Brian Morgan (snooker player)

Brian Morgan
Born (1968-07-16) 16 July 1968
Sport country  England
Professional 1989–2006
Highest ranking 27 (1995/1996,
1998–1999)
Career winnings £476,433[1]
Highest break 146 (1996 Asian Classic)
Century breaks 54
Best ranking finish Final (1996 Asian Classic)
Tournament wins
Non-ranking 2

Brian Morgan is an English professional snooker player and coach. He is a former World Under-21 champion, and was among the top 32 players in the professional world rankings for several years.

Career

He reached the last 16 of the 1994 World Championship. He also qualified for the tournament in 1993, 1995 and 1997. In 1996 he reached the final of the Asian Classic, beating Stephen Hendry before suffering a narrow 9–8 loss to Ronnie O'Sullivan. He made a 146 break in this tournament. In the same year he won the Benson & Hedges Championship, which entitled its winner to a wild card place in the Masters. He beat Hendry again in the 2000 Grand Prix,[2] in which he reached the quarter-finals, and reached the last 16 of the 2004 Irish Masters.[3]

Tournament wins

Non ranking

Amateur

References

  1. http://cuetracker.net/Players/Brian-Morgan/Career-Total-Statistics
  2. "Snooker: Top scalp for Morgan". Frinton and Walton Clacton Gazette. 2000. Archived from the original on 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  3. "O'Sullivan crushes Morgan". BBC. 2004-03-24. Retrieved 2008-07-16.


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