Troy Shaw

Troy Shaw
Born	6 October 1969 (age 54); Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Sport country	England
Professional	1991–2003
Highest ranking	74 (1994/95)
Best ranking finish	Last 16 (x1)
Tournament wins
Minor-ranking	1

Last updated April 28, 2024

Troy Shaw (born 6 October 1969)^[2] is an English former professional snooker player.

Career

Competing on the main tour from 1991, Shaw won the second leg of minor ranking tournament the Strachan Challenge in 1993, beating Nigel Bond in the final.^[2] He reached his highest ranking, 74th, the following year.^[1] At the end of the 2002–03 snooker season, Shaw was ranked 94th and did not qualify to remain on the professional tour.^[3]

Performance and rankings timeline

^[2]

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
Ranking ^[1]	^{[nb 1]}	121	77	74	125	133	131	88	96	116	97	83	^{[nb 2]}
Ranking tournaments
LG Cup ^{[nb 3]}	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A
British Open	1R	3R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	A
UK Championship	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A
Welsh Open	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	A
European Open ^{[nb 4]}	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	NH	LQ	Not Held		LQ	LQ	A
Irish Masters	Non-Ranking Event											LQ	A
Players Championship ^{[nb 5]}	NH	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A
World Championship	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	A
Former ranking tournaments
Classic	LQ	Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open ^{[nb 6]}	LQ	MR	NR	Tournament Not Held
Dubai Classic ^{[nb 7]}	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	Tournament Not Held
German Open	Tournament Not Held				LQ	LQ	LQ	NR	Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix	Not Held			Non-Ranking Event					LQ	NR	Not Held
China Open ^{[nb 8]}	Tournament Not Held						NR	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	Not Held
Thailand Masters ^{[nb 9]}	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	NR	NH

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
DQ	disqualified from the tournament

NH / Not Held				event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event				event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event				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.

↑ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
↑ He was not on the Main Tour.
↑ The event was previously known as the Grand Prix (1990/1991–2000/2001)
↑ The event was previously known as the Irish Open (1998/1999)
↑ The event was also known as the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Scottish Open (1997/1998–2002/2003)
↑ The event was also known as the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)
↑ The event was also known as the Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)
↑ The event was also known as the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
↑ The event was also known as the Asian Open (1991/1992–1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/97)

Career finals

Minor-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1993	Strachan Challenge – Event 2	Nigel Bond	9–4^[2]

Pro-am finals: 2 (1 title)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1990	Kuedos Invitational	James Wattana	3–5^[4]
Winner	2006	Hall Green Pro-Am	Mark Sutton	4–3^[5]

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References

1 2 3 "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
1 2 3 4 Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 886–888. ISBN 978-0954854904.
↑ "Mark Williams tops end of year rankings". Snooker Scene . Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. July 2003. pp. 30–31.
↑ "Midlands Masters title for Shilton". Sandwell Evening Mail. 26 December 1990. p. 27.
↑ "2006 Hall Green Pro Am". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 30 November 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

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[4] New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.

[5] He was not on the Main Tour.

[6] The event was previously known as the Grand Prix (1990/1991–2000/2001)

[EUR-7] The event was previously known as the Irish Open (1998/1999)

[8] The event was also known as the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Scottish Open (1997/1998–2002/2003)

[9] The event was also known as the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)

[10] The event was also known as the Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)

[11] The event was also known as the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)

[12] The event was also known as the Asian Open (1991/1992–1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/97)

[Ranking_history-1] 1 2 3 "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2011.

[CUESPORT-2] 1 2 3 4 Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 886–888. ISBN 978-0954854904.

[3] "Mark Williams tops end of year rankings". Snooker Scene . Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. July 2003. pp. 30–31.

[13] "Midlands Masters title for Shilton". Sandwell Evening Mail. 26 December 1990. p. 27.

[14] "2006 Hall Green Pro Am". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 30 November 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

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Tournament wins
Born	(1969-10-06) 6 October 1969 (age 54) Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Sport country	England
Professional	1991–2003
Highest ranking	74 (1994/95)^[1]
Best ranking finish	Last 16 (x1)
Minor-ranking	1