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]
| Born | 24 April 1975 Preston, Lancashire, England |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Professional | 1992–2011 |
| Highest ranking | 35 (May–July 2010)[1] |
| Best ranking finish | Semi-final (2009 China Open) |
Career edit
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] He has recently been playing American pool, including at the 2013 Derby City Classic, where he scored a high run of 117 in 14.1 Straight Pool, which is the record of the modern era on a 5x10 ft table. He is currently living in Bangkok, Thailand, where he manages a pool hall.[citation needed]
Performance and rankings timeline edit
| 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/ 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ranking[5][nb 1] | [nb 2] | 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 | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Open[nb 3] | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | 3R | LQ | RR | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters[nb 4] | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | 1R | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Tour Championship Grand Final | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open[nb 5] | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | SF | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six-red World Championship[nb 6] | Tournament Not Held | 2R | A | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Tournament Not Held | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Classic[nb 7] | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta Grand Prix | Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | 1R | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand Masters[nb 8] | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | NR | Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open[nb 9] | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | LQ | LQ | NH | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta Cup[nb 10] | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | NH | LQ | Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | NR | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Tournament Not Held | NR | 2R | LQ | 2R | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bahrain Championship | Tournament Not Held | LQ | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strachan Open | MR | LQ | LQ | 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.
- ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
- ^ The event was called the Grand Prix (1992/1993–2000/2001, 2004/2005–2009/2010) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)
- ^ The event was called the German Open (1995/1996-1997/1998)
- ^ The event was called the China International (1997/1998-1998/1999)
- ^ The event was called the Six-red Snooker International (2008/2009) and the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)
- ^ The event was called the Dubai Classic (1992/1993-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
- ^ The event was called the Asian Open (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 (1992/1993-1996/1997 and 2001/2002-2003/2004) and the Irish Open (1998/1999)
Career finals edit
Non-ranking finals: 1 edit
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1999 | Merseyside Professional Championship | Stuart Bingham
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1–5 |
Further reading edit
- Pettman, Stuart. Stuart Pettman: As Sometimes Seen on TV. ISBN 978-616-7019-56-7.
References edit
- ^ "World rankings after 2010 PTC1" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "2004 Embassy World Championship Stage 3 Qualifying". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "profile cuetracker.net". Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ "Stuart Pettman".
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2017.