Ross Snook

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Ross Snook
Personal information
Nickname"Snooker"
Born (1971-05-21) 21 May 1971 (age 52)
St. Alban's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Darts information
Playing darts since1995
Darts23g ScotDarts by Phoenix Sports & Apparel
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"High Voltage" by AC/DC
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2006–2010, 2013–2020
PDC 2010–2013
WDF 2013–
Current world ranking (WDF) NR (14 November 2023) [1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters Last 72: 2008
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 72: 2017
Other tournament wins
Bob Jones Memorial 2012, 2013
PDC North American Qualifying Event 2016

Ross Snook (born 21 May 1971) is a Canadian professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events.

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Career

Snook won the Bob Jones Memorial in 2012 and 2013, and then made his big breakthrough in 2016, when he won the PDC North American Qualifying tournament by defeating Darin Young 3–0 in the final, [2] but he then lost 2–0 to Finland's Kim Viljanen in the preliminary round.

World Championship results

PDC

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References

  1. "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. "Ross Snook discusses his win in today's PDC Spectacular and his thoughts on qualifying for the 2017 PDC World Championship". Kingston, ON, Canada: Championship Darts Circuit. 12 August 2016.