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Troy Shaw

English snooker player

Troy Shaw (born 6 October 1969) is an English former professional snooker player.

01Career

Competing on the main tour from 1991, Shaw won the second leg of minor ranking tournament the Strachan Challenge in 1993, beating Nigel Bond in the final. He reached his highest ranking, 74th, the following year. At the end of the 2002-03 snooker season, Shaw was ranked 94th and did not qualify to remain on the professional tour.

02Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 1991/
92
1992/
93
1993/
94
1994/
95
1995/
96
1996/
97
1997/
98
1998/
99
1999/
00
2000/
01
2001/
02
2002/
03
2003/
04
Ranking 121 77 74 125 133 131 88 96 116 97 83
Ranking tournaments
LG Cup LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A
British Open 1R 3R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ A
UK Championship LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A
Welsh Open LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ A
European Open 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ NH LQ Not Held LQ LQ A
Irish Masters Non-Ranking Event LQ A
Players Championship NH 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ 2R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A
World Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A A
Former ranking tournaments
Classic LQ Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open LQ MR NR Tournament Not Held
Dubai Classic LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
German Open Tournament Not Held LQ LQ LQ NR Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Not Held Non-Ranking Event LQ NR Not Held
China Open Tournament Not Held NR LQ LQ LQ LQ Not Held
Thailand Masters LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ NR NH
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
DQ disqualified from the tournament
NH / Not Heldevent was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventevent is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventevent is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
PA / Pro-am Eventmeans an event is/was a pro-am event.

03Career finals

Minor-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1993 Strachan Challenge, Event 2 Nigel Bond 9-4

Pro-am finals: 2 (1 title)

Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1990 Kuedos Invitational James Wattana 3-5
Winner 2006 Hall Green Pro-Am Mark Sutton 4-3
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