Robin Hull
| Born |
August 16, 1974 Finland |
|---|---|
| Sport country |
 Finland |
| Professional | 1992–2008, 2011–2012, 2013- |
| Highest ranking | 32 (03/04) |
| Current ranking | 120 (as of 10 February 2014) |
| Career winnings | £212,075 |
| Highest break | 145 (1994 Grand Prix qualifiers) |
| Century breaks | 115 |
| Best ranking finish | Quarter-finals (twice) |
Robin Hull (born 16 August 1974 in Finland) is a Finnish professional snooker player. For some time he was the sole Nordic player on the game's main tour.Robin was born and raised in Finland, with a Finnish mother English father.[1]
Career
He qualified for the World Championship in 2002, knocking out Steve Davis in the final qualifying round. In the first round proper, he lost 6–10 to Graeme Dott. He twice reached ranking event quarter-finals — the 2003 Welsh Open[2] and the 2006 Malta Cup.
Hull is a solid break-builder and has compiled 115 competitive centuries during his career — as of 23 October 2011, this is the 3rd highest amount for a player who has never featured in the elite top 16, behind Andy Hicks (134) and Dominic Dale (117).[3] However, he once missed the final black during a 147 attempt.[4]
A potentially-fatal viral infection kept him out of much of the 2003/2004 season. He was forced to pull out of qualifying for the 2007 World Championship, due to an irregular heartbeat thought to be linked to his past illness.[5] After a similar problem in 2008, he decided to retire from professional competition.[6]
Hull returned to competition in 2011, taking part in the Q School tournaments as he attempted to qualify for the 2011/2012 main tour. He qualified for the main tour as one of the semi-finalists from the first Q School event.[7] He only played in a handful of events during the season with his best run coming in qualifying for the UK Championship in November where he beat Lucky Vatnani and Yu Delu, before losing to Peter Lines 4–6.[8] Hull did not enter another tournament after this and finished the season ranked world number 84, outside of the top 64 who retain their places for the 2012/2013 season and therefore did not retain his spot on the main tour.[9] In the 2012/2013 season Hull only entered qualifying for the World Championship, where he lost in the first round of preliminary qualifying 2–5 to Paul Wykes, despite making a 137 break during the match.[10][11]
Hull regained his main tour place for the 2013/2014 season by winning the EBSA European Snooker Championships in Zielona Góra, Poland, beating Welshman Gareth Allen 7–2 in the final, finishing the match with two consecutive centuries.[12]
Hull qualified for the 2013 International Championship, beating Liu Chuang 6-2. In the last 64, he withdrew before playing his match against Stuart Bingham
Tournament wins
Amateur
- IBSF World Under-21 Championship – 1992
- EBSA European Championship – 1997, 2013
References
- ↑ "Snooker: Contenders wait on O'Sullivan's shoulder" (The Independent)
- ↑ "Snooker: Hull conquers Higgins" (The Independent)
- ↑ "Chris Turner's Snooker Archive – Snooker’s Top Century Makers". 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ↑ European Billiards & Snooker Association Player Profile: Robin Hull
- ↑ World Snooker News: Hull withdraws from Prestatyn qualifiers
- ↑ BBC Sport: Ailing Hull quits snooker circuit
- ↑ "Hull Back On Pro Tour". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.
- ↑ "Robin Hull 2011/2012". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ↑ "Official World Ranking List for the 2012/2013 Season". Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ↑ "Robin Hull 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ↑ "Betfair World Championship Pre-Qualifiers". World Snooker. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ↑ "European Snooker Championships Men – Zielona Góra/Poland 2013 – knockout results". European Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
External links
- Robin Hull at CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database
- Player profile on Global Snooker
- Player Profile on Pro Snooker Blog