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Dean Reynolds

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Dean Reynolds
Born (1963-01-11) 11 January 1963 (age 62)
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Sport country England
Professional1981–2001
Highest ranking8 (1990/91)
Best ranking finishRunner-up (x2)

Dean Reynolds (born 11 January 1963 in Grimsby) is an English former professional snooker player whose career spanned twenty years from 1981 to 2001.

Early and personal life

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From Grimsby, Reynolds is a left-handed player and started playing snooker at the age of five years-old with his father 'Butch' who was a league standard club player. By the age of 12 years-old, Reynolds was displaying aptitude for the game, and in 1979 he won the Grimsby Boys Championships and the Lincolnshire and South Humberside Junior Championships.[1]

Career

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Prior to turning professional in 1981, Reynolds won the first-ever Junior Pot Black in 1981, beating another future professional, Dene O'Kane, with a two-frame aggregate score of 151–79. He also defeated defending champion Tommy Murphy in the national under-19 championships that year.[2][1]

In his first professional event, he qualified for The Crucible stages of the 1982 World Snooker Championship, after beating Ray Edmonds in the final round of qualifying. At the Championship he was the youngest player to qualify, and was drawn against the oldest, and he triumphed, winning 10-7 against Fred Davis, before his run was ended by South African Silvino Francisco.[1]

In his first full season he defeated Willie Thorne at the 1982 International Open before being whitewashed by Steve Davis in the next round. He defeated Edmonds again in the final round of qualifying for the 1983 Snooker World Championship, where he was defeated by Alex Higgins.[1]

He reached the quarter finals of the 1984 Rothmans Grand Prix where he was again whitewashed by Davis, and the semi-finals of the 1987 Mercantile Credit Classic as he became a top-16 player for the first time. He defeated Neal Foulds in the final of the English professional championships in 1988.[1]

He twice reached a ranking tournament final, but lost on both occasions, the first at the 1989 British Open against Tony Meo,[3] and the second at the 1989 Grand Prix against Steve Davis.[4]

Reynolds is one of the select band of players who have achieved a 16-red clearance in competition, having made a 143 break after potting a free ball at the 2006 European Team Championships in Carlow.[5]

In April 2009, Reynolds suffered a stroke and had to relearn his snooker technique.[6]

Performance and rankings timeline

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Tournament 1981/
82 		1982/
83 		1983/
84 		1984/
85 		1985/
86 		1986/
87 		1987/
88 		1988/
89 		1989/
90 		1990/
91 		1991/
92 		1992/
93 		1993/
94 		1994/
95 		1995/
96 		1996/
97 		1997/
98 		1998/
99 		1999/
00 		2000/
01 		2001/
02 		2002/
03 		2011/
12 		2012/
13 		2013/
14 		2014/
15 		2015/
16
Ranking[7] [nb 1] 22 19 22 24 29 15 22 15 8 12 19 28 29 30 38 51 54 55 69 [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Australian Goldfields Open[nb 3] Non-Ranking Event NH 1R Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking Tournament Not Held A A A A A
UK Championship Non-Ranking Event LQ 2R 3R 1R 3R 3R 1R QF 3R 3R 2R 1R LQ 3R LQ LQ LQ A A A A A A A
German Masters[nb 4] Tournament Not Held 1R 1R LQ NR Tournament Not Held A A A A A
Welsh Open Tournament Not Held 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R LQ LQ LQ LQ A A A A A A A
World Grand Prix Tournament Not Held NR DNQ
Players Championship Grand Final Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
China Open[nb 5] Tournament Not Held NR LQ LQ LQ A NH A A A A A
World Championship 2R 1R LQ 1R 1R 1R 1R QF 2R 2R 1R 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A A A A A
Non-ranking tournaments
World Seniors Championship Tournament Not Held A Tournament Not Held LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
The Masters A 1R A A A A 1R A WR 1R QF LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A A A A A A
Shoot-Out Tournament Not Held 4R Tournament Not Held A A A A A
Former ranking tournaments
Canadian Masters Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking Event 1R Tournament Not Held
Classic Non-Ranking 1R LQ 2R SF 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open[nb 6] Tournament Not Held 3R MR NR Tournament Not Held
Asian Classic[nb 7] Tournament Not Held NR QF SF 3R 1R LQ 1R 1R 1R Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking Event LQ NR Tournament Not Held
Thailand Masters[nb 8] Not Held Non-Ranking Event Not Held 2R 2R 3R 2R 2R LQ LQ LQ LQ WD LQ LQ A NR Tournament Not Held
British Open[nb 9] Non-Ranking Event 2R 1R 2R 1R F 2R 3R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R LQ 1R 1R 1R LQ A A Tournament Not Held
European Open[nb 10] Tournament Not Held WD 2R 3R 2R 2R 3R 3R LQ LQ NH LQ Not Held A A Tournament Not Held
Scottish Open[nb 11] NR 2R 1R 1R 3R QF 1R SF 1R Not Held 1R 2R 1R 1R LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ A A NH MR Not Held
World Open[nb 12] NH QF 2R QF 1R 1R 1R 2R F 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ A A A A A Not Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
UK Championship A 2R 1R Ranking Event
International Masters[nb 9] LQ LQ LQ Ranking Event
English Professional Championship Not Held QF QF QF W 2R Tournament Not Held
New Zealand Masters Not Held A A Not Held QF A Tournament Not Held
World Masters Tournament Not Held 1R Tournament Not Held
Hong Kong Challenge[nb 13] Not Held A A A A A A NH QF A Tournament Not Held
Kent Classic[nb 14] Tournament Not Held A SF A A A NH A Tournament Not Held
World Matchplay Tournament Not Held A SF QF 1R A Tournament Not Held
Pot Black A A A A A Tournament Not Held 1R A A Tournament Not Held
Strachan Challenge[nb 6] Tournament Not Held R MR LQ 1R Tournament Not Held
Australian Masters[nb 3] A A A A A A 1R NH R Tournament Not Held A A Tournament Not Held
Belgian Masters Tournament Not Held QF A A Not Held A Tournament Not Held
Pontins Professional A A A A A A QF A A A A A A A A A A A A Tournament Not Held
Irish Masters A A A A A A A A A 1R A A A A A A A A A A A R Tournament Not Held
Scottish Masters A A A A A A A NH A 1R A A A A A A A A A A A A Tournament 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
  1. ^ New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking
  2. ^ a b c d e f g He was an amateur
  3. ^ a b The event was called the Australian Masters (1981/1982-1987/1988 and 1995/1996), the Hong Kong Open (1989/1990) and the Australian Open (1994/1995-1995/1996)
  4. ^ The event was called the German Open (1995/1996-1997/1998) and the Grand Prix (1984/1985-2000/2001)
  5. ^ The event was called the China International (1997/1998-1998/1999)
  6. ^ a b The event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993-1993/1994)
  7. ^ The event was called the Dubai Masters (1988/1989), the Dubai Classic (1989/1990-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
  8. ^ The event was called the Asian Open (1989/1990-1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994-1996/1997)
  9. ^ a b The event was called the International Masters (1981/1982-1983/1984)
  10. ^ The event was called the Irish Open (1998/1999)
  11. ^ The event was called the International Open (1981/1982-1984/1985, 1986/1987-1989/1990 and 1992/1993-1996/1997) and the Goya Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986)
  12. ^ The event was called the Professional Players Tournament (1982/1983-1983/1984), the Grand Prix (1984/1985-2000/2001) and the LG Cup (2001/2002-2002/2003)
  13. ^ The event was called the Hong Kong Masters (1983/1984-1988/1989) and the World Series Challenge (1990/1991)
  14. ^ The event was called the Kent Cup (1986/1987-1990/1991)

Career finals

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Ranking finals: 2

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 1989 British Open England Tony Meo 6–13
Runner-up 2. 1989 Grand Prix England Steve Davis 0–10

Non-ranking finals: 3 (2 titles)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 1988 English Professional Championship England Neal Foulds 9–5
Winner 2. 1994 Merseyside Professional Championship England Jason Ferguson 5–1
Runner-up 1. 1995 Merseyside Professional Championship England Rod Lawler 4–5

Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 1981 Junior Pot Black New Zealand Dene O'Kane 151–79[n 1]
  1. ^ Final decided on aggregate score over two frames

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Morrison, Ian (1988). Who's Who in Snooker. Hamlyn. p. 90-91. ISBN 0-600-55713-8.
  2. ^ "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  3. ^ Turner, Chris. "British Open Including British Gold Cup, Yamaha Organs Trophy and Yamaha International Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  4. ^ "1989 Grand Prix Results". snookerdatabase.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Snooker World Records". snooker.org. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Snooker star Dean Reynolds recovering well from stroke". thisisgrimsby.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  7. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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