his group stage matches, and didn't advance to the knockout stage. [3] Hamilton then lost 7–9 against Rod Lawler in the first round of the UK Championship, [4] 3–6 in the wild-card round of the Masters, [5] 4–5 against Tom Ford in the first round of the Malta Cup. [6] Hamilton's best result of the season came at the Welsh Open, where he reached the quarter-finals by defeating both Joe Perry and Dave Harold, before losing his match to Steve Davis in a final- frame decider. [7] Hamilton then lost in the first round of the China Open 4–5 against Mark Selby. [8] Hamilton reached his fourth World Championship quarter-final, [9] pulling off a surprise 10–3 victory over Marco Fu in round 1, and a 13–8 second round win over Ian McCulloch. However, he couldn't advance to the semi-final stage, losing 7–13 to Stephen Maguire. [10] [11] As a result, he did not retain his top sixteen place, falling to number 26 in the rankings for 2007/2008. [12]

2007–2008

Hamilton began the 2007–08 season at the Shanghai Masters, where he lost 4–5 against Adrian Gunnell in the last qualifying round. [13] Hamilton than was eliminated in the round robin stages of the Grand Prix, as he won only two of his five matches. [14] He reached the second round of the Northern Ireland Trophy, by defeating Michael Judge 5–2 in the first round, but lost 2–5 against Shaun Murphy. [15] He could qualify for the televised stage of the 2007 UK Championship, by defeating Barry Pinches 9–6, but lost against Mark Selby 5–9 in the first round. [16] Hamilton then lost in the first round of the Welsh Open 2–5 against Andrew Higginson, [17] and couldn't qualify for the China Open, after losing 1–5 against Marcus Campbell in the last qualifying round. [18] He ensured his qualification for the World Championship with a 10–2 victory over Scott MacKenzie in the final qualifying round, but lost 3–10 to Stephen Maguire in the first round. [19] This saw him drop from number 26 to 31 in the World Rankings at the start of the 2008/2009 season. [12]

2008–2009

In 2008–09 Hamilton did not reach the last sixteen in any of the first five ranking events. He lost in the first round 3–5 against Andrew Higginson at the Northern Ireland Trophy, [20] 2–5 against Marco Fu at the Shanghai Masters, [21] and 0–5 against John Higgins at the Grand Prix, [22] [23] while he could not qualify for the Bahrain Championship and the UK Championship, as he lost in the qualifying round 2–5 against Mark Davis and 4–9 against Higginson respectively. [24] [25] However he managed a run to the semi-finals of the 2009 Welsh Open. On the way he beat Peter Ebdon, Michael Judge and Mark Selby. In the semi-final he led Ali Carter 3–0 and it looked as though he may reach his third ranking final but eventually lost 5–6 against the eventual winner. [26] Hamilton qualified for the China Open, by defeating Patrick Wallace 5–1, [27] but lost 4–5 against John Higgins, [28] and he couldn't qualify for the World Championship, as he lost 5–10 to Ricky Walden in the last qualifying round. [29] At the end of the season he lost his place among the world's top 32, and was ranked number 33 in the next season. [12]

2009–2010

In 2009–10 season Hamilton couldn't qualify for the first two ranking events, as he lost 0–5 against Jamie Cope at the Shanghai Masters, [30] and 0–5 against David Gilbert at the Grand Prix. [31] His only appearance in the last 32 came at the 2009 UK Championship, where he lost 2–9 against Mark King. [32] Hamilton however couldn't qualify for the last three ranking events, as he lost 4–5 against Bjorn Haneveer at the Welsh Open, [33] 4–5 against Tony Drago at the China Open, [34] and 6–10 against Ford at the 2010 World Snooker Championship. [35]

2010–2011

In 2010/2011 season Hamilton failed to qualify for the first three ranking events as he lost 2–5 against Ricky Walden at the Shanghai Masters, 1–3 against James McBain at the World Open and 3–9 against Rod Lawler at the UK Championship. [36] Hamilton also participated in all Players Tour Championship events, with his best performance coming at the Paul Hunter Classic, where he reached the final, but lost 3–4 against Judd Trump. [36] Hamilton finished 18th on the Players Tour Championship Order of Merit and qualified for the Finals, [37] where he lost 0–4 against Mark Williams in the second round. [36] Hamilton qualified for the German Masters, by defeating Kurt Maflin (5–4), Adam Wicheard (5–1) and Stuart Bingham (5–1) in qualifying stages. He reached the second round by defeating Pavel Leyk (5–1) and Neil Robertson (5–4), before losing against Graeme Dott (2–5). [36] Hamilton couldn't reach the final stages of the last three ranking tournaments, as he lost in the qualifying stages against Matthew Stevens 2–4 at the Welsh Open, 1–5 at the China Open and against Barry Hawkins 5–10 at the World Championship. [36]

2011–2012

Hamilton began the 2011–12 season ranked number 36. [38] Hamilton reached the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters by winning five matches, but he lost 2–5 against Mark King. [39] Hamilton, however couldn't qualify for the final stages of the remaining ranking tournaments, as he lost 5–6 against Marco Fu at the UK Championship, 0–5 against Tom Ford at the German Masters, 1–5 against Joe Perry at the World Open, 1–4 against Andy Hicks at the Welsh Open, 1–5 against Perry at the China Open and 9–10 against Ken Doherty at the World Championship. [39] Hamilton also participated in 10 of the 12 Players Tour Championship events, with his best performance coming in event 11, where he reached the semi-finals, losing 3–4 against Martin Gould. [39] Hamilton finished 42nd on the Players Tour Championship Order of Merit, outside of the top 24 who qualified for the Finals. [40]

2012–2013

Anthony Hamilton at 2013 German Masters. Anthony Hamilton at Snooker German Masters (DerHexer) 2013-01-31 07.jpg
Anthony Hamilton at 2013 German Masters.

Hamilton began the 2012–13 season ranked number 32. [41] He could not qualify for the first four ranking events, as he lost 4–5 against Michael White at the Wuxi Classic, 3–5 against Jimmy Robertson at the Shanghai Masters, 3–6 against Ryan Day at the International Championship and withdrew from the Australian Goldfields Open. [42] He lost 2–6 to Ian Burns in the qualifying stage of the UK Championship, but then defeated Burns 5–2 and Jamie Cope 5–0 to reach the last 32 of the 2013 German Masters. [42] He recorded a 5–4 victory over Judd Trump, [43] and then lost 2–5 to Ali Carter. [44] Hamilton also qualified for the Welsh Open, but lost 2–4 to Stephen Maguire in the last 32. [42] Hamilton played in nine of the ten Players Tour Championship events this season, with his best result coming in the Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy, where he defeated George Marter, Ryan Causton, Andrew Higginson, Michael Wasley and Mark Selby, before losing 3–4 to John Higgins in the semi-finals. [45] This performance helped him to finish 34th on the PTC Order of Merit, outside of the top 26 who qualified for the Finals. [46] Hamilton's season ended when he lost 4–10 to Dechawat Poomjaeng in the third qualifying round of the World Championship. [47]

2013–2014

Hamilton at 2014 German Masters Anthony Hamilton at Snooker German Masters (Martin Rulsch) 2014-01-30 01.jpg
Hamilton at 2014 German Masters

Hamilton began the 2013–14 season ranked number 43, after dropping 11 places in the rankings during the previous season. [48] He qualified for the Wuxi Classic by defeating Jamie O'Neill 5–1. [49] At the venue he defeated Ryan Day, Stuart Bingham and Mark Williams to reach the quarter-final, where he lost 3–5 against Robert Milkins. [50] After this, Hamilton failed to qualify for two of the next three ranking events; he lost 2–5 against Mark Joyce at the Shanghai Masters, [51] and 3–6 against Paul Davison at the International Championship. [52] He qualified for the Indian Open by defeating Michael Wasley 4–2, [53] but withdraw from his last 64 match against Michael White. [54] Hamilton also lost 4–6 against Sean O'Sullivan in the first round of the UK Championship. [55] He then qualified for the televised stages of the German Masters, the World Open and the China Open with 5–3 wins against Ross Muir, [56] Andrew Norman, [57] and Alex Borg. [58] He reached the last 16 of the German Masters and the Welsh Open, where he lost 3–5 against Ryan Day 2–4 against Ricky Walden respectively; [59] [60] Hamilton lost in the first round of the World Open and the China Open 3–5 against Mark Selby and 4–5 against Neil Robertson. [61] [62] Hamilton played in all European Tour events this season, and reached the fourth round at four of them. [63] This performance helped him to finish 23rd on the European Tour Order of Merit, [64] [65] and qualified for the Finals, where he reached the last 16, but lost 3–4 against Gerard Greene, despite leading 3–0. [66] Hamilton's season ended when he lost 7–10 to Joe Swail in the second qualifying round of the World Championship. [67]

2014–2015

Hamilton qualified for the 2014 Wuxi Classic, the first ranking event of the 2014–15 season, by beating Andrew Pagett 5–2. [68] He defeated Kurt Maflin 5–1 in the first round, but from 4–2 ahead of Stuart Bingham in round two, he went on to lose 5–4. [69] He failed to qualify for the Shanghai Masters and International Championship, but knocked out Craig Steadman 6–5 in the first round of the UK Championship, despite Hamilton being docked a frame for arriving late. [70] Hamilton said afterwards, "It was rubbish - seriously. I can't play any worse. It was a good attitude but rubbish snooker. I am rubbish now a lot of the time. I am getting old basically. It's no fun but it's better than working". [71] He reiterated these sentiments after he lost 6–4 to Graeme Dott in the second round stating, "I don't practice much anymore. I only play because it is better than working. I will have to work for a long time so I just want to swerve it for as long as possible". [72] Hamilton qualified for the Indian Open and China Open, but was eliminated in the first round of both. [68] He was knocked out in the last 64 of every European Tour to finish 54th on the Order of Merit and 58th in the world rankings. [73] [74]

2015–2016

Hamilton began the 2015/2016 season at risk of losing his tour place if his performances were not good enough; despite this, the results proved hard to come by during the first half of the season, with the last 32 appearance at the minor-ranking Event 5 of the European Tour being his best result. Hamilton's form improved slightly after the New Year. In the first round of the Welsh Open he eliminated the reigning world champion Stuart Bingham 4–1. having produced a break of 72 from 0–71 down to take the final frame. [75] He defeated Allan Taylor 4–2, before losing 4–3 to Ben Woollaston in the third round. [76] In the 2016 China Open qualifiers, Hamilton was involved in a high-quality match with Kyren Wilson, in which the two players set a record of six consecutive century breaks between them; this included two from Hamilton, but he was beaten 5–3. [77] Hamilton finished his season by reaching the final qualifying round for the World Championship, but was edged out 10–9 by Robbie Williams for the Crucible place. [78] Hamilton finished the year 71st in the world rankings and therefore outside of the top 64 for the first time since 1992; [79] however, thanks to being placed 64th on the European Order of Merit (one of the eight highest-placed players not in the world top 64), he earned a fresh two-year tour card. [80]

2016–2017: Resurgence and first ranking title

Hamilton at the 2016 Paul Hunter Classic Anthony Hamilton PHC 2016-4.jpg
Hamilton at the 2016 Paul Hunter Classic

Hamilton reached the quarter-finals of the English Open by beating Jak Jones 4–3, but lost 5–2 to Liang Wenbo. [81] He also got to the quarter-finals of the next Home Nations event, the Northern Ireland Open and he defeated local favourite Mark Allen 5–2 to make his first semi-final since the 2009 Welsh Open. [82] After the match, Hamilton said "a month ago I was skint and now I'm in the semi-finals." [83] In the semi-final he came from 4–2 and 5–3 down against Barry Hawkins to force a deciding frame in which he had a good chance to win the match, but he feathered the cue ball and Hawkins secured it with a 59 break. [84]

Hamilton came through a very tough draw at the German Masters as he beat Mark Williams 5–3, Mark Selby 5–2 and Barry Hawkins 5–4 to advance to the semi-finals whilst claiming he wasn't playing his best. [84] He then defeated Stuart Bingham 6–4 to get to his third ranking event final and first in 15 years in a match that finished at 1am. [85] Playing Ali Carter in the final, Hamilton fell 2–5 down early on, but went on to win seven of the last eight frames for a 9–6 victory. It sealed the long-awaited first ranking event title of his 26-year career as a professional, and at the age of 45, he also became the oldest winner of a ranking event since 46-year-old Doug Mountjoy in 1989. Hamilton moved from 66th to 38th in the rankings. [86] He beat Bingham 5–1, before losing 5–2 to Ding Junhui at the Players Championship and failed to reach the World Championship as he was defeated 10–9 by Noppon Saengkham in the second qualifying round. [87] From starting the season with no ranking points he finished it 25th in the world, 31 places ahead of the next newly qualified player, Yan Bingtao. [88]

2019–2020

Hamilton beat Sam Craigie 6–3 and Scott Donaldson 10–5 to qualify for the 2020 World Championship but then withdrew from the tournament. Being an asthmatic, Hamilton had criticised the decision to allow a limited number of spectators into the Crucible in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Defending champion Judd Trump said Hamilton should have made his decision earlier because, by participating in the qualifiers despite knowing there would be spectators in the final stages, he had denied a place to another player. This was despite government advice changing after qualifying entries had been announced. [89] [90]

Personal life

He is nicknamed the "Sheriff of Pottingham", [91] "Swampy" and "The Robin Hood of Snooker". [92] He now lives in Nottingham, and regularly plays at Spot On Leisure in Hucknall, Nottingham. [93] In 2001 he suffered a broken wrist while attempting to come to the rescue of a friend who was mugged in a nightclub, [94] an injury which kept him out of three tournaments and ultimately cost him his place in the top 16 of the 2001/2002 season. [95]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 1991/
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95 		1995/
96 		1996/
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98 		1998/
99 		1999/
00 		2000/
01 		2001/
02 		2002/
03 		2003/
04 		2004/
05 		2005/
06 		2006/
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08 		2008/
09 		2009/
10 		2010/
11 		2011/
12 		2012/
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14 		2014/
15 		2015/
16 		2016/
17 		2017/
18 		2018/
19 		2019/
20 		2020/
21 		2021/
22 		2022/
23 		2023/
24 		2024/
25
Ranking [96] [nb 1] 85 49 35 31 22 14 11 10 11 19 17 20 25 17 16 36 31 33 42 36 32 43 51 58 [nb 2] 25 30 62 40 54 50 37 53
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Tournament Not HeldNon-Ranking EventWD RR 2R 2R RR
Xi'an Grand Prix Tournament Not HeldLQ
Saudi Arabia Masters Tournament Not Held 4R
English Open Tournament Not Held QF 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R LQLQ 1R
British Open LQ 2R LQ 1R 2R 3R 2R F 1R WD 1R QF 1R QF Tournament Not Held 3R 3R 1R LQ
Wuhan Open Tournament Not Held 1R 1R
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held SF 1R 1R QF 1R WDWDLQLQ
International Championship Tournament Not HeldLQLQLQLQ 2R WDLQLQNot Held 1R WD
UK Championship LQ 1R 2R 2R 2R 3R 3R 2R 3R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R LQ 1R LQLQLQ 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 3R WD 4R LQLQLQ
Shoot Out Tournament Not HeldNon-Ranking Event QF 1R 1R QF 1R 2R 1R 3R
Scottish Open [nb 3] NH 2R 1R 1R 3R 1R 1R 2R QF 3R 2R 2R 1R Tournament Not HeldMRNot Held 4R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R LQLQLQ
German Masters [nb 4] Tournament Not HeldLQ 1R QF NRTournament Not Held 2R LQ 2R 2R LQLQ W 1R LQLQLQLQLQLQ
Welsh Open 1R LQ 1R 3R 2R 1R QF QF 1R 1R LQ 1R 3R 3R SF QF 1R SF LQLQLQ 1R 3R 1R 3R 3R 2R 2R 3R 2R 1R LQ 2R
World Open [nb 5] LQ 2R LQ 3R 2R 3R 1R 3R QF WD 2R 2R 1R 2R 2R RR RR 1R LQLQLQLQLQNot HeldLQLQ 3R 1R Not HeldLQ
World Grand Prix Tournament Not HeldNRDNQ 1R DNQDNQDNQDNQ 2R DNQDNQ
Players Championship [nb 6] Tournament Not Held 2R DNQDNQ 2R DNQDNQ QF DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
Tour Championship Tournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
World Championship LQLQLQLQ 1R 2R 2R 1R QF 2R QF LQ QF 2R 1R QF 1R LQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQWDLQLQLQLQ
Non-ranking tournaments
Champion of Champions Tournament Not HeldAAAA SF AAAAAAA
The Masters LQLQLQLQLQLQ QF SF 1R 1R LQLQLQALQ WR LQLQLQAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Championship League Tournament Not Held 2R AAAAAAAAA RR RR AAAAA
World Seniors Championship ATournament Not HeldAAAAWD QF AANHAAAAA
Former ranking tournaments
Classic 1R Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open [nb 7] LQMRNRTournament Not Held
Asian Classic [nb 8] LQ 1R 1R LQ 1R 1R Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Not HeldNon-Ranking Event 1R NRTournament Not Held
Thailand Masters [nb 9] 2R 1R LQLQ 2R 2R SF 1R 2R 2R LQNRNot HeldNRTournament Not Held
Irish Masters Non-Ranking Event 2R QF 1R NHNRTournament Not Held
Northern Ireland Trophy Tournament Not HeldNR 2R 2R 1R Tournament Not Held
Bahrain Championship Tournament Not HeldLQTournament Not Held
Wuxi Classic [nb 10] Tournament Not heldNon-Ranking EventLQ QF 2R Tournament Not Held
Australian Goldfields Open [nb 11] Not HeldNon-RankingTournament Not HeldWDWDAALQTournament Not Held
Shanghai Masters Tournament Not HeldLQ 1R LQLQ QF LQLQLQLQLQLQNon-RankingNot HeldNon-Ranking
Paul Hunter Classic [nb 12] Tournament Not HeldPro-am EventMinor-Ranking Event 2R AANRNot Held
Indian Open Tournament Not HeldWD 1R NH 2R 1R SF Tournament Not Held
China Open [nb 13] Tournament Not HeldNR 2R 1R 1R F Not Held 1R LQ 1R LQ 1R LQLQLQLQ 1R 1R LQLQ 1R LQTournament Not Held
Riga Masters [nb 14] Tournament Not HeldMinor-RankLQLQ 3R 1R Tournament Not Held
China Championship Tournament Not HeldNR 2R 1R 1R Tournament Not Held
WST Pro Series Tournament Not Held RR Tournament Not Held
Turkish Masters Tournament Not Held 1R Not Held
Gibraltar Open Tournament Not HeldMR 3R 2R 2R WD 4R WDNot Held
WST Classic Tournament Not Held 3R Not Held
European Masters [nb 15] LQLQ 1R LQLQ 1R NH 1R Not Held 1R LQ 2R 2R LQ 1R ATournament Not HeldLQWD SF LQ 1R 1R 2R 2R NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Strachan Challenge [nb 7] RMR W W Tournament Not Held
Australian Goldfields Open [nb 11] Not HeldA W W Tournament Not HeldRanking EventTournament Not Held
German Masters [nb 4] Tournament Not HeldRanking Event 1R Tournament Not HeldRanking Event
Scottish Masters AAAAAALQLQLQLQLQLQTournament Not Held
Shoot Out Tournament Not Held 3R 2R 2R 1R 2R 1R Ranking Event
Six-red World Championship [nb 16] Tournament Not HeldAAANHAAAAAAAANot HeldLQNot 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
DQdisqualified from the tournament
NH / Not Heldevent was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventevent is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventevent is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventevent is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. ↑ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  2. ↑ Players qualified through European Tour Order of Merit started the season without prize money ranking points
  3. ↑ The event was called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)
  4. 1 2 The event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)
  5. ↑ The event was called the Grand Prix (1991/1992–2000/2001 and 2004/2005–2009/2010) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)
  6. ↑ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2015/2016)
  7. 1 2 The event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)
  8. ↑ The event was called the Dubai Classic (1991/1992–1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
  9. ↑ The event was called the Asian Open (1991/1992–1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)
  10. ↑ The event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009–2009/2010)
  11. 1 2 The event was called the Australian Open (1994/1995–1995/1996) and Australian Masters (1995/1996)
  12. ↑ The event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005) and the Fürth German Open (2005/2006–2006/2007)
  13. ↑ The event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
  14. ↑ The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
  15. ↑ The event was called the European Open (1991/1992–1996/1997 and 2001/2002–2003/2004), the Irish Open (1998/1999) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)
  16. ↑ The event was called the Six-red Snooker International (2008/2009) and the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)

Career finals

Ranking finals: 3 (1 title)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScoreRef.
Runner-up1. 1999 British Open Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 7–9 [97]
Runner-up2. 2002 China Open Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 8–9 [98]
Winner1. 2017 German Masters Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 9–6 [99]

Minor-ranking finals: 1

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScoreRef.
Runner-up1. 2010 Paul Hunter Classic Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 3–4 [100]

Non-ranking finals: 4 (4 titles)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScoreRef.
Winner1. 1994 Strachan Challenge – Event 1 Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 9–4 [101]
Winner2. 1994 Strachan Challenge – Event 2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Davies 9–4 [101]
Winner3. 1995 Australian Masters Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 8–6 [102]
Winner4. 1995 Australian Open Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 9–7 [102]

Pro-am finals: 1 (1 title)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScoreRef.
Winner1.1990 Pontins Autumn Open Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 5–1 [103]

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