Peter Francisco (snooker player)

Peter Francisco
Born (1962-02-13) 13 February 1962[1]
Sport country South Africa South Africa South Africa
Professional 1984–1995[1]
Highest ranking 14 (1988/89)
Career winnings £257,985[2]
Highest break 137[2]
Century breaks 19[2]
Best ranking finish Semi-finals (1986 International Open, 1987 Grand Prix)[2][3]
Tournament wins
Non-ranking 1

Peter Francisco is a former South African professional snooker player who won the South African Snooker Championship 7 times as an amateur and professional. He is the nephew of fellow snooker player Silvino Francisco.

Career

Francisco turned professional in 1984, and reached the final stages of the World Snooker Championship on five occasions: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 and 1995.[1][4] He reached the semifinals in two ranking events: the 1986 International Open and the 1987 Grand Prix.[1][2][3]

In June 2013 he won the ABSF African Snooker Championship.[5]

Francisco participated in the 2015 Six-red World Championship, playing five matches in his group. He lost 1–5 to Marco Fu and Jamie Rhys Clarke, 3–5 to Mark Williams and 4–5 to eventual champion Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and was eliminated after the group stage, but defeated Darren Paris 5–1 to record his first competitive victory since a 10–8 win over Mick Price in the 1995 World Championship.[6]

Controversy

Francisco lost a first round match against Jimmy White in the 1995 World Snooker Championship. Betting had been suspended on the match against the South African shortly before it began.

There were an unusual number of bets made that the scoreline would be 10–2 in favour of White, which was the eventual outcome. A World Snooker Association panel analysed the match and later banned Francisco for five years.[7]

Career finals

Amateur: 1 (1 title)

Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 2013 ABSF African Snooker Championship Libya Khaled Belaid Abumdas 6–2

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mini profiles". Chris Turner. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Peter Francisco - Season 1994/1995". CueTracker - Snooker Database. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Finishes - Semi-final - Peter Francisco in Professional Ranking". CueTracker - Snooker Database. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Finishes - Peter Francisco's record in World Championship". CueTracker - Snooker Database. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "The African Snooker Championship (Marrakech 2013): Knock out stage". African Billiards & Snooker Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  6. ↑ http://cuetracker.net/Players/Peter-Francisco
  7. ↑ "Snooker Faces Match-Fixing Probe". Winner Online. Retrieved 3 March 2010.


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