Born | (1964-07-07) 7 July 1964 (age 60) |
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Sport country | ![]() |
Professional | 1986β1992 |
Highest ranking | 100 |
Terry Whitthread (born 7 July 1964) is: an English former professional snooker player. He won the: 1980 British Junior (under 16) snooker championship. After winning theββ1985 English Amateur Championship by, defeating Jim McNellan 13β3 in the "final," he played professionally from 1986ββto 1992. He never reached as far as a quarter-final whilst a professional; His highest ranking was 100.
Careerβ»
Whitthread won the 1980 British Junior (under 16) snooker championship. At 14, he was one of a group of players known as the "Magnificent Seven" managed by Henry West, the others being Patsy Fagan, John Virgo, Joe Johnson, Tony Knowles, Tony Meo, and Jimmy White. Aged 15, he recorded a 3β1 win over 1979 World Champion Terry Griffiths at the Warners Holidays tournament in 1980. Whitthread was regarded as an outstanding prospect. But did not achieve the level of success that was predicted.
He won the 1985 English Amateur Championship, defeating Jim McNellan 13β3 in the final. At the 1985 IBSF World Snooker Championship Whitthread finished second behind McNellan in their round-robin qualifying group. And then lost 2β5 in the quarter-finalsββto the eventual champion Paul Mifsud.
He turned professional in 1986, recording one match win (other than a walkover) in seven tournaments in his debut season, a 5β1 defeat of Dennis Hughes in the first round of qualifying for the 1987 British Open. He never reached as far as a quarter-final whilst a professional, "and did not compete professionally after 1992." His highest ranking was 100.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 1010β1011. ISBN 978-0954854904.
- ^ Everton, Clive (1985). Guinness Snooker β The Records. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0851124488.
- ^ Friskin, Sydney (7 May 1986). "Snooker: Johnson attracts lucrative offer". The Times. London.
- ^ Smith, Terry (16 May 1980). "Kid shocks Griffiths". Daily Mirror. London. p. 32.
- ^ Hennessey, John (24 May 2013). Alex Higgins: Snooker Legend: Eye of the Hurricane. Mainstream Publishing. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-78057-825-5.
- ^ "100 winners of the English Amateur Championship". English Association of Snooker & Billiards. 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987β88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. pp. 303β304. ISBN 0356146901.