John Hargreaves (snooker player)

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John Hargreaves
Born(1945-12-02)December 2, 1945
Died27 March 2024(2024-03-27) (aged 78)
Stoke-on-Trent
Sport country England
Professional1983–1988
Highest ranking92 (1986/1987)

John Hargreaves (born 2 December 1945)[1] is an English former professional snooker player. he died on 27 March 2024.[2]

Snooker career

As an amateur, he won the 1981 Pontins Spring Open, beating Cliff Wilson 7–2 in the final.[3]

Hargreaves turned professional in 1983.

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.[4] Having failed to gain any ranking points, we was unranked in the snooker world rankings 1984/1985.[5]

Following the 1984–85 snooker season, during which he did not progress beyond the qualifying rounds of any tournament,[4] Hargreaves was the lowest ranked of 102 players in the Snooker world rankings 1985/1986.[6] Despite again failing to get past the qualifying rounds during the 1985–86 snooker season,[4] Hargreaves improved his ranking to 92nd,[1] a career high.[7]

He again failed to reach the final stages of any tournament in the 1986–87 snooker season, and in the 1987–88 snooker season played only one match, losing 4–5 to Morra in the first qualifying round of the 1987 International Open. It was to be his last professional tournament appearance.[4]

Career finals

Pro-am finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 1981 Pontins Spring Open Wales Cliff Wilson 7–2

References

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  2. ^ Alexander, Rachel (7 April 2024). "53 death notices in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire this week". Stoke Sentinel. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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  5. ^ "How they stand: official world rankings 1984". Snooker Scene. No. June 1984. Everton's News Agency. pp. 18–19.
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  7. ISBN 978-0993143311
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