Mike Hallett

Mike Hallett (born 6 July 1959) is an English former professional snooker player and commentator. He won the 1989 Hong Kong Open.

Career

Hallett was born in Grimsby on 6 July 1959.<ref name="WHO">Template:Cite book</ref> Having won the national under-16 title in 1975, he turned professional in 1979.<ref name="WHO" /> His world ranking peaked at number six, in the 1989/1990 list.<ref name="CUESPORT"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His only ranking tournament victory was at the 1989 Hong Kong Open in which he defeated Dene O'Kane 9–8.<ref name="CUESPORT"/>

In a semi-final match against John Parrott in the 1988 Benson & Hedges Masters, he recovered from needing three snookers to win the decider 6–5.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, he lost 0–9 to Steve Davis in the final, the first whitewash in the Masters final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Three years later, in 1991 he reached the Masters Final again at Wembley where, in the best-of-17-frame match, he surged to a 7–0 lead over Stephen Hendry and missed a pink which would have put him 8–0 ahead. He then moved into an 8–2 lead and needed just the pink and black to clear for the match in the eleventh frame, but missed the shot with the rest. Hendry took that frame and managed to spring a comeback to win the match 9–8.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Hallett would go on to win two invitational World Series of Snooker events later in the year, but did not win another professional title after 1991.<ref name="CUESPORT"/>

Hallett did reach the quarter-finals of the World Championship twice, but never progressed further. His final season on the main tour was in 2004–05, after which he went on to play in the Pontin's International Open Series.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="CUESPORT">Template:Cite book</ref>

At the start of the 2011/12 season Hallett entered the Players Tour Championship and after winning his first two matches against Duane Jones 4-3 and Elliot Slessor also 4–3, he played Ronnie O'Sullivan and managed to take two frames in losing 4–2.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In August 2021 the World Snooker Tour tweeted that Hallett was recovering from a stroke.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament	1979/ 80	1980/ 81	1981/ 82	1982/ 83	1983/ 84	1984/ 85	1985/ 86	1986/ 87	1987/ 88	1988/ 89	1989/ 90	1990/ 91	1991/ 92	1992/ 93	1993/ 94	1994/ 95	1995/ 96	1996/ 97	1997/ 98	1998/ 99	2000/ 01	2004/ 05
Ranking<ref name="Ranking history">Template:Cite web</ref>	<ref group="nb" name="AMA">He was an amateur.</ref>	<ref group="nb" name="NEW">New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.</ref>	29	31	32	25	28	27	16	9	6	7	8	17	19	23	34	46	<ref group="nb" name="AMA"></ref>	<ref group="nb" name="NEW"></ref>	<ref group="nb" name="NEW"></ref>	<ref group="nb" name="NEW"></ref>
Ranking tournaments
Grand Prix<ref group="nb">The event ran under a different name as Professional Players Tournament (1982/1983 to 1983/1984).</ref>	Not Held			2R	3R	3R	2R	3R	1R	3R	2R	3R	3R	2R	2R	1R	1R	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	LQ
British Open<ref group="nb" >The event was known as British Gold Cup (1979/1980), Yamaha Organs Trophy (1980/1981) and International Masters (1981/1982 to 1983/1984).</ref>	Non-Ranking Event					2R	2R	2R	F	SF	2R	QF	2R	2R	2R	3R	2R	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	LQ
UK Championship	Non-Ranking Event					1R	2R	3R	QF	1R	QF	2R	1R	3R	2R	1R	LQ	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	LQ
Welsh Open	Tournament Not Held												1R	QF	1R	2R	1R	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	LQ
Malta Cup<ref group="nb">The event ran under different names such as European Open (1988/1989 to 1996/1997) and Irish Open (1998/1999).</ref>	Tournament Not Held									SF	1R	1R	1R	2R	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	A	LQ	NH	LQ
Irish Masters	Non-ranking Event																					LQ
China Open<ref group="nb">The event ran under different names as China International (1997/1998 and 1998/1999)</ref>	Tournament Not Held																		NR	LQ	LQ	LQ
World Championship	LQ	LQ	1R	1R	1R	1R	2R	QF	2R	QF	2R	1R	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	F	1R	1R	F	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
Premier League<ref group="nb">The event was also called the Professional Snooker League (1983/1984), the Matchroom League (1986/1987–1991/1992) and the European League (1992/1993–1996/1997)</ref>	Tournament Not Held				A	Not Held		A	A	A	A	A	RR	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
Former ranking tournaments
Template:Nowrap	NR		Not Held				Non-Ranking			SF	Tournament Not Held
Template:Nowrap	Non-Ranking Event									NH	W	Tournament Not Held				NR	NR	Tournament Not Held
Classic	Non-Ranking Event				2R	1R	2R	2R	1R	1R	2R	SF	QF	Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open	NH												1R	MR	NR	Tournament Not Held
Dubai Classic<ref group="nb" >The event run under different names as Dubai Masters (1988/1989), Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)</ref>	Tournament Not Held									NR	1R	QF	1R	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	Not Held
German Open	Tournament Not Held																LQ	LQ	A	NR	Not Held
Thailand Masters<ref group="nb" >The event ran under different names such as Asian Open (1989/1990 to 1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994 to 1996/1997).</ref>	Tournament Not Held				Non-Ranking Event				Not Held		2R	SF	2R	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	NH
Scottish Open<ref group="nb" >The event ran under different names such as International Open (1981/1982 to 1984/1985, 1986/1987 to 1996/1997) and Goya Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986).</ref>	Not Held		NR	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	1R	SF	2R	2R	Not Held		2R	2R	3R	1R	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Bass & Golden Leisure Classic	Not Held		SF	Tournament Not Held
UK Championship	1R	1R	1R	2R	2R	Ranking Event
British Open<ref group="nb" >The event was known as British Gold Cup (1979/1980), Yamaha Organs Trophy (1980/1981) and International Masters (1981/1982 to 1983/1984)</ref>	LQ	RR	LQ	LQ	LQ	Ranking Event
Costa Del Sol Classic	Tournament Not Held					F	Tournament Not Held
Template:Nowrap	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	F	NH	R	Tournament Not Held				A	A	Tournament Not Held
Fosters Professional	Tournament Not Held					A	A	A	A	W	Tournament Not Held
Template:Nowrap	NH	1R	Not Held			2R	SF	QF	QF	W	Tournament Not Held
New Zealand Masters	Tournament Not Held					A	Not Held			F	QF	Tournament Not Held
International League	Tournament Not Held										RR	Tournament Not Held
London Masters	Tournament Not Held									A	QF	A	Tournament Not Held
Shoot-Out	Tournament Not Held											F	Tournament Not Held
Norwich Union Grand Prix	Tournament Not Held									A	QF	QF	Tournament Not Held
World Masters	Tournament Not Held											3R	Tournament Not Held
Thailand Masters	Tournament Not Held				A	A	A	A	Not Held		Ranking		QF	Ranking Event								NH
Hong Kong Challenge	Tournament Not Held				A	A	A	A	A	A	NH	QF	1R	Tournament Not Held
Indian Challenge	Tournament Not Held												QF	Tournament Not Held
World Matchplay	Tournament Not Held									QF	1R	1R	QF	A	Tournament Not Held
Belgian Challenge	Tournament Not Held												SF	Tournament Not Held
Irish Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	1R	1R	SF	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	R
European Challenge	Tournament Not Held												SF	A	Tournament Not Held
Belgian Masters	Tournament Not Held											QF	W	QF	Not Held		A	Tournament Not Held
Pot Black	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Tournament Not Held					1R	A	F	Tournament Not Held
Scottish Masters	Not Held		A	A	A	A	A	A	A	NH	QF	1R	W	QF	A	QF	A	A	A	A	A	NH
Pontins Professional	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	F	QF	F	F	QF	SF	QF	QF	QF	QF	QF	QF	Not Held

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

NH / Not Held				means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event				means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event				means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event				means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.

Career finals

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Ranking finals: 2 (1 title)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	1988	British Open	Template:Flagicon Stephen Hendry	2–13
Winner	1.	1989	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Dene O'Kane	9–8

Non-ranking finals: 16 (6 titles)

Legend
The Masters (0–2)
Other (6–8)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	1984	Costa Del Sol Classic	Template:Flagicon Dennis Taylor	2–5
Winner	1.	1986	Clacton Professional	Template:Flagicon Tony Jones	5–3
Runner-up	2.	1987	Australian Masters	Template:Flagicon Stephen Hendry	226–371 points
Winner	2.	1987	Clacton Professional	Template:Flagicon Jack McLaughlin	6–1
Runner-up	3.	1988	The Masters	Template:Flagicon Steve Davis	0–9
Runner-up	4.	1988	Pontins Professional	Template:Flagicon John Parrott	1–9
Runner-up	5.	1988	New Zealand Masters	Template:Flagicon Stephen Hendry	1–6
Winner	3.	1988	Fosters Professional	Template:Flagicon Stephen Hendry	8–5
Winner	4.	1989	Template:Nowrap	Template:Flagicon John Parrott	9–7
Runner-up	6.	1990	Pontins Professional (2)	Template:Flagicon Stephen Hendry	6–9
Runner-up	7.	1990	Shoot-Out	Template:Flagicon Darren Morgan	1–2
Runner-up	8.	1991	The Masters	Template:Flagicon Stephen Hendry	8–9
Runner-up	9.	1991	Pontins Professional (3)	Template:Flagicon Neal Foulds	6–9
Winner	5.	1991	Scottish Masters	Template:Flagicon Steve Davis	10–6
Winner	6.	1991	Belgian Masters	Template:Flagicon Neal Foulds	9–7
Runner-up	10.	1993	Pot Black	Template:Flagicon Steve Davis	0–2

Pro-am finals: 4 (3 titles)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	1989	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname	6–5<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Winner	2.	1991	Pontins Spring Open	Template:Flagicon Wayne Brown	7–5
Winner	3.	1993	Pontins Spring Open (2)	Template:Flagicon Steve James	7–6
Runner-up	1.	2003	Pontins Spring Open	Template:Flagicon Judd Trump	2–4

Team finals: 3 (2 titles)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Team/partner	Opponent(s) in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	1986	World Doubles Championship	Template:Flagicon Stephen Hendry	Template:Flagicon Steve Davis Template:Flagicon Tony Meo	3–12
Winner	1.	1987	World Doubles Championship	Template:Flagicon Stephen Hendry	Template:Flagicon Cliff Thorburn Template:Flagicon Dennis Taylor	12–8
Winner	2.	1991	World Masters Doubles	Template:Flagicon Stephen Hendry	Template:Flagicon Brady Gollan Template:Flagicon Jim Wych	8–5