Billy Snaddon

{{Infobox snooker player

|name = Billy Snaddon

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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|7|7}}

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| Sport country = {{SCO}}

| Professional = 1991–2004

| High ranking = 24 (2000/01)

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| Best finish = Runner-up (x1)

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/general/profiles/bsnaddon/|title=Snooker Profiles – Billy Snaddon|publisher=Sporting Life|accessdate=20 April 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706185132/http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/general/profiles/bsnaddon/|archivedate=6 July 2008}}

Career

Snaddon began life as a footballer, but turned to snooker after a hip disease ended his football career, turning professional in 1991.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker-snaddon-turns-the-tables-on-wattana-1558634.html|title=Snooker: Snaddon turns the tables on Wattana|work=The Independent|date=21 October 1992|access-date=8 November 2020|archive-date=22 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222222048/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker-snaddon-turns-the-tables-on-wattana-1558634.html|url-status=live}} He reached the last sixteen of seven ranking events before finally reaching a quarter-final, in the 1998 Irish Open.{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Players/Global_Europe/Global_Scotland/scot_billy_snaddon.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071108142403/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Players/Global_Europe/Global_Scotland/scot_billy_snaddon.htm |title=Euro Player Profile: Billy Snaddon (Scotland) |website=globalsnookercentre.co.uk |archive-date=8 November 2007}}

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.

In 2016, he won in both the team, and seniors individual, categories at the Blackball (pool) International World Championship.{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Iain |title=Proud Billy celebrates double world championship win |work=Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser |date=24 October 2016}}{{cite web |title=Individuals Roll of Honour |url=http://blackballinternational.org/home/individuals-championships-roll-of-honour/ |publisher=Blackball International |access-date=8 November 2020 |archive-date=19 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919121039/http://blackballinternational.org/home/individuals-championships-roll-of-honour/ |url-status=live }}

Performance and rankings timeline

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! Tournament

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| align="center"|New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.

| align="center"|74

| align="center"|59

| align="center"|36

| align="center"|33

| align="center"|35

| align="center"|32

| align="center"|24

| align="center"|26

| align="center"|40

| align="center"|67

colspan="28"|Ranking tournaments

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|LG CupThe event was also called the Grand Prix (1991/1992–2000/2001)

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|British Open

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | UK Championship

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Welsh Open

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | European OpenThe event was also called the Irish Open (1998/1999)

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

|style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="2"|Not Held

|style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Irish Masters

|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="11"|Non-Ranking Event

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Players ChampionshipThe event was also called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Scottish Open (1997/1998–2002/2003)

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | World Championship

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

colspan="28" | Non-ranking tournaments

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Masters Qualifying EventThe event was also called the Benson and Hedges Satellite Championship (1991/1992) and the Benson and Hedges Championship (1992/1993–2002/2003)

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|4R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | The Masters

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

colspan="28" | Former ranking tournaments

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Classic

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="12"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Strachan Open

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR

|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="10"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Asian ClassicThe event was also called the Dubai Classic (1991/92–1994/1995) and Thailand Classic (1995/1996)

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="7"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | German Open

|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|Tournament Not Held

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="6"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Malta Grand Prix

|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="3"|Not Held

|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="5"|Non-Ranking Event

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR

|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="3"|Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | China OpenThe event was also called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)

|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="6"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR

|style="text-align:center; background:#D8BFD8;"|F

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="2"|Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Thailand MastersThe event was also called the Asian Open (1991/1992–1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

colspan="28"| Former non-ranking tournaments

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | King's Cup

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|style="text-align:center; background:#00ff00;"|W

|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="20"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Poland Masters

|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|Tournament Not Held

|style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="20"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Scottish Masters

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

|style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

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! colspan="6"|Performance Table Legend

align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|LQ

| lost in the qualifying draw

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|#R

| lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)

| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

| lost in the quarter-finals

align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

| lost in the semi-finals

| align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F

| lost in the final

| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W

| won the tournament

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| did not qualify for the tournament

| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|A

| did not participate in the tournament

| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|WD

| withdrew from the tournament

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style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"\|NH / Not Held	means an event was not held.
style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"\|NR / Non-Ranking Event	means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"\|R / Ranking Event	means an event is/was a ranking event.