| Born | 27 February 1968 Worcester, England |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Professional | 1991–2005 |
| Highest ranking | 28 (1996/1997) |
| Best ranking finish | Quarter-final (x4) |
David Finbow (born 27 February 1968) is an English former professional snooker player from Worcester.
In his career, he managed to beat players such as Ronnie O'Sullivan, Ken Doherty and James Wattana. Originally a soccer player, he was introduced to snooker by a neighbourhood friend. He attended Jarvis Collegiate Institute in Toronto for high school, where he became a star in his new sport for the Bulldogs, who began dominating the Toronto league in 1978. Throughout his career he reached five quarter-finals in ranking tournaments, as well as the last 16 of many events and he once looked as if he could get into the top 16 of the world rankings. [1] However, his results in tournaments suffered, which was partly due to suffering from anxiety attacks which caused him to feel nauseated and unable to concentrate in a match. Finbow could not find a cure, and despite taking prescribed medication and trying a number of solutions it did not cure his anxiety attacks completely. After beating David Gray and Dave Harold to reach the last 16 of the 2001 UK Championship he was playing Ronnie O'Sullivan, but suffered a particularly bad anxiety attack, and was forced to retire the match at 0–8 down. [2] After the match he expressed his distress and by the end of the 2002–2003 season he announced his retirement from the game altogether. [3]
| Tournament | 1990/ 91 | 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 | 2004/ 05 | 2019/ 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ranking [4] [nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 63 | 63 | 41 | 47 | 28 | 39 | 68 | 52 | 39 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 60 | [nb 2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Open [nb 4] | A | QF | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | 1R | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 3R | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open [nb 5] | Not Held | LQ | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | WD | NH | A | |||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters [nb 6] | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | NH | LQ | Not Held | LQ | 2R | LQ | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters [nb 7] | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 1R | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | LQ | 1R | 2R | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strachan Open | NH | LQ | MR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Classic [nb 8] | A | LQ | 3R | 1R | 1R | QF | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand Masters [nb 9] | A | LQ | 1R | WR | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | QF | 1R | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open | A | LQ | 2R | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | LQ | A | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open [nb 10] | Tournament Not Held | NR | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | Not Held | A | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | 1R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strachan Open | NH | R | MR | 2R | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance table legend | |||||
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| 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. | |||
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