Steve James (snooker player)
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| Steve James | |
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| Personal Information | |
| Date of birth | May 2, 1961 |
| Nationality | English |
| Career | |
| Professional | 1986 - present |
| 2005/6 World Ranking | 85 |
| Best World Ranking | 7 (1991/92) |
| World Championship Best | semi-final (1991) |
| Highest Break | 142 (1992) |
| Ranking Tournament Wins | |
| Mercantile Credit Classic | 1990 |
Steve James (born May 2, 1961) is an English professional snooker player.
The high point of his career was a victory in the Mercantile Credit Classic in 1990. His world ranking peaked at number seven the following season.
On April 14, 1990, in his match against Alex Higgins at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield, James became the first player to produce a 16-red total clearance in competitive play. In other words, he potted 16 reds and 16 colours consecutively, followed by all the coloured balls in order: a situation that was only possible because he was awarded a free ball before any red had been potted.
A year later he reached the sem-finals of the World Snooker Championship, beating Stephen Hendry in the quarter-finals (it was 6 years before anyone else beat Hendry in the tournament; Irishman Ken Doherty had the honour in 1997). He was beaten in the semi-final by Jimmy White; curiously the two players were both born on the same date.
