Ben and Tatyana Woollaston in Mir, near Minsk 2011. |
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| Born | May 14, 1987 Leicester, England |
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| Sport country | England |
| Professional | 2004–[1] |
| Highest ranking | 50 (1 month) |
| Current ranking | 50 |
| Highest <dfn style="border-bottom:1px dotted #0645AD; font-style:inherit;">break</dfn> | 142 (PTC-10 2011) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 32, Welsh Open 2007 |
| Tournament wins | |
| Minor-ranking | 1 |
Ben Woollaston (born May 14, 1987[1]) is an English professional snooker player from Leicester.
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He first entered the professional tour for the 2004/2005 season, but was unable to retain his place for the following season's tour. He regained his place for 2006/2007 by winning the European Under-19 Championship.[1] He was awarded a concessionary place for the 2007/08 tour. Woollaston has twice reached the final group stages of the Grand Prix in 2006 and 2007, enjoying a marginally better tournament in 2006 by winning two matches compared to none in 2007. He also reached the final stages of the 2007 Welsh Open beating David Gray to reach the second round where he lost 2–5 to seven times World Champion Stephen Hendry.[1]
Woolaston's first professional title was Event 3 of the Players Tour Championship in the 2011/12 season. He defeated former World Champion Graeme Dott 4-2 in the final.
Woollaston married his wife Tatiana Torchilo, a Belarusian snooker referee, in Pinsk in June 2011 following a ten-month romance.[2]
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2011 | Players Tour Championship – Event 3 | Graeme Dott | 4–2 |