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Craig MacGillivray (snooker player) Scott MacKenzie (snooker player) Murdo MacLeod (snooker player) Stephen Maguire; James McBain (snooker player) Anthony McGill; David McLellan (snooker player) Alan McManus; Paul McPhillips; Ross Muir
Stokes was Scottish Professional Snooker Champion in 1940, 1949, 1952, 1953 and 1954 and was the losing finalist in 1951. He is still the only player to win the Championship five times. His first Championship win was in Glasgow in February and March 1940, when Stokes beat A.Chapman 11–4 in the final. [5]
John Higgins MBE (born 18 May 1975) is a Scottish professional snooker player from Wishaw in North Lanarkshire.Since turning professional in 1992, he has won 31 ranking titles, placing him in third position on the all-time list of ranking event winners, behind Ronnie O'Sullivan (41) and Stephen Hendry (36).
Until 1982, the World Championship was the only ranking event. In the 1982–83 season, two more ranking events were added to the snooker calendar: the International Open and the Professional Players Tournament. In 1984, the UK Championship, initially a non-ranking tournament, became a ranking event for the first time. More ranking tournaments ...
This is a list of notable amateur and professional snooker players, past and present. Players currently on the World Snooker Tour are shown in bold text with a following †. A
Scotland has produced many great snooker players over the years, many of which have gone on to win the World Championship. Walter Donaldson was the first Scotsman to be crowned World Champion, winning in 1947 and again in 1950. In the modern snooker era the most successful Scottish snooker player is Stephen Hendry.
The tournament restarted in 1980. In 1981 six Scottish players turned professional, and the event was held as an eight-man knock-out tournament, with Ian Black defeating Matt Gibson 11–7 in the final. The 1982 event was sponsored by Tartan Bitter and Daily Record. The event had no sponsor in the next year and was not held in 1984.
Drew Henry (born 24 November 1968) [1] is a Scottish former professional snooker player, who spent five consecutive seasons of his career in the top 32 of the rankings, peaking at No. 18. Career [ edit ]