Andy Hicks
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| Andy Hicks | ||
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| Born | August 10, 1973 | |
| Nationality | English | |
| Nickname(s) | Cream of Devon | |
| Professional | 1991—current | |
| Highest ranking | 17 | |
| 2006/07 ranking | 30 | |
| Career prize money | £562,560 [1] | |
| Highest break | 147 (1994) | |
| Best ranking performance | Semi Finals: World Championship (1995) Quarter Finals: 2004 British Open |
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Andy Hicks (born 10 August 1973) is a professional snooker player from Devon in England. He first came to prominence in the 1995 World Championship, in which he reached the semi-finals, beating Steve Davis and 1996 finalist Peter Ebdon along the way. This remains his career highlight, although he has reached and lost semi-finals of four other ranking events. He spent most of the second half of the 1990s close to the Top 16 in the World Rankings, but never reached the elite section, eventually declining in form to drop as low as #62 by 2003/2004.
However, recent years have seen the diminutive balding player return to form. He reached the second round of the 2004 World Championship, beating Quinten Hann in a match memorable for a near punch-up between the two players at the end, triggered by Hicks pointing out to Hann that he was likely to drop out of the Top 16 as a result of the loss. He then gave Ronnie O'Sullivan a fright in the second round before losing 13-11. Other than 1995, this is the only time Hicks has won a match at The Crucible.
His best run in the 2004/2005 season took him to the quarter-finals of the British Open by beating Ken Doherty, and his form was enough to return him to the Top 32 in the rankings. In 2005/2006 he has reached the last 32 of four of the six tournaments, and retained his top 32 status overall. He played in the 2006 World Championship, and lost to Steve Davis in the first round.
He currently lives in Liskeard, Cornwall and is the resident professional at Bell's Court Snooker Club, Falmouth. He has compiled 100 competitive centuries during his career.
