| Born | 28 May 1960 |
|---|---|
| Sport country | Wales |
| Professional | 1984-2001 |
| Highest ranking | 37 |
| Highest <dfn style="border-bottom:1px dotted #0645AD; font-style:inherit;">break</dfn> | 143 |
Tony Chappel (born 28 May 1960) is a former Welsh professional snooker player from Pontarddulais in Swansea, a professional between 1984 and 2001.
Throughout his career Chappel produced some notable wins. Some of the players he managed to beat include: Steve Davis, Terry Griffiths, John Parrott, Stephen Hendry, Alan McManus, Stephen Lee and Ken Doherty. However he could not consistently produce that kind of form and his best finish was one semi-final appearance in 1990, where he lost just 6-5, on the black, to Dennis Taylor. He also reached the quarter-finals and last 16 of a many tournaments throughout his career, his last run to this stage of an event being the last 16 of the 1997 Regal Welsh. [1] The highest break of his career was a 143 which he compiled in the qualifying of the 1999 World Championships.
He qualified for the Crucible once, in 1990 losing 10-4 to Tony Knowles in the last 32.
After falling out the top 64 he struggled and eventually retired from professional play in 2001. He got into the record books for being one of three players to compile a 147 on the same in a pro am event.[1] The others were Ryan Day and Matthew Stevens.