Ben Hancorn
Ben Hancorn (born 24 May 1982) is an English professional snooker player.[1]
| Born | 24 May 1982 Bristol, England |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Professional | 2020– |
| Highest ranking | 118 (October 2020) |
| Current ranking | 120 (as of 8 February 2021) |
| Career winnings | £4,000 |
| Highest break | 130: 2019 Q School - Event 1 |
| Century breaks | 4 |
| Best ranking finish | Last 32 (2020 English Open, 2021 Snooker Shoot Out) |
Career
In 2008, Hancorn was the runner up in the English Amateur Championship, losing the final to David Grace.[2] Following this defeat Hancorn stopped playing snooker for a near 10 year hiatus before taking part again in the Challenge Tour.[3]
In February 2020, Hancorn overcame Rory McLeod 5-3 in the final of the English Amateur Championship at the Centaur Arena in Cheltenham.[4]
At the Q School 2020 – Event 2 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, Hancorn beat the likes of Dean Reynolds and Chen Feilong, before seeing off Kuldesh Johal in the final round. With these wins Hancorn clinched a two-year Tour Card for the 2020–21 and 2021–22 snooker seasons.[5]
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2002/ 03 |
2003/ 04 |
2004/ 05 |
2018/ 19 |
2020/ 21 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[6][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | ||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| European Masters[nb 4] | A | A | A | A | 1R | ||||
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | A | 3R | ||||||
| Championship League | Tournament Not Held | NR | RR | ||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | A | 1R | ||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | 1R | ||||
| Scottish Open[nb 5] | A | A | NH | A | 1R | ||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | A | DNQ | ||||||
| German Masters | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | LQ | ||||||
| Shoot-Out | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 3R | ||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | |||||
| Players Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | |||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | A | |||||||
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | |||||||
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | |||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | NH | ||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Merseyside Professional Championship | A | 1R | 1R | 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. | |||
| VF / Variant Format Event | means an event is/was a variant format event. | |||
- It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
- He was an amateur.
- New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
- The event was called the European Open (2002/2003-2003/2004) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005)
- The event was called the Players Championship (2003/2004)
Career finals
Amateur finals: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2008 | English Amateur Championship | David Grace |
7–9 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2018 | Challenge Tour - Event 6 | David Grace |
0–3 |
| Winner | 1. | 2020 | English Amateur Championship | Rory McLeod |
5–3 |
References
- "Ben Hancorn - Player Profile - Snooker". Eurosport UK.
- "Hancorn Wins 100th English Amateur Snooker Championship". February 8, 2020.
- Bickell, Dave. "Tournament success for Ben". North Somerset Times.
- "Hancorn pots way to 100th English Amateur Championship crown". North Somerset Times.
- "Q School 2 (2020) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org.
- "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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