| Birth date | 19 August 1971 (age 55) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Scunthorpe |
| Professional | 1991–2007 |
| High ranking | 51 (2003–2005) |
| Best finish | Last 16 (2003 World Snooker Championship) |
Sean Storey (born 19 August 1971 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England) is a former English professional snooker player.
His best ranking performance to date came in the World Championship in 2003, where he defeated Joe Perry before bowing out in the last 16, losing 7–13 to John Higgins. Previously he had qualified for the World Championship in 2001, but lost 10–9 to Joe Swail after leading 9–7. His best season was 2002/03 when he won 28 matches overall - the most out of anyone on the tour. He suffered a drop in form in the following season, winning just three matches (although he was now entering tournaments at a later stage). Having been provisionally as high as #26 during the 2003/2004 season, he ended up at #50, and dropped to #68 a year later.
His best ranking to date was a 145 in the 2001 British Open. In 1997, Storey became the first cueist to compile two maximum breaks in the same pro-am tournament. In the 2004/5 season, he picked up £13,650 in prize money.
Storey is most famous for being the first player to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan in a professional match. On 2 August 1992, Storey ended O'Sullivan's record of 38 consecutive match wins in ranking events. Storey won 5–3 in the sixth round of qualifying in the British Open.
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 1991/ 92 | 1992/ 93 | 1993/ 94 | 1994/ 95 | 1995/ 96 | 1996/ 97 | 1997/ 98 | 1998/ 99 | 1999/ 00 | 2000/ 01 | 2001/ 02 | 2002/ 03 | 2003/ 04 | 2004/ 05 | 2005/ 06 | 2006/ 07 | 2007/ 08 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | 147 | 132 | 96 | 117 | 129 | 82 | 72 | 87 | 99 | 89 | 82 | 51 | 51 | 68 | 64 | [nb 3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Prix[nb 4] | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open[nb 5] | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strachan Open[nb 6] | LQ | MR | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Classic[nb 7] | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| German Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta Grand Prix | Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand Masters[nb 8] | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | NR | Not Held | NR | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship[nb 9] | NH | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | LQ | LQ | NH | NR | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta Cup[nb 10] | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | NH | LQ | Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | NR | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strachan Challenge[nb 6] | R | MR | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merseyside Professional Championship | Not Held | A | QF | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
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| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw |
| 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. | |||
- ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
- ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
- ^ He was an amateur
- ^ The event was called the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)
- ^ The event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
- ^ The event was called the Strachan Open (1991/1992) and the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)
- ^ The event was called the Dubai Classic (1991/1992-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
- ^ The event was called the Asian Open (1991/1992-1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994-1996/1997)
- ^ The event was called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997)
- ^ The event was called the European Open (1991/1992-1996/1997 and 2001/2002-2003/2004) and the Irish Open (1998/1999)
External links
- Sean Storey at WorldSnooker.com 4 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine