| Born | 30 January 1937 |
|---|---|
| Sport country | England |
| Professional | 1981–1995 |
| Highest ranking | 88 (1985–1986) |
Dennis Hughes (born 30 January 1937) is an English former professional snooker player. He played professionally from 1981 to 1994. [1]
Hughes was accepted as a member by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) in 1981. [2] His first professional tournament was the 1981 International Open, where he defeated Jackie Rea 5–4 in the first qualifying round before being eliminated 1–5 by Bert Demarco. [1] He lost to Mike Hallett 6–9 in qualifying for at the 1981 UK Championship [1] and 2–3 at the 1982 Bass and Golden Leisure Classic. [3] In the last tournament of his debut season, the 1982 World Snooker Championship, he recorded a 9–4 win over Clive Everton before losing in the second qualifying round (last 48) 4–9 to Tony Meo. [1] He never reached further than the last 48 of a major tournament, [4] and in 1990 was due to lose his professional status after being defeated 1–10 by Alan McManus in a play-off match, one of a series of matches where the lowest-ranked professionals faced leading amateurs with a place on the professional tour at stake. [5] However, the WPBSA soon opened membership for events to anyone over the age of 16 that paid the relevant fee, and Hughes continued to play in professional tournaments until 1994, [1] [6] finishing the 1993–94 snooker season ranked 489, [7] and dropping to 525 in the following year's list, having not competed for a year. [8]
His highest ranking achieved as a professional was 88, in the snooker world rankings 1985/1986. [9]