Lee Walker

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{{short description|Welsh snooker player and coach}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox snooker player
|name = Lee Walker
|image = Lee Walker PHC 2018-2.jpg
|caption = Walker at the [[2018 Paul Hunter Classic]]
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|2|11|df=yes}}
|birth_place = [[Rhyl]], Wales
| Sport country = {{WAL}}
| Professional = 1994–2006, 2007/2008, 2014–2022
| High ranking = 42 (2000/2001)
| Official maximums =
| Best finish = Semi-final (x1)
| Ranking wins =
| World champ =
}}
'''Lee Walker''' (born 11 February 1976) is a Welsh retired professional [[snooker]] player and former [[2022 World Seniors Championship|World Seniors Champion]]. He is an official [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|WPBSA]] coach<ref>{{Cite web |title=Walker Coaches Hong Kong Talent |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~4321244,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128052812/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~4321244,00.html |archive-date=2014-11-28 |access-date=24 November 2014 |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]]}}</ref> and is the long-term coach of [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]].

==Career==
After turning professional in 1994 at the age of 18, Walker reached the quarter-finals of the [[World Snooker Championship|World Championship]] in [[1997 World Snooker Championship|1997]], with victories over [[Dave Harold]] 10–7 and [[Alan McManus]] 13–10, before he lost 13–8 to [[Alain Robidoux]]. This was the first time he had reached the latter stages of a ranking tournament, and he also reached the last 16 of the same tournament in 2004 with a 10–7 win over [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]] before losing 13–5 to [[David Gray (snooker player)|David Gray]]. He dropped off the Main Tour after the 2005–2006 season, but returned a year later after a strong campaign on the Pontin's International Open Series, from which the top 8 finishers gain Main Tour places. However he dropped off again at the end of the season.

Walker did however return to the tour in 2014 as he won a 2-year tour card by reaching the semi-final stage of the second event of the [[2014 Q School]].

===2016/2017 season===
In [[2016–17 snooker season|2016–17]], he had one of his most impressive seasons to date, the highlight being his run in his home tournament, the [[2017 Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]]. He defeated [[Rhys Clark]], and former world champions [[Neil Robertson]] and [[Graeme Dott]] before losing in the fourth round to [[Zhou Yuelong]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 February 2017 |title=Lee Walker targeting Crucible after Coral Welsh Open exploits |url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/15101994.Walker_targeting_Crucible_after_Welsh_Open_exploits/ |access-date=11 June 2017 |publisher=[[World Snooker]]}}</ref>

=== 2017/2018 season ===
In the [[2017–18 snooker season|2017–18 season]], Walker had his best run in a ranking event to date, reaching the semi-finals of the [[2018 Gibraltar Open]] where he was defeated 4–2 by eventual runner-up [[Cao Yupeng]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lee Walker |url=http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=172 |access-date=6 April 2018 |publisher=Snooker Database}}</ref>

=== 2021/2022 season ===
Walker won the [[2022 World Seniors Championship]] at the [[Crucible Theatre]]. He recovered from 0–3 down to defeat the defending champion [[David Lilley (snooker player)|David Lilley]] in the semi-finals, and then came from 1–3 and 2–4 behind to defeat three-time champion [[Jimmy White]] 5–4 in the final. Walker became the 11th different winner of the [[World Seniors Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 May 2022 |title=Walker Wins World Seniors Crown |url=https://wst.tv/walker-wins-world-seniors-crown/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509115024/https://wst.tv/walker-wins-world-seniors-crown/ |archive-date=9 May 2022 |access-date=12 May 2022 |website=World Snooker}}</ref>

=== 2022/2023 season ===
Walker chose not to enter any tournament in the season, except the invitiational [[2022 Champion of Champions|Champion of Champions]]. After losing his first round match against [[Mark Selby]], he announced that he had already retired from all activities on the main tour, due to business and coaching obligations.

==Performance and rankings timeline==
<div style="width:auto; overflow:scroll">
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
! Tournament
! [[1994–95 snooker season|1994/ 95]]
! [[1995–96 snooker season|1995/ 96]]
! [[1996–97 snooker season|1996/ 97]]
! [[1997–98 snooker season|1997/ 98]]
! [[1998–99 snooker season|1998/ 99]]
! [[1999–2000 snooker season|1999/ 00]]
! [[2000–01 snooker season|2000/ 01]]
! [[2001–02 snooker season|2001/ 02]]
! [[2002–03 snooker season|2002/ 03]]
! [[2003–04 snooker season|2003/ 04]]
! [[2004–05 snooker season|2004/ 05]]
! [[2005–06 snooker season|2005/ 06]]
! [[2007–08 snooker season|2007/ 08]]
! [[2012–13 snooker season|2012/ 13]]
! [[2014–15 snooker season|2014/ 15]]
! [[2015–16 snooker season|2015/ 16]]
! [[2016–17 snooker season|2016/ 17]]
! [[2017–18 snooker season|2017/ 18]]
! [[2018–19 snooker season|2018/ 19]]
! [[2019–20 snooker season|2019/ 20]]
! [[2020–21 snooker season|2020/ 21]]
! [[2021–22 snooker season|2021/ 22]]
! [[2022–23 snooker season|2022/ 23]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Snooker world rankings|Ranking]]<ref name="Ranking history">{{Cite web |title=Ranking History |url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp |access-date=6 February 2011 |publisher=Snooker.org}}</ref>
|align="center"|<ref name="UR" group="nb">New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking</ref>
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 1995/1996|280]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 1996/1997|189]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 1997/1998|79]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 1998/1999|50]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 1999/2000|46]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2000/2001|42]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2001/2002|58]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2002/2003|76]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2003/2004|81]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2004/2005|59]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2005/2006|58]]
|align="center"|<ref name="UR" group="nb"/>
|align="center"|<ref name="AMA" group="nb">He was an amateur</ref>
|align="center"|<ref name="UR" group="nb"/>
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2015/2016|83]]
|align="center"|<ref name="ET" group="nb">Players qualified through European Tour Order of Merit started the season without prize money ranking points</ref>
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2017/2018|69]]
|align="center"|<ref name="OR" group="nb">Players qualified One Year Ranking List started the season without ranking points</ref>
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2019/2020|80]]
|align="center"|<ref name="QS" group="nb">Players qualified through Q School started the season without ranking points</ref>
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2021/2022|85]]
|align="center"|<ref name="AMA" group="nb"/>
|-
|colspan="30"|'''Ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Championship League]]
|align="center" colspan="12" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 Championship League (ranking)|RR]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Championship League (ranking)|RR]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[European Masters (snooker)|European Masters]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the European Open (1994/1995–1996/1997 and 2001/2002–2003/2004), the Irish Open (1998/1999) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)</ref>
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1998 Irish Open|1R]]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 European Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 European Masters (2020–21 season)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[British Open (snooker)|British Open]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1998 British Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 British Open (1998/1999)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 British Open (1999/2000)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 British Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 British Open|3R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Northern Ireland Open (snooker)|Northern Ireland Open]]
|align="center" colspan="16" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 Northern Ireland Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 Northern Ireland Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 Northern Ireland Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Northern Ireland Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 Northern Ireland Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Northern Ireland Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[UK Championship]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1998 UK Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 UK Championship|3R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 UK Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 UK Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 UK Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 UK Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 UK Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 UK Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 UK Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Scottish Open (snooker)|Scottish Open]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the International Open (1994/1995–1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)</ref>
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 Scottish Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 Scottish Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 Scottish Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 Scottish Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 Scottish Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Scottish Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 Scottish Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Scottish Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[English Open (snooker)|English Open]]
|align="center" colspan="16" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 English Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 English Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 English Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2019 English Open (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 English Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Grand Prix (snooker)|World Grand Prix]]
|align="center" colspan="14" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Snooker Shoot Out|Shoot Out]]
|align="center" colspan="13" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 Snooker Shoot Out|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 Snooker Shoot Out|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Snooker Shoot Out|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 Snooker Shoot Out|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Snooker Shoot Out|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 Snooker Shoot Out|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[German Masters]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)</ref>
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1997 German Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 Welsh Open (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 Welsh Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 Welsh Open (snooker)|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Players Championship (snooker)|Players Championship]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2012/2013 and 2014/2015–2015/2016)</ref>
|align="center" colspan="13" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Tour Championship (snooker)|Tour Championship]]
|align="center" colspan="18" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Snooker Championship|World Championship]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1997 World Snooker Championship|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1998 World Snooker Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 World Snooker Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|-
|colspan="30"|'''Non-ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Champion of Champions (snooker)|Champion of Champions]]
|align="center" colspan="14" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|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="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 Champion of Champions|1R]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Masters (snooker)|The Masters]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|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
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Championship League]]
|align="center" colspan="12" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|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="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 Championship League (2019–20 season)|RR]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Six-red World Championship]]
|align="center" colspan="13" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 Six-red World Championship|2R]]
|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" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Seniors Championship]]
|align="center" colspan="13" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 World Seniors Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background :#00ff00;"|[[2022 World Seniors Championship|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 World Seniors Championship|1R]]
|-
|colspan="30"|'''Former ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Dubai Classic]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and the Asian Classic (1996/1997)</ref>
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Malta Grand Prix]]
|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Thailand Masters]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Thailand Open (1995/1996–1996/1997)</ref>
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 Thailand Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Irish Masters]]
|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 Irish Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Northern Ireland Trophy]]
|align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2007 Northern Ireland Trophy|1R]]
|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Wuxi Classic]]<ref name="WUC" group="nb">The event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009–2009/2010)</ref>
|align="center" colspan="13" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|{{nowrap|[[Australian Goldfields Open]]<ref name="AUS" group="nb">The event was called the Australian Masters (1994/1995-1995/1996)</ref>}}
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking
|align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Shanghai Masters (snooker)|Shanghai Masters]]
|align="center" colspan="12" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 Shanghai Masters|1R]]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Paul Hunter Classic]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005) and the Fürth German Open (2005/2006–2006/2007)</ref>
|align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Pro-am Event
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Minor-Ranking
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 Paul Hunter Classic|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 Paul Hunter Classic|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2018 Paul Hunter Classic|QF]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Indian Open (snooker)|Indian Open]]
|align="center" colspan="14" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Indian Open|1R]]
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[China Open (snooker)|China Open]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)</ref>
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 China Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 China Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Riga Masters (snooker)|Riga Masters]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)</ref>
|align="center" colspan="14" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|MR
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 Riga Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 Riga Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 Riga Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Riga Masters|1R]]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[International Championship]]
|align="center" colspan="13" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 International Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 International Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 International Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[China Championship (snooker)|China Championship]]
|align="center" colspan="16" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Open (snooker)|World Open]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Grand Prix (1994/1995–2000/2001 and 2004/2005–2009/2010) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)</ref>
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2003 LG Cup (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 Grand Prix (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 Grand Prix (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 World Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 World Open (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 World Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[WST Pro Series]]
|align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 WST Pro Series|RR]]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Turkish Masters]]
|align="center" colspan="21" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Gibraltar Open]]
|align="center" colspan="15" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 Gibraltar Open|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2018 Gibraltar Open|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Gibraltar Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 Gibraltar Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Gibraltar Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 Gibraltar Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|-
|colspan="30"|'''Former non-ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Champions Cup (snooker)|Champions Cup]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Charity Challenge (1994/1995–1998/1999)</ref>
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1998 Charity Challenge|1R]]
|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" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|}
{| 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 (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
|-
| 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.
|-
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|MR / Minor-Ranking Event || means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
|-
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|PA / Pro-am Event || means an event is/was a pro-am event.
|}
{{Reflist|group=nb}}
</div>

==Career finals==

===Non-ranking finals: 2 (1 title) ===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!width="80"| Outcome
!width="20"| No.
!width="50"| Year
!style="width:250px;"| Championship
!style="width:200px;"| Opponent in the final
!style="width:100px;"| Score
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1.
| 1998
| [[Merseyside Professional Championship]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Lines]]
| 4–5
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 1.
| [[2022 World Seniors Championship|2022]]
| [[World Seniors Championship]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy White]]
| 5–4
|}

===Pro-am finals: 2 (1 title)===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!width="80"| Outcome
!width="20"| No.
!width="50"| Year
!style="width:250px;"| Championship
!style="width:200px;"| Opponent in the final
!style="width:100px;"| Score
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 1.
| 2008
| TCC Open Snooker Championship
| {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Mark|Williams|dab=snooker player}}
| 7–5
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1.
| 2014
| [[Pink Ribbon (snooker)|Pink Ribbon]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Lines]]
| 1–4
|}

===Amateur finals: 4 ===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!width="80"| Outcome
!width="20"| No.
!width="50"| Year
!width="250"| Championship
!width="200"| Opponent in the final
!width="100"| Score
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1.
| 2006
| [[International Open Series|PIOS – Event 3]]
| {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Leo Fernandez]]
| 5–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 2.
| 2007
| [[International Open Series|PIOS – Event 4]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kuldesh Johal]]
| 4–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 3.
| 2011
| [[IBSF World Snooker Championship]]
| {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Hossein Vafaei]]
| 9–10
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 4.
| 2014
| [[Welsh Amateur Championship (snooker)|Welsh Amateur Championship]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Jamie Clarke (snooker player)|Jamie Clarke]]
| 6–8
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{WST player|archive=20230922143228}}
* {{snooker.org player}}

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