Mark King (snooker player)
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox snooker player Mark King (born 28 March 1974) is an English former professional snooker player.
Having turned professional in 1991, King was ranked within the world's top 32 players between 1996 and 2015, and won his first ranking event title in 2016, defeating Barry Hawkins 9–8 in the final of the Northern Ireland Open. He has also appeared in two other ranking tournament finals: the 1997 Welsh Open, where he lost 2–9 to Stephen Hendry;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and the 2004 Irish Masters,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> where Peter Ebdon defeated him 10–7.
King has reached the last 16 of the World Championship seven times, in 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009 and 2013, but has never progressed beyond this stage.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In November 2024, it was announced that King had been banned from snooker for five years after being found guilty of match fixing and providing inside information relating to his match against Joe Perry at the Welsh Open on 13 February 2023. He had been provisionally suspended since 18 March 2023 when the investigation into irregular betting patterns on the match was launched.<ref name="Nov15_WPBSA"/><ref name="Nov15_BBC"/><ref name="Nov15_Eurosport"/>
Career
King turned professional in 1991 and advanced steadily through the rankings, reaching the top 48 by 1996. His Welsh Open final run led to a top 32 place in the end of season rankings, and he continued to progress by reaching the top 16 a year later. He made his debut at the World Snooker Championship in 1994, losing to Darren Morgan in the first round.
He remained in the top 16 the following season without reaching a ranking quarter-final, but dropped out a year later. He made an immediate return in 2000–01, climbing to a career-high of #11. A poor 2002–03 season ended with him dropping out of the top 16 again after defeat to Drew Henry 10–5 in the first round of the World Championship. In the post-match interview, King suggested that he had lost patience with the game and would quit because "I've just had enough of the game."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
After the 2004 World Championship, King became involved in a tense battle with Quinten Hann after his friend Andy Hicks eliminated Hann in a controversial first-round clash. Hann had been making provocative gestures during the match and after Hicks took victory, the two players had an altercation, with an angry Hann squaring up to Hicks. Upset by Hann's behaviour, King challenged the Australian to a boxing match,<ref>Mark King -v- Quinten Hann Boxing match??? Template:Webarchive. boards.ie. Retrieved on 9 April 2017.</ref> for which King was later criticised, as Hann's behaviour had already put the game into disrepute. Nevertheless, the bout went ahead and Hann controversially won the fight on a points decision.
In December 2004, King beat Robin Hull, Mark Williams, Alan McManus and John Parrott en route to the semi-finals of the UK Championship, losing 9–4 to eventual winner Stephen Maguire. At 8–3, a mobile phone went off in the crowd, prompting King to quip "if that's my missus, tell her I'll be home soon".Template:Cn In 2005, King beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8 at the same event, having fought back from 5–3 down in a match which saw his opponent sitting with a wet towel draped over his head when King was at the table. King would eventually lose 9–6 in the last 16 to Joe Perry, but made a career best 146 break at the 2006 Championships.
Defeat to Neil Robertson (he was trailing 7–2 but only lost 10–9) in the qualifying for the World Championship in 2005 cost him the chance of a top 16 return, but King qualified a year later, resiliently losing 10–6 to Stephen Maguire in the first round. In 2007, King went out to David Gilbert in the qualifying round for the event.
In the 2008 World Championship, King beat six-times runner-up Jimmy White to qualify,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> then shocked the previous year's runner-up Mark Selby 10–8, having trailed 5–3 overnight. After potting the match ball, King showed his delight by shouting "Get in".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He lost to Peter Ebdon in the last 16, but his top-16 place was secure and he would start the 08/09 campaign ranked 15th.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
A consistent 2008–09 season saw King retain his top 16 spot.
At the 2009 Grand Prix King needed three snookers in the deciding frame against Ricky Walden to claim a 5–4 victory. He managed to get them and won by potting the final black. In the next round he lost to Robert Milkins.
At the 2010 China Open King defeated Thai player James Wattana 5–4 in the first round after trailing 2–4. He then won his second match 5–3 against Chinese player Tian Pengfei to reach his first Quarter final since the 2007 Malta Cup. A double triumph for King, the win helped to maintain his Top 16 place for the 2010/11 season.
At the 2010 World championship, King lost his first round match against former 6 times World Champion Steve Davis by 9–10. In the deciding frame, Davis led 55–37, with only 13 points available. King's attempts at getting the snooker he needed to win ended with him fluking the pink in the pocket.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
King made an impressive start to the new season when he reached the Quarter Final of the 2010 Shanghai Masters. King was too strong for qualifier Joe Delaney in the first round, winning 5–3. The same scoreline saw him overcome Peter Ebdon in the next round but King was then beaten comfortably by Mark Selby 5–1. However his lack of form in the following ranking events made him fall out of the top 16 after the 2011 Welsh Open.
At the 2011 Masters, King beat defending champion Mark Selby 6–4 to reach his first quarter-final at the event since 1999. After the match, King suggested that his comeback from 0–2 down was prompted by his opponent's celebration to winning the second frame on the black, when he "put his cue up and it gave me the hump a bit" <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> King then lost in the quarter-finals 1–6 against Jamie Cope.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He ended the season by losing 7–10 to Graeme Dott in the World Championship and was ranked 26, dropping 11 places during the year.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was therefore out of the top 16 in the end of season rankings for the first time since the 2007–08 season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2011/2012 season
King's ranking meant that he would need to win a match to qualify for the ranking tournaments in the 2011–12 season. He failed to qualify for four of the eight ranking tournaments during the season and was knocked out in the first round in two.<ref name="2011/12">Template:Cite web</ref> However, he produced an excellent run in the Shanghai Masters where he reached his first semi-final since the 2005 Welsh Open.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He required a final frame decider to beat Liu Song in qualifying 5–4 and once in China he won by the same scoreline to knock out defending champion Ali Carter in the first round.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> Further wins followed over Fergal O'Brien and Anthony Hamilton, before he was whitewashed 0–6 by Mark Selby in the last four.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> King also reached the quarter-finals of the World Open by beating Mark Williams 5–1 and Tom Ford 5–4, but then lost 1–5 to Mark Allen.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> King lost to seventeen-year-old Luca Brecel in qualifying for the World Championship and finished the season ranked world number 31, dropping five places during the year.<ref name="2011/12"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2012/2013 season
King began the 2012–13 season by failing to qualify for three of the first four ranking events.<ref name="2012/13">Template:Cite web</ref> The one he did reach was the Shanghai Masters, where he beat Zhao Xintong 5–3 in the wildcard round and local favourite Ding Junhui 5–4 in the first round, having trailed 0–3.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He lost 3–5 to Shaun Murphy in the following round.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> King defeated Mark Williams 6–3 in the first round of the 2012 UK Championship, before surrendering a 3–0 lead against 17-year-old Luca Brecel to lose 4–6.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He also reached the second round of the German Masters by whitewashing Stephen Maguire 5–0, but then lost in a deciding frame to Matthew Stevens.<ref name="2012/13"/>
King failed to qualify for the World Open and lost in the first round of the Welsh Open and China Open.<ref name="2012/13"/> He faced Mark Allen in the opening round of the World Snooker Championship and produced a shock by fighting back from 6–8 down to produce his best snooker at the end of the match in a 10–8 win.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He raced into a 6–2 lead in the first session of his second round match against Ding Junhui, before falling 7–9 behind in the next session and ultimately lost 9–13.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> King ended the season ranked world number 29.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2013/2014 season
King had his best results in the Chinese ranking events during the 2013–14 season, beginning with the Wuxi Classic where he beat Rory McLeod 5–3 and Marco Fu 5–4, before being thrashed 5–0 by Neil Robertson in the last 16.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At the Shanghai Masters he knocked out Graeme Dott, but Robertson was again victorious when the pair met in the last 16 this time winning 5–3.<ref name="2013/14">Template:Cite web</ref> During King's tie with Fergal O'Brien in the last 64 of the 2013 UK Championship, he made 15 consecutive foul and misses in the sixth frame and went on to lose 6–3.<ref name="2013/14"/> The match was played in a sports hall as the Barbican Centre itself was too small to accommodate enough tables, with King saying afterwards that the conditions were not good enough and as long as the top players were okay the governing body did not care.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> At the China Open, King saw off Aditya Mehta 5–4, Fu 5–3 and Jamie O'Neill 5–3 to reach his only quarter-final of the season.<ref name="2013/14"/> He faced Ding Junhui who had already won four ranking events during the season and lost 5–2.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> King failed to reach The Crucible this year as Jamie Cope beat him 10–7 in the final round of World Championship qualifiers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2014/2015 season
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King lost in the qualifying rounds of three of the first five ranking events of the 2014–15 season and was knocked out in the first round of the other two.<ref name="2014/15">Template:Cite web</ref> He defeated Steven Hallworth and Michael White both 5–3 to qualify for the German Masters and eliminated world number five Barry Hawkins 5–3 in the first round.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the last 16 he lost 5–2 to Stephen Maguire.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A consistent season in the European Tour events saw King finish 24th on the Order of Merit to make his debut in the Grand Final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> King secured another win over Hawkins this time 4–2 and looked like moving 3–2 ahead of Judd Trump in the last 16.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, Trump got the snooker he needed and won the next frame to defeat King.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> King closed the season with a 5–4 loss to Robin Hull in the second round of the China Open and was narrowly edged out 10–9 by Anthony McGill in the final round of World Championship qualifying.<ref name="2014/15"/> He fell outside the top 32 in the rankings for the first time since 1996 at the culmination of the season as he was 36th.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2015/2016 season
King was knocked out in the first round of the 2015 Australian Goldfields Open 5–1 by Mark Selby.<ref name="2015/16">Template:Cite web</ref> At the Paul Hunter Classic, King advanced to the semi-finals with the loss of just one frame. He moved 3–0 up on Shaun Murphy with two 123 breaks but then missed multiple chances to win the match, as well as Murphy getting some flukes, to be beaten 4–3.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was also a losing quarter-finalist at the Gibraltar Open and Gdynia Open to finish ninth on the Order of Merit.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the Grand Final he lost 4–2 to Mark Allen in the second round.<ref name="2015/16"/> King overcame Ali Carter 5–2 at the China Open and beat Murphy 5–3 and Martin O'Donnell 5–0 to reach his first ranking event quarter-final in two years.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He could not win a frame after being 3–2 up on Judd Trump to lose 5–3.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2016/2017 season – first ranking title
King failed to get past the second round in the first eight events of the 2016–17 season. At the inaugural Northern Ireland Open, King beat Igor Figueiredo, Liang Wenbo, Fergal O'Brien, Kurt Maflin, Hossein Vafaei Ayouri and Kyren Wilson to reach his first ranking event final since 2004.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was 5–1 down to Barry Hawkins, before winning six successive frames. King went on to be 8–7 up, with the 16th frame going to a re-spotted black after King had needed a snooker and he missed a double on it to win. King took the deciding frame to win a ranking event for the first time in his 25-year career. He paid tribute to his father who had lent King money for the trip to Belfast.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
King defeated Stephen Maguire and Ali Carter both 4–3 to progress to the quarter-finals of the World Grand Prix, where he lost 4–2 to Marco Fu.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> For the fourth year in a row King could not play in the World Championship as he was beaten 10–4 by Xiao Guodong in the final qualifying round.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Betting ban
On 15 November 2024, it was announced that King had been banned from snooker for five years and ordered to pay £68,299.50 in costs after an Independent Disciplinary Committee found him guilty of one count of match fixing and one count of providing inside information relating to a match he played against Joe Perry at the Welsh Open on 13 February 2023. He had been provisionally suspended since 18 March 2023 when the investigation into irregular betting patterns on the match began and his ban was backdated meaning he is eligible to return to professional snooker on 18 March 2028.<ref name="Nov15_WPBSA">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Nov15_BBC">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Nov15_Eurosport">Template:Cite web</ref> King unsuccessfully appealed against the decision and his punishment in April 2025.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Performance and rankings timeline
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| Ranking<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref group="nb">From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season</ref> | <ref group="nb">New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking</ref> | 209 | 169 | 89 | 52 | 39 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 29 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 36 | 36 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 36 | 52 | 51 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Championship League | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | 2R | RR | RR | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters<ref group="nb">The event was called the European Open (1991/1992–1996/1997 and 2001/2002–2003/2004), Irish Open (1998/1999) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)</ref> | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | NH | 1R | Not Held | 1R | QF | LQ | LQ | 2R | QF | NR | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 1R | SF | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | QF | SF | 2R | 2R | 2R | Tournament Not Held | 2R | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | W | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | Not Held | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | 3R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | SF | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | LQ | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open<ref group="nb" >The event was called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)</ref> | NH | LQ | 1R | LQ | 2R | LQ | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 3R | Tournament Not Held | MR | Not Held | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | NR | DNQ | QF | 1R | 1R | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters<ref group="nb" name="GER">The event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)</ref> | Tournament Not Held | 2R | LQ | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | 1R | LQ | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | WD | LQ | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | F | SF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | SF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | LQ | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship<ref group="nb">The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2015/2016)</ref> | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 2R | 2R | 1R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Open<ref group="nb">The event was called the Grand Prix (1991/1992–2000/2001 and 2004/2005–2009/2010) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)</ref> | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | RR | 1R | 2R | LQ | QF | LQ | 2R | Not Held | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | Not Held | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Champion of Champions | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | QF | 1R | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | A | A | LQ | LQ | WR | 1R | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 2R | A | RR | RR | A | RR | RR | A | A | RR | RR | RR | RR | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Seniors Championship | A | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Classic | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strachan Open<ref group="nb" >The event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)</ref> | LQ | MR | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Classic<ref group="nb" >The event was called the Dubai Classic (1991/1992-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)</ref> | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta Grand Prix | Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | 1R | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand Masters<ref group="nb" >The event was called the Asian Open (1991/1992–1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)</ref> | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | LQ | 2R | NR | Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | 1R | F | LQ | NH | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Tournament Not Held | NR | 2R | 2R | 2R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bahrain Championship | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic<ref group="nb" name="WUC">The event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009–2009/2010)</ref> | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | 3R | 1R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open<ref group="nb" name="AUS">The event was called the Australian Open (1994/1995-1995/1996) and Australian Masters (1995/1996)</ref> | Not Held | Non-Ranking | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 2R | 1R | QF | SF | 2R | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | Non-Ranking | Not Held | NR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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> | Tournament Not Held | Pro-am Event | Minor-Ranking Event | 2R | 4R | 3R | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 1R | NH | 1R | SF | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open<ref group="nb">The event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)</ref> | Tournament Not Held | NR | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Not Held | LQ | LQ | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | LQ | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riga Masters<ref group="nb">The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)</ref> | Tournament Not Held | Minor-Rank | 1R | WD | 3R | QF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | NR | 1R | 3R | 1R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | RR | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | WD | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Tournament Not Held | QF | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | Ranking Event | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Romanian Masters | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | Tournament Not Held | Pro-am Event | Minor-Ranking Event | Ranking Event | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Haining Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | QF | A | SF | 4R | NH | A | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Nowrap | Tournament Not Held | A | QF | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | RR | A | Not Held | LQ | 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 | event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
Career finals
Ranking finals: 3 (1 title)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1997 | Welsh Open | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 2–9 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2004 | Irish Masters | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 7–10 |
| Winner | 1. | 2016 | Northern Ireland Open | Template:Flagicon Barry Hawkins | 9–8 |
Pro-am finals: 9 (5 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2003 | Pontins Spring Open | Template:Flagicon Craig Butler | 5–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 2005 | Fürth German Open | Template:Flagicon Michael Holt | 4–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 2005 | Austrian Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Richardson | 5–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2006 | Dutch Open | Template:Flagicon Michael Wild | 5–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2007 | Ravenace Metals Ltd Invitation Pro-Am | Template:Flagicon Ricky Walden | 1–5<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Winner | 4. | 2013 | Vienna Snooker Open | Template:Flagicon Craig Steadman | 5–0 |
| Winner | 5. | 2014 | Vienna Snooker Open (2) | Template:Flagicon Nigel Bond | 5–2 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2015 | Vienna Snooker Open | Template:Flagicon Peter Ebdon | 3–5 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2019 | Vienna Snooker Open (2) | Template:Flagicon Mark Joyce | 4–5 |