Karl Burrows

{{short description|English snooker player}} {{use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{use British English|date=November 2018}} {{Infobox snooker player | name = Karl Burrows | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|02|17|df=y}} | Professional = 1991–2001 | High ranking = 69 (1997–98) | Official maximums = 1 | Best finish = Last 16 (×2) }}

'''Karl Burrows''' (born 17 February 1969) is an English former professional snooker player.

==Career== Born in 1969, Burrows turned professional in 1991. His best run in a ranking tournament was reaching the last 16, which he achieved at both the 1996 Asian Classic, beating World Number 2 John Higgins 5-0 in the process, and the 1998 British Open.<ref>{{cite news |title=Snooker: Burrows recovers to reach last 16 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker-burrows-recovers-to-reach-last-16-1155215.html |newspaper=The Independent |access-date=6 December 2017}}</ref> At the British Open tournament, he defeated 1986 world champion Joe Johnson before being whitewashed by reigning world champion Ken Doherty at the last 16 stage.<ref>{{cite news |title=Snooker: Three players fail drugs tests but remain anonymous |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker-three-players-fail-drug-tests-but-remain-anonymous-1155528.html |newspaper=The Independent |access-date=6 December 2017}}</ref>

One of the most memorable moments of Burrows' career came when he recorded a maximum break against Adrian Rosa at the 1999 Benson & Hedges Championship, the 33rd official maximum break.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maximum Breaks|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Max.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407085342/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Max.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 April 2010 |publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive |access-date=6 December 2017}}</ref>

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==External links== {{portal|Cue sports}} * {{snooker.org player|2872}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Burrows, Karl}} Category:1967 births Category:English snooker players Category:living people