Stephen Craigie (born 19 June 1990) is an English former professional snooker player[1] from Newcastle. As a junior, he won a number of tournaments and he secured his place on the Main Tour for the first time in the 2008–2009 season by winning the European Under-19 Championship.
| Born | 19 June 1990 |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Professional | 2008/2009 |
| Highest ranking | 79 (end of 2008/2009 season) |
However, he was unable to retain his place, his season culminating in a 10–5 defeat to Lee Spick in the first qualifying round of the World Championship.
Craigie's younger brother Sam is also a professional snooker player.
Performance and rankings timeline
edit| Tournament | 2008/ 09 |
2010/ 11 |
2011/ 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ranking[2] | [nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | LQ | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Open[nb 3] | LQ | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | LQ | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | LQ | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Tour Championship Finals | NH | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open | LQ | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | LQ | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | LQ | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | LQ | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bahrain Championship | LQ | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
| R / Ranking Event | means an 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. | |||
Career finals
editPro-am finals: 4
edit| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2007 | Pontins Pro-Am – Event 5 |  Dominic Dale
|
2–4[3] |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2008 | Pontins Pro-Am – Event 6 | Peter Lines
|
1–4[4] |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2010 | Pontins Spring Open | Nigel Bond
|
2–5 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2010 | Paul Hunter English Open | Robbie Williams
|
4–6[5] |
Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)
edit| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2008 | EBSA European Under-19 Snooker Championships |  Anthony McGill
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6–2 |
References
edit- ^ "Stephen lands No 1 spot". Evening Chronicle. 3 November 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "2007 Pontins Pro-Am – Event 5". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008.
- ^ "2008 Pontins Pro-Am – Event 6". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009.
- ^ "2010 Paul Hunter English Open". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011.