Mehmet Husnu

Mehmet Husnu
Born	25 July 1972 (age 50)
Sport country	Cyprus
Professional	1991–1997, 1998–2002, 2003/2004
Highest ranking	97 (1992–93)
Maximum breaks	1
Best ranking finish	Last 32 (x2)

Last updated July 20, 2023

Mehmet Husnu (born 25 July 1972) is a Cypriot former professional snooker player.

Career

Born in 1972, Husnu turned professional in 1991, becoming the first Cypriot professional snooker player in the history of the game.^[1]

Husnu's career highlights came in his first two seasons; he reached the last 32 of the 1992 European Open, losing 0–5 to Jimmy White, and the same stage of the 1993 Welsh Open, where he was defeated 1–5 by James Wattana. He also made a 147 break during the 1999 China International tournament.

Husnu's opponent in his first qualifying match for the 1993 World Championship was Spencer Dunn, who defeated him 5–2; the match was Dunn's seventh en route to appearing in the last 32 at the Crucible Theatre.

Having performed poorly in the intervening years, Husnu was ranked 145th in the world at the end of the 1996/97 season, and lost his place on the tour, being forced to qualify to regain it the following year. This he did, subsequently maintaining his status for four years, before being relegated once more in 2002.

During the 2002/2003 season, Husnu reached the final of the 2002 Benson & Hedges Championship, losing 6–9 to Mark Davis, but having earned back his professional status, lost it again in 2004.

He entered several tournaments in 2004 and 2005, but after failing to qualify for the 2006 World Championship, Husnu left competitive snooker, aged 33.

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	2004/ 05	2005/ 06
Ranking ^[2]^{[nb 1]}	^{[nb 2]}	97	133	166	208	159	^{[nb 3]}	^{[nb 2]}	130	118	107	^{[nb 3]}	^{[nb 2]}	^{[nb 3]}	^{[nb 3]}
Ranking tournaments
Grand Prix ^{[nb 4]}	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	A	LQ	A	A
UK Championship	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	A	LQ	A	A
Malta Cup ^{[nb 5]}	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	NH	LQ	Not Held		A	A	LQ	A	A
Welsh Open	LQ	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	A	LQ	A	A
China Open ^{[nb 6]}	Tournament Not Held						NR	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	Not Held		A	A
World Championship	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
Masters	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	A
Former ranking tournaments
Classic	LQ	Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open	LQ	MR	NR	Tournament Not Held
Asian Classic ^{[nb 7]}	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	Tournament Not Held
German Masters ^{[nb 8]}	Tournament Not Held				LQ	LQ	A	NR	Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix	Tournament Not Held			Non-Ranking Event					LQ	NR	Tournament Not Held
Thailand Masters ^{[nb 9]}	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	NR	Tournament Not Held
Players Championship ^{[nb 10]}	NH	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	A	LQ	Not Held
British Open	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	A	LQ	A	NH
Irish Masters	Non-Ranking Event											A	LQ	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.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event				means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.

↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
1 2 3 New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
1 2 3 4 He was an amateur.
↑ The event was called the LG Cup (2001/2002-2003/2004)
↑ The event was called the Irish Open (1998/1999) and the European Open (1991/1992-1996/1997 and 2001/2002-2003/2004)
↑ The event was called the China International (1997/1998-1998/1999)
↑ The event was called the Dubai Classic (1991/1992-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
↑ The event was called the German Open (1995/1996-1997/1998)
↑ The event was called the Asian Open (1991/1992-1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994-1996/1997)
↑ The event was called the International Open (1992/1993-1996/1997) and the Scottish Open (1997/1998-2002/2003)

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References

↑ "CueTracker - Players from Cyprus - Snooker Results & Statistics Database".
↑ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.

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[3] It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.

[UR-4] 1 2 3 New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.

[AMA-5] 1 2 3 4 He was an amateur.

[6] The event was called the LG Cup (2001/2002-2003/2004)

[7] The event was called the Irish Open (1998/1999) and the European Open (1991/1992-1996/1997 and 2001/2002-2003/2004)

[8] The event was called the China International (1997/1998-1998/1999)

[9] The event was called the Dubai Classic (1991/1992-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)

[10] The event was called the German Open (1995/1996-1997/1998)

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

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

[1] "CueTracker - Players from Cyprus - Snooker Results & Statistics Database".

[Ranking_history-2] "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.

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Born	(1972-07-25) 25 July 1972 (age 50)
Sport country	Cyprus
Professional	1991–1997, 1998–2002, 2003/2004
Highest ranking	97 (1992–93)
Maximum breaks	1
Best ranking finish	Last 32 (x2)

Mehmet Husnu

Contents

Career

Performance and rankings timeline

Related Research Articles

References