Billy Snaddon

Billy Snaddon
Born	7 July 1969 (age 54)
Sport country	Scotland
Professional	1991–2004
Highest ranking	24 (2000/01)
Best ranking finish	Runner-up (x1)

Last updated April 28, 2024

Billy Snaddon (born 7 July 1969) is a Scottish former professional snooker player. He reached the World Snooker Championship first round five times, but never progressed past this stage. He spent 5 seasons ranked among the game's top 32, peaking at No. 24 in 2000.^[1]

Career

Snaddon began life as a footballer, but turned to snooker after a hip disease ended his football career, turning professional in 1991.^[2] He reached the last sixteen of seven ranking events before finally reaching a quarter-final, in the 1998 Irish Open.^[3]

He reached one ranking final in his thirteen-year career, in the 1999 Regal China International. A rank outsider in this tournament, he took out the top 16 players James Wattana, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Lee and Stephen Hendry en route to the final before losing 3–9 to World Champion John Higgins. Snaddon also reached the quarter-final of the Thailand Masters a year later.^[1]

In 2016, he won in both the team, and seniors individual, categories at the Blackball (pool) International World Championship.^[4]^[5]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament	1991/ 92	1992/ 93	1993/ 94	1994/ 95	1995/ 96	1996/ 97	1997/ 98	1998/ 99	1999/ 00	2000/ 01	2001/ 02	2002/ 03	2003/ 04
Ranking	^{[nb 1]}	74	59	36	33	35	32	32	24	24	26	40	67
Ranking tournaments
LG Cup ^{[nb 2]}	LQ	3R	LQ	LQ	LQ	3R	3R	2R	1R	2R	1R	LQ	LQ
British Open	LQ	LQ	1R	2R	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	2R	1R	LQ	LQ
UK Championship	2R	2R	LQ	1R	LQ	3R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	LQ	LQ
Welsh Open	LQ	2R	1R	LQ	3R	1R	1R	2R	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ
European Open ^{[nb 3]}	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	NH	QF	Not Held		QF	LQ	LQ
Irish Masters	Non-Ranking Event											LQ	LQ
Players Championship ^{[nb 4]}	NH	3R	LQ	2R	3R	1R	1R	1R	2R	2R	1R	LQ	LQ
World Championship	LQ	LQ	1R	1R	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	1R	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
Masters Qualifying Event ^{[nb 5]}	LQ	1R	2R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	3R	4R	3R	2R
The Masters	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ
Former ranking tournaments
Classic	LQ	Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open	2R	MR	NR	Tournament Not Held
Asian Classic ^{[nb 6]}	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	Tournament Not Held
German Open	Tournament Not Held				1R	LQ	1R	Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix	Not Held			Non-Ranking Event					1R	NR	Not Held
China Open ^{[nb 7]}	Tournament Not Held						NR	F	LQ	1R	LQ	Not Held
Thailand Masters ^{[nb 8]}	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	1R	QF	LQ	LQ	NR	NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
King's Cup	NH	A	A	W	Tournament Not Held
Poland Masters	Tournament Not Held				QF	Tournament Not Held
Scottish Masters	A	A	1R	QF	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	A	NH

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.

↑ New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.
↑ The event was also called the Grand Prix (1991/1992–2000/2001)
↑ The event was also called the Irish Open (1998/1999)
↑ The event was also called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Scottish Open (1997/1998–2002/2003)
↑ The event was also called the Benson and Hedges Satellite Championship (1991/1992) and the Benson and Hedges Championship (1992/1993–2002/2003)
↑ The event was also called the Dubai Classic (1991/92–1994/1995) and Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
↑ The event was also called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
↑ The event was also called the Asian Open (1991/1992–1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)

Career finals

Ranking finals: 1

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	1999	China International	John Higgins	3–9

Non-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	1994	King's Cup	Noppadon Noppachorn	8–4

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References

1 2 "Snooker Profiles – Billy Snaddon". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
↑ "Snooker: Snaddon turns the tables on Wattana". The Independent . 21 October 1992. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
↑ "Euro Player Profile: Billy Snaddon (Scotland)". globalsnookercentre.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 November 2007.
↑ Smith, Iain (24 October 2016). "Proud Billy celebrates double world championship win". Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser.
↑ "Individuals Roll of Honour". Blackball International. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

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[6] New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.

[7] The event was also called the Grand Prix (1991/1992–2000/2001)

[8] The event was also called the Irish Open (1998/1999)

[9] The event was also called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Scottish Open (1997/1998–2002/2003)

[10] The event was also called the Benson and Hedges Satellite Championship (1991/1992) and the Benson and Hedges Championship (1992/1993–2002/2003)

[11] The event was also called the Dubai Classic (1991/92–1994/1995) and Thailand Classic (1995/1996)

[12] The event was also called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)

[13] The event was also called the Asian Open (1991/1992–1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)

[sporting_life-1] 1 2 "Snooker Profiles – Billy Snaddon". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2011.

[2] "Snooker: Snaddon turns the tables on Wattana". The Independent . 21 October 1992. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

[3] "Euro Player Profile: Billy Snaddon (Scotland)". globalsnookercentre.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 November 2007.

[4] Smith, Iain (24 October 2016). "Proud Billy celebrates double world championship win". Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser.

[5] "Individuals Roll of Honour". Blackball International. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

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Born	(1969-07-07) 7 July 1969 (age 54)
Sport country	Scotland
Professional	1991–2004
Highest ranking	24 (2000/01)
Best ranking finish	Runner-up (x1)