Michael Wild
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Wild at the 2012 Paul Hunter Classic | |
| Born | 27 March 1981 |
|---|---|
| Sport country |
 England |
| Professional | 2003/04, 2015– |
| Highest ranking | 99 |
| Current ranking | 105 (as of 8 February 2016) |
| Career winnings | £15,289[1] |
| Highest break | 138 (2003 UK Champiomnship, 2008 PIOS – Event 4)[1] |
| Century breaks | 19[1] |
| Best ranking finish | Last 48 (2012 Australian Goldfields Open)[1] |
Michael Wild (born 27 March 1981) is a professional English snooker player.
Career
Wild has regularly appeared as an amateur in Challenge Tour International Open Series, Players Tour Championship and Q School events which all come with qualification to the professional World Snooker Tour. Wild spent one season on the professional tour, the 2003/2004 season, however in 8 ranking events he only won two qualification matches, both in the British Open to Kristjan Helgason and Munraj Pal, before losing to Mike Dunn in the last 80 stage.[2] Wild won only £3,850 prize money during the season[2] and dropped off the tour ranked 121st.[1] Wild has also featured in various ranking tournaments and Masters Qualifying Events as a top up amateur player and was a game away from qualifying for the 2012 Australian Goldfields Open after beating Daniel Wells 5–0, Simon Bedford 5–2, Steve Davis 5–0, before a 0–5 loss to Ken Doherty in the final qualifying round.[3][4]
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 1997/ 98 |
1998/ 99 |
1999/ 00 |
2000/ 01 |
2001/ 02 |
2002/ 03 |
2003/ 04 |
2004/ 05 |
2010/ 11 |
2011/ 12 |
2012/ 13 |
2013/ 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ranking[5][nb 1] | UR[nb 2] | UR[nb 2] | UR[nb 2] | UR[nb 2] | UR[nb 2] | UR[nb 2] | UR[nb 3] | 121[nb 2] | UR[nb 4] | UR[nb 4] | UR[nb 4] | UR[nb 4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship Grand Final[nb 5] | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open[nb 6] | NR | A | A | A | A | Not Held | A | A | A | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | LQ | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship[nb 7] | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | MR | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | A | A | LQ | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Open[nb 8] | Not Held | A | LQ | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Open[nb 9] | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | A | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||
- ↑ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 He was not on the Main Tour.
- ↑ New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking
- 1 2 3 4 He was an amateur.
- ↑ The event ran under the name Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013)
- ↑ The event ran under the name China International (1998/1999)
- ↑ The event ran under the name Scottish Open (1997/1998–2002/2003 and 2012/2013)
- ↑ The event ran under the name Irish Open (1998/1999) Malta Cup (2004/2005)
- ↑ The event ran under the names Grand Prix (1997/1998–2000/2001 and 2004/2005) and LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Career-total Statistics for Michael Wild – Professional". CueTracker – Snooker Database. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- 1 2 "Michael Wild – Season 2003–2004". CueTracker – Snooker Database. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ↑ "Australian Goldfields Open Qualifiers 2012 Results". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ↑ "Australian Goldfields Open Qualifiers (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ↑ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
- Michael Wild at CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database