Troy Shaw

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Troy Shaw
Born (1969-10-06) 6 October 1969 (age 54)
Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Sport country England
Professional1991–2003
Highest ranking74 (1994/95)[1]
Best ranking finishLast 16 (x1)
Tournament wins
Minor-ranking1

Troy Shaw (born 6 October 1969)[2] is an English former professional snooker player.

Career[edit]

Competing on the main tour from 1991, Shaw won the second leg of minor ranking tournament the Strachan Challenge in 1993, beating Nigel Bond in the final.[2] He reached his highest ranking, 74th, the following year.[1] At the end of the 2002–03 snooker season, Shaw was ranked 94th and did not qualify to remain on the professional tour.[3]

Performance and rankings timeline[edit]

[2]

Tournament 1991/
92
1992/
93
1993/
94
1994/
95
1995/
96
1996/
97
1997/
98
1998/
99
1999/
00
2000/
01
2001/
02
2002/
03
2003/
04
Ranking[1] [nb 1] 121 77 74 125 133 131 88 96 116 97 83 [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
LG Cup[nb 3] LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A
British Open 1R 3R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ A
UK Championship LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A
Welsh Open LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ A
European Open[nb 4] 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ NH LQ Not Held LQ LQ A
Irish Masters Non-Ranking Event LQ A
Players Championship[nb 5] NH 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ 2R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A
World Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A A
Former ranking tournaments
Classic LQ Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open[nb 6] LQ MR NR Tournament Not Held
Dubai Classic[nb 7] LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
German Open Tournament Not Held LQ LQ LQ NR Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Not Held Non-Ranking Event LQ NR Not Held
China Open[nb 8] Tournament Not Held NR LQ LQ LQ LQ Not Held
Thailand Masters[nb 9] LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ NR NH
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
DQ disqualified from the tournament
NH / Not Held event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
PA / Pro-am Event means an event is/was a pro-am event.
  1. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  2. ^ He was not on the Main Tour.
  3. ^ The event was previously known as the Grand Prix (1990/1991–2000/2001)
  4. ^ The event was previously known as the Irish Open (1998/1999)
  5. ^ The event was also known as the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Scottish Open (1997/1998–2002/2003)
  6. ^ The event was also known as the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)
  7. ^ The event was also known as the Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)
  8. ^ The event was also known as the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
  9. ^ The event was also known as the Asian Open (1991/1992–1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/97)

Career finals[edit]

Minor-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)[edit]

Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1993 Strachan Challenge – Event 2 England Nigel Bond 9–4[2]

Pro-am finals: 2 (1 title)[edit]

Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1990 Kuedos Invitational Thailand James Wattana 3–5[4]
Winner 2006 Hall Green Pro-Am England Mark Sutton 4–3[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 886–888. ISBN 978-0954854904.
  3. ^ "Mark Williams tops end of year rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. July 2003. pp. 30–31.
  4. ^ "Midlands Masters title for Shilton". Sandwell Evening Mail. 26 December 1990. p. 27.
  5. ^ "2006 Hall Green Pro Am". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 30 November 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2021.