Mike Henson

Michael "Mike" Henson (born 8 October 1959) is a British-German former professional snooker player and multiple German Snooker Champion. He competed on the professional tour during the early 1990s and briefly in the 1998/99 season. ^[1]

Career

Henson was born in Scotland and moved to Germany in the mid-1980s. He initially worked as a billiard coach in Gifhorn. ^[2] Despite early unsuccessful attempts to qualify for the professional circuit, he later joined the pro ranks when the tour opened its doors in 1991.

Henson's amateur career highlights include seven German championship titles, both in singles and doubles. He also participated in multiple Amateur World Championships and performed notably in international tournaments such as the Dutch Open.

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament	1990/ 91	1991/ 92	1992/ 93	1993/ 94	1998/ 99
Ranking [nb 1]	[nb 2]	[nb 3]	395	515	[nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Grand Prix	A	LQ	WD	A	LQ
UK Championship	A	LQ	WD	A	LQ
Irish Open [nb 4]	A	LQ	WD	A	LQ
Welsh Open	NH	LQ	WD	A	LQ
Scottish Open [nb 5]	Not Held		WD	A	LQ
Thailand Masters [nb 6]	A	LQ	WD	A	LQ
China International	Tournament Not Held				LQ
British Open	A	LQ	WD	A	LQ
World Championship	A	LQ	WD	A	LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters	A	LQ	A	A	A
Former ranking tournaments
Classic	A	LQ	Not Held
Strachan Open [nb 7]	NH	LQ	MR	NR	NH
Dubai Classic	A	LQ	WD	A	NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
World Masters	2R	Tournament Not Held
Belgian Challenge	NH	1R	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.
PA / Pro-am Event				means an event is/was a pro-am event.

1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
2. He was an amateur
3. New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking
4. The event was called the European Open (1990/1991-1993/1994)
5. The event was also called the International Open (1992/1993-1993/1994)
6. The event was called the Asian Open (1990/1991-1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994)
7. The event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993-1993/1994)

Achievements

• 7× German Champion (Singles, Doubles, Open)
• Last 16 – Belgian Challenge
• Multiple Amateur World Championship appearances

References

1. "Career Total Statistics For Mike Henson - Professional Results" . Retrieved 2020-11-22.
2. "Mike Henson". Archived from the original on 2001-04-26. Retrieved 2021-10-26.

External links

• Profil von Mike Henson im Global Snooker Centre (archiviert)