Ross Muir

{{short description|Scottish snooker player}} {{EngvarB|date=May 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox snooker player | name = Ross Muir | image = Ross Muir PHC 2016-1.jpg | caption = Paul Hunter Classic 2016 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|10|6}} | birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland | Sport country = {{SCO}} | Professional = 2013–2019, 2023–present | High ranking = 67 (May 2017)<ref>{{cite web|title=WORLD RANKINGS After 2017 Betfred World Championship|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/|website=World Snooker|access-date=17 May 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517175634/http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/|archive-date=17 May 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | Official maximums = 1 | Best finish = Last 16 (x4) | Ranking wins = | World champ = }}

'''Ross Muir''' (born 6 October 1995 in Edinburgh), nicknamed "Stenhouse", is a Scottish professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2013 after graduating from event two of Q School, defeating David Morris 4–0 in the final round.<ref name="Q School">{{cite web|title=Tour Players 2013/2014|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/55/bd/0,,13165~179541,00.pdf|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref>

==Career== ===Junior career=== Muir had a very successful junior career, winning many titles including the prestigious televised Junior Pot Black at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield by defeating Jak Jones in the final,<ref>{{cite news|title=Knowles is crowned Super 6 king|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/8015414.stm|work=BBC Sport|access-date=4 May 2013}}</ref> the under 14 section of the Lt. Col Walter Rowley OBE Junior Star of the Future,<ref>{{cite web |title=Muir and McGill give hope to Scottish snooker fans |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/scotland/8533371.stm|website=BBC Sport |access-date=21 August 2021 |date=28 February 2010}}</ref> the Scottish National Championship,<ref>{{cite web|last=Sked|first=Joel|title=Muir is Scots champ|url=http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2013/05/09/456735-muir-is-scots-champ/|publisher=East Lothian Courier|access-date=21 June 2013|date=9 May 2013}}</ref> and captained the Scottish under 16's team to glory in the 2011 Home Internationals Series in Prestatyn, Wales which was the first time Scotland had won the title since 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastlothiannews.co.uk/sport/local-sport/ross-leads-the-scots-to-snooker-glory-1-1868090|title=Ross leads the Scots to snooker glory|publisher=East Lothian News|access-date=21 June 2013}}</ref> Muir won a place on the main snooker tour for the 2013–14 season after coming through the second event of the 2013 Q School, defeating David Morris 4–0 in the final round.<ref name="Q School"/>

===2013/2014=== Muir's first match as a professional was a 5–1 loss against two-time world champion Mark Williams in qualifying for the 2013 Wuxi Classic.<ref name="2013/14">{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2013&player=898 | title=Ross Muir 2013/2014 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=27 August 2013}}</ref> His first wins came in qualifying for the next event, the Australian Goldfields Open, by defeating James Cahill and Rod Lawler both 5–1, before losing 5–2 to Liam Highfield.<ref name="2013/14"/> At the Asian Tour event, the Zhangjiagang Open, he defeated world number seven Ding Junhui 4–3 in the last 32 by compiling a break of 80 in the final frame, before being whitewashed 4–0 by Da Hailin in the next round.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/ross-muir-beats-world-snooker-no-7-1-3115116 | title=Ross Muir beats world snooker No. 7 | newspaper=Edinburgh Evening News | access-date=3 May 2014 | archive-date=4 May 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504031656/http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/ross-muir-beats-world-snooker-no-7-1-3115116 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Muir could not win a match in ranking event qualifying in the rest of the season until the final event, the World Championship, when he beat David Grace 10–6, but then lost 10–5 against Nigel Bond in the subsequent round.<ref name="2013/14"/> Muir finished his debut season on the main tour at world number 113.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/71/c1/0,,13165~180593,00.pdf | title=World Snooker Rankings After the 2014 World Championship | publisher=World Snooker | access-date=7 May 2014}}</ref>

===2014/2015=== Muir failed to qualify for a ranking event during the 2014–15 season. All 128 players on the tour automatically play at the venue stage of the UK Championship and Welsh Open, with Muir being knocked out in the first round 6–5 by Peter Ebdon<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2014/1126/662622-uk-championship/|title=Ebdon relieved to escape early exit|date=26 November 2014|via=www.rte.ie}}</ref> and 4–1 by Michael White<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/31368487|title=Welsh Open results|work=BBC Sport |date=11 February 2015 }}</ref> respectively. Muir threatened a comeback in the opening round of the World Championship qualifiers when he rallied from 9–4 down against Cao Yupeng to win four successive frames, but lost the next to be beaten 10–8.<ref name="2014/15">{{cite web|title=Ross Muir 2014/2015|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2014&player=898|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> Muir would be relegated from the snooker tour as he is finished the season as the world number 99.<ref>{{cite web|title=World Rankings After 2015 World Championship|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/|publisher=World Snooker|access-date=8 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507001308/http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/|archive-date=7 May 2015 }}</ref> However, one last 16 and two last 32 finishes in the three Asian Tour events saw him finish 18th on the Asian Order of Merit and claim the first of four places on offer for a new two-year card.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=26&season=2014 | title=Asian Order of Merit 2014/2015 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref>

===2015/2016=== In a match lasting almost seven hours, Muir beat experienced campaigner Alan McManus 6–5 to qualify for the International Championship. It was the first time he played in a ranking event outside of the UK and he lost 6–5 to Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in the first round. Muir stated that he had been using a mind coach to help with the psychological side of the game.<ref name="Muir News">{{cite news | url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/snooker/ross-muir-learns-mandarin-to-excel-on-asian-tour-1-3952052 | title=Ross Muir learns Mandarin to excel on Asian Tour | newspaper=Edinburgh Evening News | access-date=26 March 2016 | archive-date=8 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408073426/http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/snooker/ross-muir-learns-mandarin-to-excel-on-asian-tour-1-3952052 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He won a match at the venue stage of a ranking event for the first time by edging past Mark King 6–5 at the UK Championship.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/snooker/ross-muir-wins-a-first-round-thriller-in-york-1-3958769 | title=Ross Muir wins a first-round thriller in York | newspaper=Edinburgh Evening News | access-date=26 March 2016 | archive-date=9 May 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509133321/http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/snooker/ross-muir-wins-a-first-round-thriller-in-york-1-3958769 | url-status=dead }}</ref> The deciding frames kept coming for Muir but it was Ben Woollaston who would triumph 6–5 in the second round.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/34954673 | title=UK Championship: Stuart Bingham through with highest break of 143 | work=BBC Sport | access-date=26 March 2016}}</ref> He also played in the second round of the Welsh Open because of Jamie Burnett's withdrawal and lost 4–3 to Graeme Dott.<ref name="auto">{{cite web | url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=898&season=2015 | title=Ross Muir 2015/2016 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=26 March 2016}}</ref> Muir whitewashed Burnett 5–0 to qualify for the China Open and was knocked out 5–4 by Robert Milkins in the opening round.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/14388348.Stephen_Maguire_slates_world_snooker_chiefs_after_player_logjam_costs_him_practice_table_at_China_Open/ | title=Stephen Maguire slates world snooker chiefs after player logjam costs him practice table at China Open | newspaper=Evening Times | access-date=25 April 2016}}</ref> In the first round of the World Championship qualifying Muir beat Sean O'Sullivan 10–5, before losing to Ding Junhui 10–1 in the second round.<ref name="auto"/>

===2016/2017=== thumb|2016 Paul Hunter Classic In the first round of the 2016 UK Championship, Muir beat Joe Swail 6–5, after having trailed 5–2. In a televised match against Ding Junhui in the next round he lost 6–2, having held a narrow 2–1 advantage.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/14931822.Ross_Muir_admits_being_camera_shy_was_costly_at_UK_Championship/| title=Ross Muir admits being camera-shy was costly at UK Championship| newspaper=Evening Times| access-date=12 April 2017}}</ref> He made his first professional maximum break whilst defeating Itaro Santos 5–2 in the qualifying rounds for the German Masters. Muir then met Ali Carter who had also made a 147 on the same day and was edged out 5–4.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.express.co.uk/sport/othersport/741463/Ali-Carter-Ross-Muir-147-breaks-German-Masters-snooker-Wang-Yuchen| title=Ali Carter and Ross Muir hit 147 breaks to set up thrilling tie for a German Masters place| newspaper=Daily Express| access-date=12 April 2017}}</ref> At the Welsh Open, Muir eliminated Mark Joyce 4–3 and Marco Fu 4–0, before losing 4–1 in the third round to Zhou Yuelong. He reached the last 16 of a ranking event for the first time at the Shoot-Out, which had had its status upgraded this season, and was beaten by Anthony Hamilton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=898&season=2016|title=Ross Muir 2016/2017|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=12 April 2017}}</ref> He was thrashed 5–0 by Eden Sharav in the first round of the China Open and just fell short of getting into the top 64 in the world rankings at the end of the season as he was 67th. However, Muir did enough to claim a two-year tour card on the one-year list.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rankings 2016/2017|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2016&template=31|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=7 May 2017}}</ref>

===2018/2019=== In the 2018 European Masters, Muir reached the last 16 defeating Martin Gould 4–2, Lee Walker 4–2, Gary Wilson 4-2 before losing to Mark Allen 4–3. After defeating defending champion Neil Robertson 4–2 in the second round of the 2018 Scottish Open, Muir revealed he is prone to Retinal migraine issues.

===2019/2020=== After retirement at the end of the 2018/2019 season, after some improvement in health, he returned and competed in some of the second-tier, Challenge Tour. Now an amateur in status, Muir was able to enter the 2020 European Masters, but lost in the first round of qualifying to Kurt Maflin, 5–2. Muir reached the semi-finals of 2020 WSF World Championship in Malta and EBSA European Championship in Portugal.

==Personal life== Muir attended Musselburgh Grammar school growing up in Musselburgh, East Lothian. He was a goalkeeper in his childhood and was scouted by Celtic. He is also a keen tennis player.<ref name="Muir News"/>

== Performance and rankings timeline ==

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name="AMA"/> |align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA"/> |align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA"/> |align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="UR"/> |align="center"|75 |align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="OR"/> |align="center"|84 |- |colspan="20"|'''Ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Championship League |align="center" colspan="9" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|China Open |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" 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style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ | |- |colspan="20"|'''Former ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Wuxi Classic |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Australian Goldfields Open |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Shanghai Masters |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Paul Hunter Classic |align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Minor-Ranking Event |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Indian Open |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Riga Masters<ref group="nb">The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)</ref> |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Minor-Rank |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|China Championship |colspan="5" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Turkish Masters |align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Gibraltar Open |align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|European Masters |align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Saudi Arabia Masters |align="center" colspan="13" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |- |colspan="20"|'''Former non-ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Haining Open |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Minor-Rank |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:78%;" |- ! colspan="6"|Performance Table Legend |- | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|#R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament<br />(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | lost in the quarter-finals |- | align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF | lost in the semi-finals | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | lost in the final | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W''' | won the tournament |- | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|A | did not participate in the tournament | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|WD | withdrew from the tournament |} {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NH / Not Held || means an event was not held. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NR / Non-Ranking Event || means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|R / Ranking Event || means an event is/was a ranking event. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|MR / Minor-Ranking Event || means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |}

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==Career finals==

===Pro-am finals: 4 (3 titles)===

{| class="sortable wikitable" !width="80"| Outcome !width="50"| Year !width="250"| Championship !width="200"| Opponent in the final !width="100"| Score |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up |2018 |Vienna Snooker Open |{{flagicon|CYP}} {{sortname|Michael|Georgiou}} | 4–5 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2019 | 3 Kings Open | {{flagicon|AUT}} {{sort|Ploner|Andreas Ploner}} | 4–1 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2019 | Rheintal Open | {{flagicon|AUT}} {{sort|Ploner|Andreas Ploner}} | 3–0 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2024 | Italian Snooker Open | {{flagicon|ITA}} {{sort|Maisano|Giuseppe Maisano}} | 3-0 |- |}

===Amateur finals: 8 (5 titles)===

{| class="sortable wikitable" !width="80"| Outcome !width="50"| Year !width="250"| Championship !width="200"| Opponent in the final !width="100"| Score |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2009 | Junior Pot Black | {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Jak|Jones}} | 1–0 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2010 | {{nowrap|Pontins Star of the Future}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sort|Bobat|Adam Bobat}} | 3–1 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 2011 | {{nowrap|European Under-17 Championship}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sort|Barton|Zak Barton}} | 1–5 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 2011 | {{nowrap|Pontins Star of the Future}} | {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Eden|Sharav}} | 0–4 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2013 | {{nowrap|Scottish Amateur Championship}} | {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sort|Craig|Dylan Craig}} | 7–3 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2022 | Q Tour - Event 1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sort|Pragnell|George Pragnell}} | 5–2 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 2022 | Q Tour - Event 6 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Martin O'Donnell | 1–5 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2023 | European Amateur Championships | {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sort|Collumb|Michael Collumb}} | 5–1 |- |}

==References== {{reflist}}

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