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'''John Hargreaves''' (born 2 December 1945)<ref name="87HALE">{{cite book |last=Hale |first=Janice |date=1987 |title=Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88 |location=Aylesbury |publisher=Queen Anne Press |pages=82-83 |isbn=0356146901 }}</ref> is an English former professional snooker player. |
'''John Hargreaves''' (born 2 December 1945)<ref name="87HALE">{{cite book |last=Hale |first=Janice |date=1987 |title=Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88 |location=Aylesbury |publisher=Queen Anne Press |pages=82-83 |isbn=0356146901 }}</ref> is an English former professional [[snooker]] player. |
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As an amateur, he won the 1981 [[Pontins Open|Pontins Spring Open]], beating [[Cliff Wilson]] 7-2 in the final.<ref name="Turner">{{cite web|title=Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=5 February 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228200841/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html|archivedate=28 February 2012}}</ref> |
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He turned professional in 1983, and |
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He turned professional in 1983.<ref name="87HALE" /> He was beaten in his first matches in the qualifying rounds of the [[1983 Professional Players Tournament]] (0-5 by [[Mario Morra (pool player)|Mario Morra]]), the [[1983 UK Championship]] (4-9 by [[Ian Williamson (snooker player)|Ian Williamson]] and the [[1984 World Snooker Championship]] (5-10 to [[Eddie McLaughlin (snooker player)|Eddie McLaughlin]]. He did however record wins over [[Warren King (snooker player)|Warren King]] (5-3) and Billy Kelly (snooker player)|Billy Kelly]] (5-4) in the qualifying rounds of the [[1984 Classic (snooker)|1984 Classic]] before losing 1-5 to [[Mark Wildman]] in the third qualifying round. Having failed to gain any ranking points, we was was unranked in the [[snooker world rankings 1984/1985]]. |
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Revision as of 02:10, 29 March 2020
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John Hargreaves (born 2 December 1945)[1] is an English former professional snooker player.
As an amateur, he won the 1981 Pontins Spring Open, beating Cliff Wilson 7-2 in the final.[2]
He turned professional in 1983.[1] He was beaten in his first matches in the qualifying rounds of the 1983 Professional Players Tournament (0-5 by Mario Morra), the 1983 UK Championship (4-9 by Ian Williamson and the 1984 World Snooker Championship (5-10 to Eddie McLaughlin. He did however record wins over Warren King (5-3) and Billy Kelly (snooker player)|Billy Kelly]] (5-4) in the qualifying rounds of the 1984 Classic before losing 1-5 to Mark Wildman in the third qualifying round. Having failed to gain any ranking points, we was was unranked in the snooker world rankings 1984/1985.
His highest world ranking was 79th[3]
References
- ^ a b Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. pp. 82–83. ISBN 0356146901.
- ^ "Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Rose Villa Publications. pp. 501–502. ISBN 978-0954854904.