James Cahill (snooker player)

James Cahill

Cahill at the 2014 Paul Hunter Classic in Fürth, Germany.
Born 27 December 1995
Blackpool
Sport country  England
Professional 2013–
Highest ranking 76 (December 2014 and February–March 2015)[1][2][3]
Current ranking 80 (as of 6 April 2015)
Career winnings £19,232[4]
Highest break 134 (2014 Riga Open)
Century breaks 3[4]
Best ranking finish Last 16 (2014 UK Championship)

James Cahill (born 27 December 1995) is an English professional snooker player. He is Stephen Hendry's nephew.[5]

Cahill turned professional in 2013 after winning the 2013 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships and gained a two year tour card for the 2013/14 and 2014/15 snooker seasons.

Career

Debut season

Cahill managed to win just three matches during the 2013/2014 season to end his first season on tour ranked world number 117.[6][7]

2014/2015 season

Cahill's second season saw him improve his game as he twice reached the last 32 in the minor-ranking European Tour events.[8] The 18-year old then went on his best ever run in a ranking event during the 2014 UK Championship. He won comfortably in the first round, beating veteran Mark King 6–0 and then saw off former Welsh Open finalist Andrew Higginson 6–4.[9] Cahill faced world number three Ding Junhui, a player who had won five ranking titles last season, and raced into a 5–1 lead. Ding won three frames in a row and needed three snookers in the next frame which he got when Cahill left a free ball. Cahill responded by taking the deciding frame to record the biggest victory of his career to date.[10] In the last 16 Cahill said he couldn't believe how badly he had played after his tournament ended with a 6–2 loss to Mark Davis.[11] Cahill would have a poor end to the season as he lost seven out of eight matches after this which would have relegated him from the tour as he will finish outside the top 64 in the world rankings. However, his aforementioned good play in the European Tour events saw him finish high enough on the Order of Merit to claim a place on the tour for the next two seasons.[8]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2010/
11		 2011/
12 		2012/
13 		2013/
14 		2014/
15
Ranking[12][nb 1] UR UR UR UR[nb 2] 117
Ranking tournaments
Wuxi Classic Non-Ranking A LQ LQ
Australian Goldfields Open NH A A LQ LQ
Shanghai Masters A A A LQ LQ
International Championship Not Held A LQ LQ
UK Championship A A A 1R 4R
German Masters A A A LQ LQ
Welsh Open A A A 1R 1R
Indian Open Not Held LQ LQ
Players Championship Grand Final[nb 3] DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
China Open A A A LQ LQ
World Championship A A A LQ LQ
Former ranking tournaments
World Open A A A LQ NH
Performance Table Legend
LQ lost in the qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)		 QF lost in the quarter-finals
SF lost in the semi-finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
DNQ did not qualify for the tournament A did not participate in the tournament WD withdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Held means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. ↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. ↑ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  3. ↑ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013)

References

  1. ↑ "World Rankings after the Coral UK Championship 2014" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "World Rankings after the German Masters 2015" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "World Rankings after the BetVictor Welsh Open 2015" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Career-total Statistics for James Cahill - Professional". CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "James is on cue to follow uncle’s lead". Lancashire Evening Post (Johnston Press). 27 November 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "James Cahill 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Prize Money Rankings After the 2014 World Championship" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "European Order of Merit 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "James Cahill 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "UK Championship 2014: Ding Junhui loses to James Cahill". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Mark Davis ends James Cahill’s dream run in York". The Press (York). Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.

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