Brian Morgan (snooker player)
Born | 16 July 1968 |
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Sport country | England |
Professional | 1989–2006 |
Highest ranking |
27 (1995/1996, 1998–1999) |
Career winnings | £476,433[1] |
Highest break | 146 (1996 Asian Classic) |
Century breaks | 54 |
Best ranking finish | Final (1996 Asian Classic) |
Tournament wins | |
Non-ranking | 2 |
Brian Morgan is an English professional snooker player and coach. He is a former World Under-21 champion, and was among the top 32 players in the professional world rankings for several years.
Career
He reached the last 16 of the World Championship in 1994. He also qualified for the tournament in 1993, 1995 and 1997. In 1996 he reached the final of the Asian Open, beating Stephen Hendry before a narrow 9–8 loss to Ronnie O'Sullivan. He made a 146 break in this tournament. In the same year he won the Benson & Hedges Championship, which entitles its winner to a wild card place in the Masters. He beat Hendry again in the 2000 Grand Prix,[2] and reached the last 16 of the 2004 Irish Masters.[3]
Tournament wins
Non ranking
- Benson & Hedges Championship 1996
- WPBSA Open Tour Event 2 - 2002
Amateur
- IBSF World Under-21 Championship 1988
External links
- Brian Morgan at CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database
- Profile on World Snooker (Archive)
- Profile on the Global Snooker Centre (Archive)
References
- ↑ http://cuetracker.net/Players/Brian-Morgan/Career-Total-Statistics
- ↑ "Snooker: Top scalp for Morgan". Frinton and Walton Clacton Gazzette. 2000. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- ↑ "O'Sullivan crushes Morgan". BBC. 2004-03-24. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
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