Billy Snaddon

Billy Snaddon (born 7 July 1969) is a Scottish former professional snooker player. He reached the World Snooker Championship first round five times, but never progressed past this stage. He spent 5 seasons ranked among the game's top 32, peaking at No. 24 in 2000.[1]

Billy Snaddon
Born (1969-07-07) 7 July 1969
Sport country Scotland
Professional1991–2004
Highest ranking24 (2000/01)
Career winnings£352,210
Highest break140:
1997 Welsh Open
Century breaks26
Best ranking finishRunner-up (1999 China International)
Tournament wins
Non-ranking1

Career

Snaddon began life as a footballer, but turned to snooker after a hip disease ended his football career, turning professional in 1991.[2] He reached the last sixteen of seven ranking events before finally reaching a quarter-final, in the 1998 Irish Open.[3]

He reached one ranking final in his thirteen-year career, in the 1999 Regal China International. A rank outsider in this tournament, he took out the top 16 players James Wattana, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Lee and Stephen Hendry en route to the final before losing 3–9 to World Champion John Higgins. Snaddon also reached the quarter-final of the Thailand Masters a year later.[1]

In 2016, he won in both the team, and seniors individual, categories at the Blackball (pool) International World Championship.[4][5]

Career finals

Ranking finals: 1 (1 runner-up)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up1.1999China International John Higgins3–9

Non-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner1.1994King's Cup Noppadon Noppachorn8–4

References
  1. "Snooker Profiles – Billy Snaddon". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  2. "Snooker: Snaddon turns the tables on Wattana". The Independent. 21 October 1992. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. "Euro Player Profile: Billy Snaddon (Scotland)". globalsnookercentre.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 November 2007.
  4. Smith, Iain (24 October 2016). "Proud Billy celebrates double world championship win". Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser.
  5. "Individuals Roll of Honour". Blackball International. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.


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