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Following the [[1984–85 snooker season]], during which he did not progress beyond the qualifying rounds of any tournament,<ref name="CUESPORT" /> Hargreaves was the lowest ranked of 102 players in the [[Snooker world rankings 1985/1986]].<ref name="GUINNESS">{{cite book |last=Everton |first=Clive |date=1985 |title=Guinness Snooker – The Records |publisher=Guinness Superlatives Ltd |pages=14-15 |isbn=0851124488 }}</ref> Despite again failing to get past the qualifying rounds during the [[1985–86 snooker season]],<ref name="CUESPORT" /> Hargreaves improved his ranking to 92nd,<ref name="87HALE" /> a career high.<ref name="KOBY"> {{cite book |last=Kobylecky |first=John |date=2019 |title=The Complete International Directory of Snooker Players – 1927 to 2018 |publisher=Kobyhadrian Books |page=97 |isbn=978-0993143311 }}</ref> |
Following the [[1984–85 snooker season]], during which he did not progress beyond the qualifying rounds of any tournament,<ref name="CUESPORT" /> Hargreaves was the lowest ranked of 102 players in the [[Snooker world rankings 1985/1986]].<ref name="GUINNESS">{{cite book |last=Everton |first=Clive |date=1985 |title=Guinness Snooker – The Records |publisher=Guinness Superlatives Ltd |pages=14-15 |isbn=0851124488 }}</ref> Despite again failing to get past the qualifying rounds during the [[1985–86 snooker season]],<ref name="CUESPORT" /> Hargreaves improved his ranking to 92nd,<ref name="87HALE" /> a career high.<ref name="KOBY"> {{cite book |last=Kobylecky |first=John |date=2019 |title=The Complete International Directory of Snooker Players – 1927 to 2018 |publisher=Kobyhadrian Books |page=97 |isbn=978-0993143311 }}</ref> |
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His highest world ranking was 79th<ref name="CUESPORT">{{cite book |last1=Hayton |first1=Eric |last2=Dee |first2=John |date=2004 |title=The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History |publisher=Rose Villa Publications |pages=501-502 |isbn=978-0954854904 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 02:26, 29 March 2020
Born | 22 August 1957 |
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Professional | 1983-1988 |
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]
Hargreaves 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 (5-4) in the qualifying rounds of the 1984 Classic before losing 1-5 to Mark Wildman in the third qualifying round.[3] Having failed to gain any ranking points, we was was unranked in the snooker world rankings 1984/1985.[4]
Following the 1984–85 snooker season, during which he did not progress beyond the qualifying rounds of any tournament,[3] Hargreaves was the lowest ranked of 102 players in the Snooker world rankings 1985/1986.[5] Despite again failing to get past the qualifying rounds during the 1985–86 snooker season,[3] Hargreaves improved his ranking to 92nd,[1] a career high.[6]
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Rose Villa Publications. pp. 501–502. ISBN 978-0954854904.
- ^ "How they stand: official world rankings 1984". Snooker Scene. No. June 1984. Everton's News Agency. pp. 18–19.
- ^ Everton, Clive (1985). Guinness Snooker – The Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 14–15. ISBN 0851124488.
- ^ Kobylecky, John (2019). The Complete International Directory of Snooker Players – 1927 to 2018. Kobyhadrian Books. p. 97. ISBN 978-0993143311.