Dean Reynolds

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Dean Reynolds

Born	(1963-01-11) 11 January 1963 (age 62) Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Sport country	England
Professional	1981–2001
Highest ranking	8 (1990/91)
Best ranking finish	Runner-up (x2)

Dean Reynolds (born 11 January 1963 in Grimsby) is an English former professional snooker player whose career spanned twenty years from 1981 to 2001.

Early and personal life

From Grimsby, Reynolds is a left-handed player and started playing snooker at the age of five years-old with his father 'Butch' who was a league standard club player. By the age of 12 years-old, Reynolds was displaying aptitude for the game, and in 1979 he won the Grimsby Boys Championships and the Lincolnshire and South Humberside Junior Championships. ^[1]

Career

Prior to turning professional in 1981, Reynolds won the first-ever Junior Pot Black in 1981, beating another future professional, Dene O'Kane, with a two- frame aggregate score of 151–79. He also defeated defending champion Tommy Murphy in the national under-19 championships that year. ^{[2] [1]}

In his first professional event, he qualified for The Crucible stages of the 1982 World Snooker Championship, after beating Ray Edmonds in the final round of qualifying. At the Championship he was the youngest player to qualify, and was drawn against the oldest, and he triumphed, winning 10-7 against Fred Davis, before his run was ended by South African Silvino Francisco. ^[1]

In his first full season he defeated Willie Thorne at the 1982 International Open before being whitewashed by Steve Davis in the next round. He defeated Edmonds again in the final round of qualifying for the 1983 Snooker World Championship, where he was defeated by Alex Higgins. ^[1]

He reached the quarter finals of the 1984 Rothmans Grand Prix where he was again whitewashed by Davis, and the semi-finals of the 1987 Mercantile Credit Classic as he became a top-16 player for the first time. He defeated Neal Foulds in the final of the English professional championships in 1988. ^[1]

He twice reached a ranking tournament final, but lost on both occasions, the first at the 1989 British Open against Tony Meo, ^[3] and the second at the 1989 Grand Prix against Steve Davis. ^[4]

Reynolds is one of the select band of players who have achieved a 16-red clearance in competition, having made a 143 break after potting a free ball at the 2006 European Team Championships in Carlow. ^[5]

In April 2009, Reynolds suffered a stroke and had to relearn his snooker technique. ^[6]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament	1981/ 82	1982/ 83	1983/ 84	1984/ 85	1985/ 86	1986/ 87	1987/ 88	1988/ 89	1989/ 90	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	2011/ 12	2012/ 13	2013/ 14	2014/ 15	2015/ 16
Ranking [7]	[nb 1]	22	19	22	24	29	15	22	15	8	12	19	28		29	30	38	51	54	55	69	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Australian Goldfields Open [nb 3]	Non-Ranking Event							NH	1R	Tournament Not Held					Non-Ranking		Tournament Not Held							A	A	A	A	A
UK Championship	Non-Ranking Event			LQ	2R	3R	1R	3R	3R	1R	QF	3R	3R		2R	1R	LQ	3R	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
German Masters [nb 4]	Tournament Not Held															1R	1R	LQ	NR	Tournament Not Held				A	A	A	A	A
Welsh Open	Tournament Not Held										3R	1R	1R		1R	1R	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
World Grand Prix	Tournament Not Held																										NR	DNQ
Players Championship Grand Final	Tournament Not Held																							DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
China Open [nb 5]	Tournament Not Held																	NR	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	NH	A	A	A	A	A
World Championship	2R	1R	LQ	1R	1R	1R	1R	QF	2R	2R	1R	1R	LQ		LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	A	A	A	A
Non-ranking tournaments
World Seniors Championship	Tournament Not Held										A	Tournament Not Held												LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ
The Masters	A	1R	A	A	A	A	1R	A	WR	1R	QF	LQ	LQ		LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	A	A	A	A	A
Shoot-Out	Tournament Not Held									4R	Tournament Not Held													A	A	A	A	A
Former ranking tournaments
Canadian Masters	Tournament Not Held				Non-Ranking Event			1R	Tournament Not Held
Classic	Non-Ranking		1R	LQ	2R	SF	2R	2R	2R	1R	1R	Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open [nb 6]	Tournament Not Held										3R	MR	NR		Tournament Not Held
Asian Classic [nb 7]	Tournament Not Held							NR	QF	SF	3R	1R	LQ		1R	1R	1R	Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix	Tournament Not Held														Non-Ranking Event					LQ	NR	Tournament Not Held
Thailand Masters [nb 8]	Not Held		Non-Ranking Event				Not Held		2R	2R	3R	2R	2R		LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	WD	LQ	LQ	A	NR	Tournament Not Held
British Open [nb 9]	Non-Ranking Event			2R	1R	2R	1R	F	2R	3R	1R	1R	1R		2R	2R	LQ	1R	1R	1R	LQ	A	A	Tournament Not Held
European Open [nb 10]	Tournament Not Held							WD	2R	3R	2R	2R	3R		3R	LQ	LQ	NH	LQ	Not Held		A	A	Tournament Not Held
Scottish Open [nb 11]	NR	2R	1R	1R	3R	QF	1R	SF	1R	Not Held		1R	2R		1R	1R	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	A	NH	MR	Not Held
World Open [nb 12]	NH	QF	2R	QF	1R	1R	1R	2R	F	1R	2R	1R	1R		2R	1R	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	A	A	A	A	A	Not Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
UK Championship	A	2R	1R	Ranking Event
International Masters [nb 9]	LQ	LQ	LQ	Ranking Event
English Professional Championship	Not Held			QF	QF	QF	W	2R	Tournament Not Held
New Zealand Masters	Not Held		A	A	Not Held			QF	A	Tournament Not Held
World Masters	Tournament Not Held									1R	Tournament Not Held
Hong Kong Challenge [nb 13]	Not Held		A	A	A	A	A	A	NH	QF	A	Tournament Not Held
Kent Classic [nb 14]	Tournament Not Held					A	SF	A	A	A	NH	A	Tournament Not Held
World Matchplay	Tournament Not Held							A	SF	QF	1R	A	Tournament Not Held
Pot Black	A	A	A	A	A	Tournament Not Held					1R	A	A		Tournament Not Held
Strachan Challenge [nb 6]	Tournament Not Held										R	MR	LQ	1R	Tournament Not Held
Australian Masters [nb 3]	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	NH	R	Tournament Not Held					A	A	Tournament Not Held
Belgian Masters	Tournament Not Held									QF	A	A	Not Held			A	Tournament Not Held
Pontins Professional	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	A	A	A	A	A	A		A	A	A	A	A	A	Tournament Not Held
Irish Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A		A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	R	Tournament Not Held
Scottish Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	NH	A	1R	A	A	A		A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	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

1. New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking
2. He was an amateur
3. The event was called the Australian Masters (1981/1982-1987/1988 and 1995/1996), the Hong Kong Open (1989/1990) and the Australian Open (1994/1995-1995/1996)
4. The event was called the German Open (1995/1996-1997/1998) and the Grand Prix (1984/1985-2000/2001)
5. The event was called the China International (1997/1998-1998/1999)
6. The event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993-1993/1994)
7. The event was called the Dubai Masters (1988/1989), the Dubai Classic (1989/1990-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
8. The event was called the Asian Open (1989/1990-1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994-1996/1997)
9. The event was called the International Masters (1981/1982-1983/1984)
10. The event was called the Irish Open (1998/1999)
11. The event was called the International Open (1981/1982-1984/1985, 1986/1987-1989/1990 and 1992/1993-1996/1997) and the Goya Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986)
12. The event was called the Professional Players Tournament (1982/1983-1983/1984), the Grand Prix (1984/1985-2000/2001) and the LG Cup (2001/2002-2002/2003)
13. The event was called the Hong Kong Masters (1983/1984-1988/1989) and the World Series Challenge (1990/1991)
14. The event was called the Kent Cup (1986/1987-1990/1991)

Career finals

Ranking finals: 2

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	1989	British Open	Tony Meo	6–13
Runner-up	2.	1989	Grand Prix	Steve Davis	0–10

Non-ranking finals: 3 (2 titles)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	1988	English Professional Championship	Neal Foulds	9–5
Winner	2.	1994	Merseyside Professional Championship	Jason Ferguson	5–1
Runner-up	1.	1995	Merseyside Professional Championship	Rod Lawler	4–5

Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	1981	Junior Pot Black	Dene O'Kane	151–79 [n 1]

1. Final decided on aggregate score over two frames

References

1. Morrison, Ian (1988). Who's Who in Snooker. Hamlyn. p. 90-91. ISBN   0-600-55713-8.
2. "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
3. Turner, Chris. "British Open Including British Gold Cup, Yamaha Organs Trophy and Yamaha International Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
4. "1989 Grand Prix Results". snookerdatabase.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
5. "Snooker World Records". snooker.org. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010.
6. "Snooker star Dean Reynolds recovering well from stroke". thisisgrimsby.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
7. "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 August 2018.