Troy Shaw

Troy Shaw (born 6 October 1969)[2] is an English former professional snooker player.

Troy Shaw
Born (1969-10-06) 6 October 1969
Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Sport country England
Professional1991–2003
Highest ranking74 (1994/95)[1]
Highest break133 (1993 Strachan Challenge Event 2, 1993 Asian Open)
Best ranking finishLast 16 (1993 British Open)
Tournament wins
Minor-ranking1

Career

Competing on the main tour from 1991, Shaw won the second leg of minor ranking tournament the Strachan Challenge in 1993, beating Nigel Bond in the final.[2] He reached his highest ranking, 74th, the following year.[1] At the end of the 2002–03 snooker season, Shaw was ranked 94th and did not qualify to remain on the professional tour.[3]

Performance and rankings timeline

[2]

Tournament 1991/
92		 1992/
93		 1993/
94		 1994/
95		 1995/
96		 1996/
97		 1997/
98		 1998/
99		 1999/
00		 2000/
01		 2001/
02		 2002/
03		 2003/
04
Ranking[1] [nb 1] 121 77 74 125 133 131 88 96 116 97 83 [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
LG Cup[nb 3] LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A
British Open 1R 3R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ A
UK Championship LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A
Welsh Open LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ A
European Open[nb 4] 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ NH LQ Not Held LQ LQ A
Irish Masters Non-Ranking Event LQ A
Players Championship[nb 5] NH 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ 2R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A
World Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A A
Former ranking tournaments
Classic LQ Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open[nb 6] LQ MR NR Tournament Not Held
Dubai Classic[nb 7] LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
German Open Tournament Not Held LQ LQ LQ NR Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Not Held Non-Ranking Event LQ NR Not Held
China Open[nb 8] Tournament Not Held NR LQ LQ LQ LQ Not Held
Thailand Masters[nb 9] LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ NR NH
Performance Table Legend
LQ lost in the qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)		 QF lost in the quarter-finals
SF lost in the semi–finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
DNQ did not qualify for the tournament A did not participate in the tournament WD withdrew from the tournament
DQ disqualified from the tournament
NH / Not Heldevent was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventevent is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventevent is/was a ranking event.
RV / Ranking & Variant Format Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking & variant format event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
PA / Pro-am Eventmeans an event is/was a pro-am event.
VF / Variant Format Eventmeans an event is/was a variant format event.
  1. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  2. He was not on the Main Tour.
  3. The event was previously known as the Grand Prix (1990/1991–2000/2001)
  4. The event was previously known as the Irish Open (1998/1999)
  5. The event was also known as the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Scottish Open (1997/1998–2002/2003)
  6. The event was also known as the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)
  7. The event was also known as the Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)
  8. The event was also known as the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
  9. The event was also known as the Asian Open (1991/1992–1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/97)

Career titles

Minor-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)

[2]

Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1993 Strachan Challenge – Event 2 Nigel Bond 9–4

References
  1. "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  2. Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 886–888. ISBN 978-0954854904.
  3. "Mark Williams tops end of year rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. July 2003. pp. 30–31.


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