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Maguire turned professional as a snooker player in 1998. [3] He qualified for the 1999 UK Championship, where he was defeated 2–9 by Mark King in the first round. [4] He played in qualifying for the 2000 World Championship, defeating Wayne Brown, Nick Walker and Bradley Jones to reach the final qualifying round, where he lost 9–10 to Joe Swail.
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
Professional player and commentator Willie Thorne considered match-fixing endemic to snooker, noting that he himself was offered a bribe to throw a match. [1] The earliest known case of corruption in the game involved Joe Davis , pioneer of the professional sport and winner of the first 15 world championships, who is believed to have "carried ...
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The event took place from 23 November to 1 December at the York Barbican in York, England. [6] [7] The ninth ranking event of the 2024–25 season, following the 2024 International Championship and preceding the 2024 Snooker Shoot Out, the tournament was the 48th edition of the UK Championship, which was first held in 1977 as the United Kingdom Professional Snooker Championship.
However, should a player qualify for one of the events in the series, but does not play their opening match, the player receives neither prize money nor ranking points. [7] WST later confirmed that this change would also apply to the 2022–23 snooker season , but has continued to be in place for subsequent seasons.
Frame 16 was dominated by safety play, and was eventually decided on the final two colours. [40] [42] Allen had a shot on the pink ball, but missed, before Maguire potted both balls to win the frame, and the match, 10–6. [40] [42] This was Maguire's first ranking event title since the 2013 Welsh Open. [42]