Sean Storey

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Sean Storey
Born (1971-08-19) 19 August 1971 (age 53)
Scunthorpe
Sport countryFlag of England.svg  England
Professional1991–2007
Highest ranking 51 (2003–2005)
Best ranking finishLast 16 (2003 World Snooker Championship)

Sean Storey (born 19 August 1971 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England) is a former English professional snooker player.

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His best ranking performance to date came in the World Championship in 2003, where he defeated Joe Perry before bowing out in the last 16, losing 7–13 to John Higgins. Previously he had qualified for the World Championship in 2001, but lost 10–9 to Joe Swail after leading 9–7. His best season was 2002/03 when he won 28 matches overall - the most out of anyone on the tour. He suffered a drop in form in the following season, winning just three matches (although he was now entering tournaments at a later stage). Having been provisionally as high as #26 during the 2003/2004 season, he ended up at #50, and dropped to #68 a year later.

His best ranking break to date was a 145 in the 2001 British Open. In 1997, Storey became the first cueist to compile two maximum breaks in the same pro-am tournament. In the 2004/5 season, he picked up £13,650 in prize money.

Storey is most famous for being the first player to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan in a professional match. On 2 August 1992, Storey ended O'Sullivan's record of 38 consecutive match wins in ranking events. Storey won 5–3 in the sixth round of qualifying in the British Open.

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
2006/
07
2007/
08
Ranking [nb 1] [nb 2] 147 132 96 117 129 82 72 87 99 89 82 51 51 68 64 [nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Grand Prix [nb 4] LQLQLQLQLQ 2R LQLQLQLQLQLQLQ 1R 1R LQA
Northern Ireland Trophy Tournament Not HeldNRLQA
UK Championship LQLQLQLQLQLQ 2R LQLQLQLQLQLQ 1R LQLQA
Welsh Open LQLQ 1R LQLQLQ 2R LQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQA
China Open [nb 5] Tournament Not HeldNRLQLQLQLQNot HeldLQLQLQA
World Championship LQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQ 1R LQ 2R LQLQLQLQLQ
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters LQLQLQLQALQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQALQLQA
Former ranking tournaments
Classic LQTournament Not Held
Strachan Open [nb 6] LQMRNRTournament Not Held
Asian Classic [nb 7] LQ 1R LQLQLQLQTournament Not Held
German Open Tournament Not HeldLQLQLQNRTournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Not HeldNon-Ranking EventLQNRTournament Not Held
Thailand Masters [nb 8] 1R 1R LQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQNRNot HeldNRNH
Players Championship [nb 9] NHLQLQLQLQLQ 1R LQ 1R LQLQ 2R LQTournament Not Held
British Open LQLQLQLQLQ 1R LQLQLQLQ 1R 1R LQLQNot Held
Irish Masters Non-Ranking EventLQLQLQNHNRNH
Malta Cup [nb 10] LQLQLQLQLQLQNHLQNot HeldLQLQLQLQLQLQNR
Former non-ranking tournaments
Strachan Challenge [nb 6] RMRLQLQTournament Not Held
Merseyside Professional Championship Not HeldAQF2RA2R1R3RAAAAANot Held
Performance Table Legend
LQlost in the qualifying draw#Rlost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finals
SFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament
DNQdid not qualify for the tournamentAdid not participate in the tournamentWDwithdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  3. He was an amateur
  4. The event was called the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)
  5. The event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
  6. 1 2 The event was called the Strachan Open (1991/1992) and the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)
  7. The event was called the Dubai Classic (1991/1992-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
  8. The event was called the Asian Open (1991/1992-1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994-1996/1997)
  9. The event was called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997)
  10. The event was called the European Open (1991/1992-1996/1997 and 2001/2002-2003/2004) and the Irish Open (1998/1999)

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