Perrie Mans
{{Short description|South African snooker player (1940–2023)}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox snooker player
|name = Perrie Mans
|image =
|caption =
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1940|10|15|df=y}}
|birth_place = Lichtenburg Cape Province, Union of South Africa
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|09|13|1940|10|15|df=y}}
|death_place = South Africa
| Sport country = South Africa
| Professional = 1961–1987
| High ranking = 2 (1978/79)
| Official maximums =
| Best finish = Runner-up (x1)
}}
Pierre "Perrie" Mans (25 October 1940 – 13 September 2023) was a South African professional snooker player. He first won the South African Professional Championship in 1965 and lifted the title 20 times. Mans won the Benson & Hedges Masters in 1979 and reached the final of the World Championship in 1978.
Background
Mans' father, Peter Mans, who died in 1975, was also a professional snooker player,{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/past_players-10030.htm|title=Perrie Mans profile|work=WorldSnooker.com|access-date=27 November 2009|archive-date=29 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529075537/http://www.worldsnooker.com/past_players-10030.htm|url-status=live}} making the quarter-finals of the 1950 World Snooker Championship.
Snooker career
Mans won the South African Amateur Championship in 1960, the only occasion in which he competed in the event. He then turned professional and took the South African Professional Championship from Fred Van Rensburg in 1965.Everton, Clive., Guinness Book of Billiards and Snooker, 1982, p74
Mans first entered the World Snooker Championship in 1970. His first victory in the Championship came in the 1973 event when he defeated Ron Gross 9–2 before losing 8–16 to Eddie Charlton.Everton, Clive., Guinness Book of Billiards and Snooker, pp89 & 91 However, in 1974, he pulled off a major surprise by defeating John Spencer 15–13 in the second round, before being defeated by Rex Williams in the quarter-final 4–15.Everton Clive (Ed.) Snooker Scene, June 1974, pp9 & 14 In the 1976 event, he defeated Graham Miles 15–10 and Jim Meadowcroft 15–8 to reach the semi-final where he lost 10–20 to defending champion Ray Reardon.Everton, Clive, (Ed.) Snooker Scene, June 1976, p13
In 1977, he was invited to take part in BBC TV's Pot Black programme which he duly won at his first attempt beating Fred Davis, Ray Reardon and Willie Thorne (over single frames) before defeating Doug Mountjoy 90 points to 21 in the final. During the final he also took the highest break prize with an effort of 59.Perrin R, (Ed.) Pot Black, BBC Books, 1984, p86
His career peaked in 1978, when he reached the final of the world championships, losing 18–25 to Ray Reardon. During that championship he defeated reigning Champion John Spencer 13–8, before achieving wins over Graham Miles (13–7) and Fred Davis (18–16). In the final, he never led Reardon, but held him to 17–18, before Reardon pulled away.Everton, Clive (Ed.) Snooker Scene, June 1978, pp11–17 He reached number two in the world rankings as a result; at that time rankings were based purely on the world championships of the three previous seasons.Everton, Clive (Ed.) Snooker Scene, June 1978, p28
1978 also saw Mans win the Heidelberg 100 event, defeating Silvino Francisco 9–3 in the final. This same year brought him greater company in the South African professional ranks when Silvino Francisco, Mannie Francisco, Jimmy van Rensberg, Derek Mienie and Roy Amdor all turned professional.Everton, Clive (Ed.) Snooker Scene, June 1978, p27
Mans' most notable tournament success was the Benson and Hedges Masters in 1979, beating Cliff Thorburn 5–4, Ray Reardon 5–3 and, in the final, Alex Higgins 8–4, winning the competition with a top break of just 48.Everton, Clive (Ed.) Snooker Scene, March 1979, pp16–17, top prize was £3000
In January 1980, Mans defeated Bill Werbeniuk 3–0 and John Spencer 3–2 before losing 2–4 to Alex Higgins in the final of the Padmore/Super Crystalate International event held at the Gala Baths, West Bromwich.Everton, Clive (Ed.) Snooker Scene, February 1980, p12
In January 1981, he pulled off the shock of the season by defeating strong favourite Steve Davis 5–3 in the first round of the 1981 Masters event, compiling a highest break of just 36. Mans lost 4–5 to Cliff Thorburn in the quarter-final.Everton, Clive (ed.) Snooker Scene, March 1981, pp3 and 7
In the 1982 World Championship, he defeated Tony Meo in the first round. Meo led 3–0, but Mans overtook him to lead 9–8. This looked likely to become 9–9 when Mans trailed 54 points to 0 in the penultimate frame. However, Mans then completed a clearance of 62 to win frame and match. He went on to lose 6–13 in the next round to Jimmy White.Everton, Clive (Ed.), Snooker Scene, June 1982, pp17 & 20/21
Mans' last victory at the Crucible Theatre came in 1983 when he defeated Scottish debutant Ian Black 10–3, compiling breaks of 57, 65 and 69. However, an in-form Kirk Stevens defeated Mans 13–3 in the second round, a defeat which put Mans outside the top 16 in the world rankings.Everton, Clive, Snooker Scene, June 1983, pp11, 21, 28
Mans last played in the World Championship in 1986. He defeated Les Dodd 10–7 in the final qualifying roundEverton, Clive (Ed.) Snooker Scene May 1986, p15 but despite holding Doug Mountjoy to 3–4, he lost his first round match 3–10.Everton, Clive (Ed.) Snooker Scene, June 1986, p9 Earlier in the season he had partnered Australian John Campbell to the quarter-final of the Hofmeister World Doubles, where they lost just 4–5 to Ray Reardon and Tony Jones.Everton, Clive (Ed.) Snooker Scene, February 1986, p17
Mans played in only two ranking events the following season (and the world doubles), failing to win any matches he slumped to fiftieth in the world rankings. He announced his retirement from professional snooker in July 1987 at the age of 46.Everton, Clive (Ed.) Snooker Scene, August 1987, p15 After thss, he ran a business in Johannesburg, importing snooker accessories.{{cite magazine |last=Burn |first=Don |title=Perrie Mans - a fearless long potter |magazine=Pot Black |date=December 1991 |page=49}}
In 1997, Mans returned briefly to the UK snooker scene after a twelve-year hiatus, participating in the "Seniors" Pot Black special on BBC2 timed to coincide with the 1997 World Championship, which marked the 20th anniversary of the tournament being held at the Crucible Theatre. At 57, Mans lost to eventual winner Joe Johnson. Mans returned again to play in the seniors event in the autumn of 2000, losing his first match 82 points to 13 to Canadian Jim Wych.Cue Sport Magazine (Ed. John Dee), October 2000, p20
Playing style
A left-hander,{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/3557583.stm|title=1978: Reardon makes it six|date=7 April 2004|work=BBC Sport|access-date=27 November 2009|archive-date=13 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713141357/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/3557583.stm|url-status=live}} Mans was famous for his long powerful pots, as well as his fashionable waistcoats.
Death
Perrie Mans died on 13 September 2023, at the age of 82.{{cite news |title=Former Masters Champion Perrie Mans Passes Away |url=https://wst.tv/former-masters-champion-perrie-mans-passes-away/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914193617/https://wst.tv/former-masters-champion-perrie-mans-passes-away/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 September 2023 |access-date=14 September 2023 |publisher=WST |date=13 September 2023}}
Performance and rankings timeline
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
! Tournament ! 1970/ ! 1971/ ! 1972/ ! 1973/ ! 1974/ ! 1975/ ! 1976/ ! 1977/ ! 1978/ ! 1979/ ! 1980/ ! 1981/ ! 1982/ ! 1983/ ! 1984/ ! 1985/ ! 1986/ ! 1987/ ! 1988/ |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Ranking{{cite web|title=Ranking History|url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=5 December 2017|archive-date=14 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514065952/http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp|url-status=live}}
| align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|No ranking system | align="center" |7 | align="center" |10 | align="center" |2 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |15 | align="center" |11 | align="center" |17 | align="center" |24 | align="center" |30 | align="center" |36 | style="text-align:center;"|He was an amateur. |
| colspan="50" | Ranking tournaments |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | International OpenThe event was also called the Goya Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986)
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="11"|Tournament Not Held | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Grand PrixThe event was also called the Professional Players Tournament (1982/93–1983/1984)
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="12"|Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | UK Championship
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="7"|Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="7"|Non-Ranking Event | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Classic
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="9"|Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|Non-Ranking Event | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | British OpenThe event was also called the British Gold Cup (1979/1980), Yamaha Organs Trophy (1980/1981) and International Masters (1981/1982–1983/1984)
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="9"|Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="5"|Non-Ranking Event | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | World Championship
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="3"|Non-Ranking | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#D8BFD8;"|F | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A |
| colspan="50" | Non-ranking tournaments |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | {{nowrap|South African Professional Championship}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W | style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W | style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W | style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W | style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W | style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W | style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W | style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W | style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W | style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W | style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W | style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | The Masters
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Pontins Professional
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="3"|Not Held | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|RR | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|RR | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|RR | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
| colspan="50" | Former non-ranking tournaments |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | World Championship
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|RR | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="30"|Ranking Event |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | World Masters
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|RR | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="30"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | World Matchplay Championship
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="6"|Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="30"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Holsten Lager International
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="8"|Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="30"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Limosin International
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="9"|Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="30"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Kronenbrau 1308 Classic
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="9"|Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="30"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Padmore Super Crystalate
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="9"|Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; background:#D8BFD8;"|F | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="30"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Pot Black
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|RR | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="3"|Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | International OpenThe event was also called the Goya Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986)
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="11"|Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="7"|Ranking Event |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:78%;" |
| bgcolor="#efefef"
! 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 | 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 |
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|DNQ
| 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 |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" | |
| 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. |
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Career finals
=Ranking finals: 1 =
| class="wikitable"
! Legend |
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"
| World Championship (0–1) |
| bgcolor=
| Other (0–0) |
| class="wikitable"
!width="80"| Outcome !width="40"| No. !width="70"| Year !width="300"| Championship !width="200"| Opponent in the final !width="50"| Score |
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | 1978 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon | align="center"| 18–25 |
=Non-ranking finals: 26 (23 titles)=
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! Legend |
| bgcolor="ffffcc"
| The Masters (1–0) |
| Other (22–3) |
| class="wikitable"
!width="80"| Outcome !width="20"| No. !width="50"| Year !width="300"| Championship !width="200"| Opponent in the final !width="50"| Score |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 1–13. | 1965–1977 | {{nowrap|South African Professional Championship (1–13)}} | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Various challengers |align="center"| N/A |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 14. | 1977 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Doug Mountjoy | align="center"| 1–0 |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 15. | 1978 | South African Professional Championship (14) | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Silvino Francisco | align="center"| 9–5 |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
|16. | 1978 | Heidelberg 100 Tournament | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Silvino Francisco | align="center"|9–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a"|Runner-up
| 1. | 1979 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Ian Anderson | align="center"|{{nowrap|Aggregate Score}} |
| bgcolor="ffffcc"
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner | 17. | 1979 | {{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins | align="center"| 8–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 2. | 1980 | Padmore Super Crystalate International | {{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins | align="center"| 2–4 |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| {{nowrap|18–22.}} | {{nowrap|1980–1984}} | {{nowrap|South African Professional Championship (15–19)}} | {{flagicon|RSA|1982}} Various challengers | align="center"|N/A |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 3. | 1984 | South African Professional Championship | {{flagicon|RSA|1982}} Jimmy van Rensberg | align="center"| 7–10 |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 23. | 1989 | South African Professional Championship (20) | {{flagicon|RSA|1982}} Robbie Grace | align="center"| 8–5 |
=Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)=
| class="wikitable"
!width="80"| Outcome !width="40"| No. !width="70"| Year !width="300"| Championship !width="200"| Opponent in the final !width="50"| Score |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 1. | 1960 | South African Amateur Championship | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} | |
References
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External links
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