Stefan Mazrocis

Stefan Mazrocis
Born	April 18, 1967 (age 57); Blaby, Leicester, England
Sport country	Netherlands (2003–present); England (until 2003)
Professional	1991–2001, 2002/2003, 2004/2005, 2008/2009
Highest ranking	65 (1997–1999)
Best ranking finish	Quarter-final (x1)

Last updated April 28, 2024

Stefan Mazrocis (born 18 April 1967) is a Dutch-English former professional snooker player. He was born of Latvian and English parentage, and spent his early life in Leicester, England.^[1]^[2]

Career

Mazrocis turned professional in 1991. In 1995, he qualified for the main stages of the World Championship at the Crucible Theatre, defeating Lee Walters, Martin Dziewialtowski, Jason Prince, Scott MacFarlane and Mark Bennett; drawn against incumbent champion Stephen Hendry in the last 32, he lost 3–10.^[2]^[3] He was a quarter-finalist at the 1996 Asian Classic.^[2]

In 1997, he qualified for the main stages of the World Championship, defeating Scott Rigg, Jason Wallace, Karl Payne, Jason Weston and Chris Small in qualifying, and was drawn to play Peter Ebdon in the first round. On this occasion, Mazrocis won 10–3, to reach the last-16 stage for the first time. His next opponent was Alain Robidoux; Mazrocis lost 9–13.^[3]

With this performance, Mazrocis rose to 65th^[3] in the world rankings, but he slipped back in the ensuing four years and lost his professional status in 2001 when ranked 122nd.^[4]

Having regained his professional status for 2008/2009 by winning the EBSA International Open in 2008,^[2] he defeated Chris McBreen and David Roe before losing to Barry Pinches in the third qualifying round of the 2008 Bahrain Championship.^[5]

Mazrocis' attempt to qualify for the World Championship in 2009 resulted in a 9–10 defeat to Tony Knowles in his first match.

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament	1990/ 91	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	2008/ 09	2012/ 13	2013/ 14
Ranking ^{[nb 1]}	^{[nb 2]}	^{[nb 3]}	144	112		73	72	81	65	65	92	105	^{[nb 2]}	^{[nb 3]}	^{[nb 2]}	^{[nb 3]}	^{[nb 2]}	^{[nb 3]}	^{[nb 2]}	^{[nb 2]}
Ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters	Tournament Not Held																	LQ	A	A
UK Championship	A	1R	LQ	LQ		LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	LQ	A	LQ	A	LQ	A	A
German Masters ^{[nb 4]}	Tournament Not Held						LQ	LQ	LQ	NR	Tournament Not Held								A	A
Welsh Open	A	LQ	1R	LQ		LQ	LQ	LQ	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	LQ	A	LQ	A	LQ	A	A
World Open ^{[nb 5]}	A	LQ	LQ	LQ		LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	LQ	A	LQ	A	LQ	A	A
Players Tour Championship Final	Tournament Not Held																		DNQ	DNQ
China Open ^{[nb 6]}	Tournament Not Held								NR	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	Not Held		LQ	A	LQ	A	A
World Championship	A	LQ	LQ	LQ		1R	LQ	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	A
Non-ranking tournaments
World Seniors Championship	NH	A	Tournament Not Held																LQ	LQ
The Masters	A	LQ	LQ	LQ		WD	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	LQ	A	A	A	A	LQ	A	A
Former ranking tournaments
Classic	A	LQ	Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open	NH	LQ	MR	NR		Tournament Not Held
Asian Classic ^{[nb 7]}	A	LQ	LQ	LQ		LQ	LQ	QF	Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix	Tournament Not Held					Non-Ranking Event					LQ	NR	Tournament Not Held
Thailand Masters ^{[nb 8]}	A	LQ	LQ	LQ		LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	NR	Tournament Not Held
Scottish Open ^{[nb 9]}	Not Held		1R	LQ		LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	A	LQ	A	Tournament Not Held			MR	NH
British Open	A	LQ	LQ	LQ		LQ	1R	LQ	1R	LQ	1R	LQ	A	LQ	A	LQ	Tournament Not Held
Irish Masters	Non-Ranking Event													LQ	A	LQ	Tournament Not Held
Malta Cup ^{[nb 10]}	A	LQ	LQ	LQ		LQ	LQ	LQ	NH	LQ	Not Held		A	LQ	A	LQ	A	Tournament Not Held
Northern Ireland Trophy	Tournament Not Held																NR	LQ	Not Held
Bahrain Championship	Tournament Not Held																	LQ	Not Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
World Masters	2R	Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open	NH	R	MR	QF	LQ	Tournament Not Held
Finnish Masters	Tournament Not Held						F	Tournament 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.

↑ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
1 2 3 4 5 6 He was an amateur
1 2 3 4 New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking
↑ The event was called the German Open (1995/1996-1997/1998)
↑ The event was called the Grand Prix (1990/1991–2000/2001, 2004/2005–2005/2006, 2008/2009) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)
↑ The event was called the China International (1997/1998-1998/1999)
↑ The event was called the Dubai Classic (1990/1991-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
↑ The event was called the Asian Open (1990/1991-1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994-1996/1997)
↑ The event was called the International Open (1992/1993-1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)
↑ The event was called the European Open (1990/1991-1996/1997 and 2001/2002-2003/2004), the Irish Open (1998/1999) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005-2005/2006)

Career finals

Minor-ranking finals: 1

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	1992	Strachan Challenge - Event 1	Joe Swail	4–9

Non-ranking finals: 2 (1 title)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	1996	Finnish Masters	Rod Lawler	2–6
Winner	1.	2003	Challenge Tour - Event 1	Paul Davison	6–2

Pro-am finals: 3 (3 titles)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	1987	Pontins Spring Open	Barry Pinches	7–2
Winner	2.	1995	Austrian Open	Mike Henson	5–3
Winner	3.	2001	Austrian Open (2)	Lee Richardson	5–3

Amateur finals: 8 (6 titles)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	1987	World Under-21 Championship	Jonathan Birch	1–4
Winner	1.	1988	EBSA European Snooker Championship	Paul Mifsud	11–7^[6]
Runner-up	2.	1994	German Open Snooker Ranking - Event 6 - 4 Star - Hannover Open	Danny Lathouwers	2–4
Winner	2.	2004	Dutch Amateur Championship	Rolf De Jong	5–0
Winner	3.	2005	Dutch Amateur Championship (2)	Gerrit bij de Leij	5–2
Winner	4.	2007	Dutch Amateur Championship (3)	Gerrit bij de Leij	5–4
Winner	5.	2008	EBSA International Play-Off	Lennon Starkey	4-2^[7]
Winner	6.	2009	Dutch Amateur Championship (4)	Gerrit bij de Leij	5–3

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References

1 2 Watkins, Janie (2004). "Euro Player Profile: Stefan Mazrocis (Holland)". European Billiards & Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 14 March 2008.
1 2 3 4 "Player List: Stefan Mazrocis". World Snooker. 2008. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008.
1 2 3 Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 673–675. ISBN 9780954854904.
↑ "Williams top, O'Sullivan second in end of season rankings". Snooker Scene. June 2001. pp. 35–36.
↑ "Bahrain Championship 2008 Qualifying Results". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
↑ "EBSA – Past Champions". European Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
↑ "Mazrocis zwyciężył w International Polish Open". sport.pl. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

External links

Profile at World Snooker at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 May 2009)
Stefan Mazrocis at snooker.org

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[6] From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.

[AMA-7] 1 2 3 4 5 6 He was an amateur

[UR-8] 1 2 3 4 New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking

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

[10] The event was called the Grand Prix (1990/1991–2000/2001, 2004/2005–2005/2006, 2008/2009) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)

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

[12] The event was called the Dubai Classic (1990/1991-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)

[13] The event was called the Asian Open (1990/1991-1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994-1996/1997)

[14] The event was called the International Open (1992/1993-1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)

[15] The event was called the European Open (1990/1991-1996/1997 and 2001/2002-2003/2004), the Irish Open (1998/1999) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005-2005/2006)

[GSC-1] 1 2 Watkins, Janie (2004). "Euro Player Profile: Stefan Mazrocis (Holland)". European Billiards & Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 14 March 2008.

[WS-2] 1 2 3 4 "Player List: Stefan Mazrocis". World Snooker. 2008. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008.

[CUESPORT-3] 1 2 3 Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 673–675. ISBN 9780954854904.

[4] "Williams top, O'Sullivan second in end of season rankings". Snooker Scene. June 2001. pp. 35–36.

[GS_QD_results-5] "Bahrain Championship 2008 Qualifying Results". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2013.

[16] "EBSA – Past Champions". European Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.

[17] "Mazrocis zwyciężył w International Polish Open". sport.pl. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

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Born	(1967-04-18) April 18, 1967 (age 57) Blaby, Leicester, England
Sport country	Netherlands (2003–present)^[1] England (until 2003)
Professional	1991–2001, 2002/2003, 2004/2005, 2008/2009
Highest ranking	65 (1997–1999)
Best ranking finish	Quarter-final (x1)