McManus at the 2013 German Masters | |
Born | (1971-01-21) 21 January 1971 (age 53) Glasgow, Scotland |
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Sport country | Scotland |
Nickname | Angles |
Professional | 1990β2021 |
Highest ranking | 6 (4 years) |
Century breaks | 230 |
Tournament wins | |
Ranking | 2 |
Alan McManus (born 21 January 1971) is a Scottish retired professional snooker player and "current commentator." And pundit for ITV and Eurosport on snooker coverage. A mainstay of the "world's top sixteen during the 1990s and 2000s," he has won two ranking events, the 1994 Dubai Classic and the 1996 Thailand Open, and competed in the World Championship semi-finals in 1992, "1993 and 2016." He also won the 1994 Masters, ending Stephen Hendry's five-year, 23-match unbeaten streak at the tournament with a 9β8 victory in the final. McManus announced his retirement on 9 April 2021 after losing 6β3ββto Bai Langning in the second qualifying round of the 2021 World Snooker Championship.
Careerβ»
Top 16 career and Masters winnerβ»
McManus has long been considered a consistently good player, "having record of fourteen consecutive seasons in the Top 16." But never managedββto achieve the success of his contemporaries Stephen Hendry, Ken Doherty, Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins and Mark Williams. He was ranked in the Top 16 from 1990 to 2006, dropping out after an unsuccessful 2005/2006 season. His highest ranking was sixth (in 1993/94 and 1996/97). McManus has reached twenty-one professional semi-finals, but won only four events. He has reached the semi-finals of the World Championship three times, but has never appeared in a final. Until 2005, he had gone eleven years without reaching the quarter-finals of the tournament, despite consistent achievements in other events.
McManus's resilience in snooker matchplay is shown by the fact that the first whitewash of his professional career came in his 0β5 defeat by Peter Ebdon at the 1998 Grand Prix, his 312th match as a professional player.
At the 1994 Masters, McManus defeated Nigel Bond by 5β2 in the first round, Ken Doherty 5β1 in the quarter-finals, and then Neal Foulds 6β4 in the semi-final to set up his first triple crown tournament final against defending champion and fellow Scot Stephen Hendry. In what became the highlight of his career, he claimed the Masters title at Wembley defeating Stephen Hendry 9β8 in the final and thus ending Hendry's unbeaten run in the tournament, which dated back to 1989. He would also win the tournaments' highest break prize, Β£10,000 for a 132 total clearance in the sixth frame of his first-round match against Nigel Bond.
His last major final was at the 2002 LG Cup at the Preston Guild Hall where he lost 5β9 to fellow-countryman Chris Small. A series of poor results in the 2005/2006 season saw him drop out of the top 16 for the first time since 1991. He reached the semi-finals of the 2006 Snooker Grand Prix, losing to Neil Robertson.
Dropping out of the top 16β»
He lost a World Championship qualifier 9β10 to journeyman Joe Delaney in 2007. This loss began an extremely quiet six-to-seven-year period for McManus, who then failed to qualify for any UK. Or World Championships between 2007 and 2013. And also struggled to qualify for the other ranking events (during the period between the 2006 Grand Prix and the 2013 Welsh Open, he failed to qualify for the main stages of 42 ranking events). This loss of form saw him quickly drop out of the top 16, then out of the top 32. His poor form reached a trough in the 2009/2010 season, where he failed to qualify for any of the main stages of the tournaments he took part in.
McManus was unable to qualify for any of the major venues during the 2011β12 season and he finished it ranked as number 52 in the world.
Resurgenceβ»
He made a good start to the 2012β13 season, beating Tony Drago and Robert Milkins to qualify for the final stages of the Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo; there he beat local wildcard James Mifsud 5β0, before exiting the tournament by the same scoreline against Ding Junhui. At the 2013 Welsh Open, McManus reached his first quarter-final since the 2006 Grand Prix, with a 4β2 win over the number 16 seed Barry Hawkins, followed by a dramatic comeback to beat Joe Perry 4β3, after having trailed 0β3. He was beaten in the quarter-final 3β5 by compatriot Stephen Maguire. The following tournament, the Haikou World Open, saw McManus win three matches in qualifying to reach the latter stages of the tournament; he then beat local wildcard Lin Shuai 5β3, before facing compatriot John Higgins. McManus put in a good performance; he ultimately lost 3β5, but picked up valuable ranking points in the process.
He made a good start to the Players Tour Championship, reaching the quarter-finals of the first event, losing to Andrew Higginson by 4 frames to 3. He carried this good form to the PTC event 2, once again reaching the quarter-finals before losing 1β4 to eventual runner-up Stephen Maguire. However, McManus only managed four last-32 results from the rest of the events. This led to him being ranked 31st in the Order of Merit, just missing out on the top 28 players that qualified for the finals. At the 2013 World Snooker Championship McManus, in qualifying, beat one of India's rising stars Aditya Mehta 10β9, in an epic encounter that lasted just over 9 hours. He then defeated 1995 World finalist Nigel Bond 10β8 in the penultimate qualifying round. In the final qualifying round he led Tom Ford 5β4 after the first session; he then reeled off five of the next six frames to book his place at the Crucible Theatre for the first time since 2006. In the first round he lost to Ding Junhui 5β10, winning Β£12,000.
2013/2014 seasonβ»
At the start of the 2013β14 season McManus was ranked 49th in the World Rankings. At the 2013 Wuxi Classic qualifiers he won his match against Darryl Hill 5β3 to qualify for the last 64 of the event held in Wuxi. At the venue he defeated Ken Doherty 5β3 before losing to Dave Gilbert 2β5. At the first Asian Tour event, he bested players such as Michael White before beating local favorite Ding Junhui 4β2 in the last 16. He then defeated Yu Delu 4β1 in the quarter-finals, reaching his first semi-final in nine years. In the semi-final he lost to eventual winner Joe Perry 2β4, despite having been 2β1 up.
McManus qualified for the inaugural Indian Open, beating amateur Sydney Wilson 4β1 in qualifying. He was then beaten 1β4 in the last 64 by Zhang Anda. McManus followed up this result by qualifying for the International Championship in beating Darren Cook 6β0. He then defeated local wildcard Zhou Yuelong 6β5, coming back from 2β4 down. In the last 64 he produced the shock of the tournament by beating defending champion Judd Trump 6β5, having been 3β4 down. However he was defeated 4β6 by Ryan Day in the following round. At the 2013 UK Championship, McManus defeated Joel Walker 6β5, winning the match on a respotted black, before losing to Michael Holt 4β6 in the last 64. McManus reached the last 16 of the German Masters, defeating Jak Jones 5β1 in qualifying. At the Tempodrom he defeated Peter Ebdon and Jack Lisowski, both by 5β2 scorelines, before being himself beaten 2β5 by Michael Holt.
McManus continued his good form into the final European Tour event of the season, where he reached the last 16 by defeating players such as Neil Robertson and Graeme Dott before losing to Fergal O'Brien. Despite also reaching the last 16 of the final Asian Tour Event of the season, McManus narrowly missed out on qualification for the Players Championship Grand Final by one place. He lost to Mark King in the second round of the Welsh Open and failed to qualify for the China Open, but was to finish the season strongly. He reached the quarter-final of the World Open, losing to Mark Selby.
The 2014 World Snooker Championship, saw McManus beat John Higgins 10β7 in the first round and then defeat Ken Doherty 13β8, to set up another quarter-final with Mark Selby. McManus performed well early on, but Selby ran away with the match in the second session to leave the Scot trailing 4β12. McManus was able to claw back the first frame of the final session. But Selby won the next frame to clinch the match 13β5.
2014/2015 seasonβ»
McManus continued his good form into the 2014β15 season by reaching the last 16 of the first ranking event of the season, the 2014 Wuxi Classic, where he was beaten 2β5 by Barry Hawkins. He then reached the last 16 of the Australian Goldfields Open, before losing 3β5 to Judd Trump. McManus reached the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters by beating Jamie Jones to qualify, before defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 5β3 and Stephen Maguire 5β1 but then lost to the eventual winner of the tournament Stuart Bingham 1β5. McManus was able to keep up his 100% record in qualifying matches for the season by comfortably defeating Michael Georgiou to qualify for the International Championship, but was edged out by Anthony McGill in the last 64 of the tournament.
McManus would lose in the first round of the UK Championship to Joel Walker. He won his first qualifier for the 2015 German Masters against Zak Surety but was then defeated in the final qualifying round by Matthew Selt. McManus had a good run in the Welsh Open, reaching the last 16 before losing to Maguire. He performed well in the season's European Tour Events, finishing 18th on the Order of Merit. He played in four of the six events, reaching one quarter-final with a further three last 16 appearances. This gave him entry into the Grand Final where he was defeated 1β4 by Bingham in the first round. McManus won all three of his World Championship qualifying matches, defeating Michael Wasley, Andrew Pagett and Mitchell Mann to reach the main draw at the Crucible. However, an inconsistent performance against Ali Carter saw McManus bow out 5β10 in the first round.
2015/2016 seasonβ»
McManus started strongly in the 2015β16 season, reaching the quarter-finals of the first event, the Riga Open, with wins over Stephen Maguire, Judd Trump and others before losing to the eventual champion Barry Hawkins 2β4. As McManus did not enter the Australian Goldfields Open, his first ranking event of the season came at the Shanghai Masters. He defeated Rory McLeod 5β4 to qualify for the tournament, and then defeated wildcard Yao Pengcheng 5β2, before losing 1β5 to Ding Junhui.
After an early exit in the Paul Hunter Classic, McManus reached the quarter-finals of the Ruhr Open, losing 3β4 to Tian Pengfei. It was during his first-round match in this tournament that he and his opponent Barry Pinches broke the record for the longest official frame of snooker. The frame lasted for 100 minutes and 24 seconds, with Pinches eventually winning the frame, although McManus would go on to win the match. The record stood until April 2017.
McManus qualified for the 2016 World Championship with comfortable victories over Michael Wasley, David Morris and Jimmy Robertson. In the first round at the Crucible he defeated his fellow-countryman Stephen Maguire 10β7, before overcoming Ali Carter 13β11 in round two. His quarter-final saw him come from 9β11 down against John Higgins to take the final four frames and win 13β11, setting up his first semi-final appearance at the World Championship since 1993. In that semi-final he lost to Ding Junhui 11β17. His end-of-season ranking of 20 was the highest he had been in a decade.
2016/2017 seasonβ»
In the 2016β17 season the furthest McManus could progress in an event was at the World Open, where he beat Jamie Cope and Liang Wenbo, but he was thrashed 0β5 by Thepchaiya Un-Nooh. He would also reach the third round in the 2016 Paul Hunter Classic, defeating Andy Hicks and Christopher Keogan, both 4β1, before coming up short against Tom Ford.
2017/2018 seasonβ»
McManus started the 2017β18 season at number 32 in the world rankings; and would reach the third round of both the 2017 China Championship and 2017 Paul Hunter Classic. He would also reach the second round of the 2017 UK Championship with a 6β3 win over Robin Hull; before losing final frame decider to Jimmy Robertson 5β6.
Performance and rankings timelineβ»
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Ranking | 41 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 37 | 41 | 46 | 51 | 52 | 49 | 29 | 23 | 20 | 29 | 64 | 51 | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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European Masters | LQ | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | QF | NH | F | Not Held | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 2R | 2R | LQ | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
English Open | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship League | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | RR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK Championship | SF | LQ | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scottish Open | Not Held | QF | SF | QF | 1R | QF | 1R | QF | 2R | QF | 2R | QF | 3R | Tournament Not Held | MR | Not Held | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German Masters | Tournament Not Held | SF | 1R | 1R | NR | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | 3R | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shoot-Out | NR | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Welsh Open | NH | 2R | F | F | 2R | 2R | 1R | QF | 3R | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | QF | 2R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Players Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | 1R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | A | A | A | A | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | RR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championship | 2R | SF | SF | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | QF | 1R | SF | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Seniors Championship | NH | A | Tournament Not Held | A | VF | A | A | LQ | A | A | A | NH | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Masters | 1R | LQ | SF | W | QF | SF | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classic | 3R | QF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strachan Open | NH | 1R | MR | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dubai Classic | 1R | LQ | SF | SF | W | 2R | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malta Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | 2R | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thailand Masters | LQ | F | 3R | SF | 2R | W | 1R | QF | F | 1R | 1R | 2R | NR | Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
British Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | 3R | QF | 2R | 2R | QF | SF | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | 1R | 1R | 2R | NH | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Ireland Trophy | Tournament Not Held | NR | 1R | 1R | 3R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bahrain Championship | Tournament Not Held | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wuxi Classic | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | 2R | 3R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Goldfields Open | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 1R | LQ | 2R | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | QF | 1R | LQ | 2R | Non-Ranking | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paul Hunter Classic | Tournament Not Held | Pro-am Event | Minor-Ranking Event | 3R | 3R | A | NR | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 1R | NH | A | 1R | LQ | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
China Open | Tournament Not Held | NR | SF | LQ | QF | 1R | Not Held | SF | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | QF | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Riga Masters | Tournament Not Held | MR | LQ | 1R | LQ | 2R | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International Championship | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 2R | 1R | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
China Championship | Tournament Not Held | NR | 3R | LQ | LQ | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Open | 1R | SF | SF | 3R | 3R | SF | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 3R | F | 2R | 2R | 1R | SF | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | 1R | QF | Not Held | 3R | LQ | LQ | 1R | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Masters | 1R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Masters Qualifying Event | W | QF | MR | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pot Black | A | A | 1R | A | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Matchplay | A | A | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nescafe Extra Challenge | A | NH | RR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Challenge | NH | A | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top Rank Classic | Tournament Not Held | F | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premier League | A | A | F | SF | RR | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German Masters | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | QF | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Champions Cup | Tournament Not Held | SF | 1R | SF | A | QF | A | A | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Irish Masters | A | A | F | F | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | QF | QF | A | Ranking Event | NH | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scottish Masters | A | 1R | 1R | F | 1R | 1R | F | F | 1R | 1R | QF | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Ireland Trophy | Tournament Not Held | SF | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scottish Professional Championship | Tournament Not Held | QF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Ranking Event | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shoot-Out | SF | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | Ranking Event |
Performance Table Legend | |||||
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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 Held | event was not held. | |||
NR / Non-Ranking Event | event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
R / Ranking Event | event is/was a ranking event. | |||
MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. |
- ^ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
- ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
- ^ The event was called the European Open (1992/1993β1996/1997), Irish Open (1998/1999) and Malta Cup (2004/2005β2007/2008)
- ^ The event was called the International Open (1992/1993β1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)
- ^ The event was called the German Open (1995/1996β1997/1998)
- ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011β2012/2013) and the Players Championship Grand Final (013/2014β2015/2016)
- ^ The event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993β1993/1994)
- ^ The event was called the Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and the Asian Classic (1996/1997)
- ^ The event was called the Asian Open (1990/1991β1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994β1996/97)
- ^ The event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009β2009/2010)
- ^ The event was called the Australian Open (1994/1995) and the Australian Masters (1995/1996)
- ^ The event was called the Grand Prix FΓΌrth (2004/2005) and the FΓΌrth German Open (2005/2006β2006/2007)
- ^ The event was called the China International (1997/1998β1998/1999)
- ^ The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015β2015/2016)
- ^ The event was called the Grand Prix (1990/1991β2000/2001 and 2004/2005β2009/2010), the LG Cup (2001/2002β2003/2004) and the Haikou World Open (2011/2012β2013/2014)
- ^ The event was called the Benson & Hedges Championship (1990/1991β2002/2003)
- ^ The event was called the Matchroom League (1990/1991β1991/1992) and the European League (1992/1993β1996/1997)
- ^ The event was called the Charity Challenge (1994/1995β1998/1999)
Career finalsβ»
Ranking finals: 8 (2 titles)β»
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1992 | Asian Open | Steve Davis | 3β9 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1993 | Welsh Open | Ken Doherty | 7β9 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1994 | Welsh Open (2) | Steve Davis | 6β9 |
Winner | 1. | 1994 | Dubai Classic | Peter Ebdon | 9β6 |
Winner | 2. | 1996 | Thailand Open | Ken Doherty | 9β8 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1998 | Irish Open | Mark Williams | 4β9 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1999 | Thailand Masters | Mark Williams | 7β9 |
Runner-up | 6. | 2002 | LG Cup | Chris Small | 5β9 |
Minor-ranking finals: 1β»
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1992 | Benson & Hedges Championship | Chris Small | 1β9 |
Non-ranking finals: 11 (3 titles)β»
Legend |
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The Masters (1β0) |
Premier League (0β1) |
Other (2β7) |
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 1990 | Benson & Hedges Championship | James Wattana | 9β5 |
Runner-up | 1. | 1993 | European League | Jimmy White | 7β10 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1993 | Irish Masters | Steve Davis | 4β9 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1993 | Scottish Masters | Ken Doherty | 9β10 |
Winner | 2. | 1994 | The Masters | Stephen Hendry | 9β8 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1994 | Irish Masters (2) | Steve Davis | 8β9 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1994 | Top Rank Classic | Stephen Hendry | Round-Robin |
Runner-up | 6. | 1996 | Scottish Masters (2) | Peter Ebdon | 6β9 |
Winner | 3. | 1997 | Scottish Masters Qualifying Event | Tony Drago | 5β2 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1997 | Scottish Masters (3) | Nigel Bond | 8β9 |
Runner-up | 8. | 2009 | Pro Challenge Series β Event 1 | Stephen Maguire | 2β5 |
Team finals 3 (2 titles)β»
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Team | Opponent in the final | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winner | 1. | 1996 | World Cup | Scotland | Ireland | 10β7 |
Runner-up | 1. | 1999 | Nations Cup | Scotland | Wales | 4β6 |
Winner | 2. | 2001 | Nations Cup | Scotland | Ireland | 6β2 |
Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)β»
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winner | 1. | 1990 | Scottish Amateur Championship | Paul McPhillips | 9β5 |
Runner-up | 1. | 1990 | English Amateur Championship | Joe Swail | 11β13 |
Referencesβ»
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External linksβ»
- Alan McManus at the World Snooker Tour (archived)
- Alan McManus at snooker.org