Marcus Campbell
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Marcus Campbell | |
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Nationality | Scotland |
Nickname(s) | The Dumbarton Destroyer |
Professional | 1991– |
2008/09 ranking | 42 |
Career winnings | £268,995 |
Highest break | 136 Thailand Masters 2000 |
Best ranking finish | Quarter-final 1998 Scottish Open |
Marcus Campbell (born 22 September 1972) is a Scottish professional snooker player. He lives in Bishopton. He has been ranked within the worlds top 64 for 9 consecutive seasons and is currently provisionly ranked 41.
He is perhaps most famous for whitewashing Stephen Hendry 9-0 in the 1998 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship, one the most surprising results in snookers history. He followed this win with 9-6 win over Quinten Hann in the last 32. He started the 2007/2008 season strongly by reaching the last 16 of the Grand Prix, coming through the qualifiers and beating players like Graeme Dott and Anthony Hamilton before his run ended in a 5-2 defeat to Joe Swail. He also reached the last 32 of the Welsh Open where he beat Lee Spick, Ricky Walden and Gerard Greene and gave Ding Junhui a run for his money before Ding eventually won 5-4. He practisies in Glasgows Cue Club with Alan McManus and Stephen Maguire. He is currently being coached by Steven Sillars