Stuart Pettman

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Stuart Pettman
Born (1975-04-24) 24 April 1975 (age 49)
Preston, Lancashire, England
Sport countryFlag of England.svg  England
Professional1992–2011
Highest ranking 35 (May–July 2010) [1]
Best ranking finishSemi-final (2009 China Open)

Stuart Pettman (born 24 April 1975) is an English former professional snooker player and author. The Preston native qualified for the World Championship three times, in 2003, 2004 and 2010. He beat 2005 champion Shaun Murphy in qualifying to reach the 2004 World Championships. [2] He spent 11 seasons on the professional snooker tour, with a highest ranking of 35 (2009/10 season). [3]

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Career

He had ten last-32 defeats before he first reached the last 16 of a ranking event. He started 2007/2008 strongly, reaching the last 16 of the opening Shanghai Masters (winning 4 matches before benefitting from Ronnie O'Sullivan's withdrawal) and then qualifying for the final stages of the Grand Prix by winning all 7 group games. His form tailed off after this, but he had a strong run in the 2009 China Open, defeating Mark Allen, Ali Carter and Graeme Dott to reach his first career semi-final. Pettman qualified for the 2010 World Championship, but was beaten 10–1 in the first round by Ding Junhui. Following 10–2 defeats by Mark Williams and Stephen Hendry in 2003 and 2004 respectively, this means Pettman's win–loss ratio of frames played at the Crucible is 5–30.

Pettman retired from professional snooker after the 2010/2011 season. He wrote a book entitled Stuart Pettman: As Sometimes Seen On TV about his experiences on the World Snooker Tour. [4]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 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
2008/
09
2009/
10
2010/
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Ranking [5] [nb 1] 370 187 123 89 87 76 68 60 55 58 47 38 47 52 53 62 37 35
Ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters Tournament Not Held 2R 1R LQLQ
World Open [nb 2] LQ 2R LQLQLQ 1R 1R LQLQLQLQ 2R LQ 3R LQ RR LQLQLQ
UK Championship LQLQLQ 1R LQLQLQ 2R LQ 1R LQ 1R LQ 1R LQLQLQLQLQ
German Masters [nb 3] Tournament Not HeldLQLQLQNRTournament Not HeldLQ
Welsh Open LQLQLQ 2R LQ 1R LQ 2R LQLQLQ 2R LQLQLQLQLQLQLQ
Players Tour Championship Grand Final Tournament Not HeldDNQ
China Open [nb 4] Tournament Not HeldNRLQLQLQLQNot HeldLQLQLQLQ SF LQLQ
World Championship LQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQ 1R 1R LQLQLQLQLQ 1R LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship [nb 5] Tournament Not Held 2R A 2R
The Masters LQALQLQLQLQAAAALQLQAAAALQAA
Shoot-Out Tournament Not Held 2R
Former ranking tournaments
Asian Classic [nb 6] LQLQLQLQLQTournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Not HeldNon-Ranking Event 1R NRTournament Not Held
Thailand Masters [nb 7] LQLQLQLQLQ 1R LQLQLQ 1R NRNot HeldNRTournament Not Held
Scottish Open [nb 8] LQLQLQLQ 2R 2R 2R 1R LQLQLQ 1R Tournament Not Held
British Open LQLQLQ 1R LQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQTournament Not Held
Irish Masters Non-Ranking EventLQLQLQNHNRTournament Not Held
Malta Cup [nb 9] LQLQLQLQLQNHLQNot HeldLQLQLQ 2R LQLQNRNot Held
Northern Ireland Trophy Tournament Not HeldNR 2R LQ 2R Not Held
Bahrain Championship Tournament Not HeldLQNot Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
Strachan Open MRLQLQTournament Not 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. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  2. The event was called the Grand Prix (1992/1993–2000/2001, 2004/2005–2009/2010) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)
  3. The event was called the German Open (1995/1996-1997/1998)
  4. The event was called the China International (1997/1998-1998/1999)
  5. The event was called the Six-red Snooker International (2008/2009) and the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)
  6. The event was called the Dubai Classic (1992/1993-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
  7. The event was called the Asian Open (1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994-1996/1997)
  8. The event was called the International Open (1992/1993-1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)
  9. The event was called the European Open (1992/1993-1996/1997 and 2001/2002-2003/2004) and the Irish Open (1998/1999)

Career finals

Non-ranking finals: 1

OutcomeYearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1999 Merseyside Professional Championship Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 1–5

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