{{short description|English snooker player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Use British English|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox snooker player | name = Stuart Pettman | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1975|4|24}} | birth_place = Preston, Lancashire, England | Sport country = {{ENG}} | Professional = 1992–2011 | High ranking = 35 (May–July 2010)<ref>{{cite web |work=worldsnooker.com |title=World rankings after 2010 PTC1 |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association | url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/site_files/latest%20world%20rankings.pdf |accessdate=2 January 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704222815/http://www.worldsnooker.com/site_files/latest%20world%20rankings.pdf|archivedate=4 July 2010}}</ref> | Official maximums = | Best finish = Semi-final (2009 China Open) | Ranking wins = | World champ = }}
'''Stuart Pettman''' (born 24 April 1975) is an English former professional snooker player. The Preston native qualified for the World Championship three times, in 2003, 2004 and 2010. He beat 2005 champion Shaun Murphy in qualifying to reach the 2004 World Championships.<ref name="Global Snooker Centre S3Q">{{cite web|title=2004 Embassy World Championship Stage 3 Qualifying|url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2003-4/03_4worldstage3.htm|publisher=Global Snooker Centre|accessdate=27 April 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225141538/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2003-4/03_4worldstage3.htm|archivedate=25 December 2008}}</ref> He spent 11 seasons on the professional snooker tour, with a highest ranking of 35 (2009/10 season).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cuetracker.net/pages/players.php?ID=86&season=2010/2011 |title=profile cuetracker.net |access-date=20 February 2012 |archive-date=15 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515230158/http://www.cuetracker.net/pages/players.php?ID=86&season=2010/2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Career == He had ten last-32 defeats before he first reached the last 16 of a ranking event. He started 2007/2008 strongly, reaching the last 16 of the opening Shanghai Masters (winning 4 matches before benefitting from Ronnie O'Sullivan's withdrawal) and then qualifying for the final stages of the Grand Prix by winning all 7 group games. His form tailed off after this, but he had a strong run in the 2009 China Open, defeating Mark Allen, Ali Carter and Graeme Dott to reach his first career semi-final. Pettman qualified for the 2010 World Championship, but was beaten 10–1 in the first round by Ding Junhui. Following 10–2 defeats by Mark Williams and Stephen Hendry in 2003 and 2004 respectively, this means Pettman's win–loss ratio of frames played at the Crucible is 5–30.
Pettman retired from professional snooker after the 2010/2011 season. He wrote a book entitled ''Stuart Pettman: As Sometimes Seen On TV'' about his experiences on the World Snooker Tour.
== Performance and rankings timeline == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" |- ! Tournament ! 1992/<br/>93 ! colspan="2"|1993/<br/>94 ! 1994/<br/>95 ! 1995/<br/>96 ! 1996/<br/>97 ! 1997/<br/>98 ! 1998/<br/>99 ! 1999/<br/>00 ! 2000/<br/>01 ! 2001/<br/>02 ! 2002/<br/>03 ! 2003/<br/>04 ! 2004/<br/>05 ! 2005/<br/>06 ! 2006/<br/>07 ! 2007/<br/>08 ! 2008/<br/>09 ! 2009/<br/>10 ! 2010/<br/>11 |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Ranking<ref name="Ranking history">{{cite web|title=Ranking History|url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=7 November 2017|archive-date=14 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514065952/http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> |align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="UR">New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking</ref> |align="center" colspan="2"|370 |align="center"|187 |align="center"|123 |align="center"|89 |align="center"|87 |align="center"|76 |align="center"|68 |align="center"|60 |align="center"|55 |align="center"|58 |align="center"|47 |align="center"|38 |align="center"|47 |align="center"|52 |align="center"|53 |align="center"|62 |align="center"|37 |align="center"|35 |- |colspan="30"|'''Ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Shanghai Masters |align="center" colspan="16" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Open<ref group="nb">The event was called the Grand Prix (1992/1993–2000/2001, 2004/2005–2009/2010) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)</ref> |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |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" 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="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|UK Championship |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |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 |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|German Masters<ref group="nb">The event was called the German Open (1995/1996-1997/1998)</ref> |align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Welsh Open |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |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" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|{{nowrap|Players Tour Championship Grand Final}} |align="center" colspan="19" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|China Open<ref group="nb">The event was called the China International (1997/1998-1998/1999)</ref> |align="center" colspan="6" style="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;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |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;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Championship |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="2" 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" 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="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |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" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |- |colspan="30"|'''Non-ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Six-red World Championship<ref group="nb">The event was called the Six-red Snooker International (2008/2009) and the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)</ref> |align="center" colspan="17" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|The Masters |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="2" 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;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |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;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Shoot-Out |align="center" colspan="19" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |- |colspan="30"|'''Former ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Asian Classic<ref group="nb">The event was called the Dubai Classic (1992/1993-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)</ref> |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="2" 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="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Malta Grand Prix |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Thailand Masters<ref group="nb">The event was called the Asian Open (1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994-1996/1997)</ref> |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="2" 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="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Scottish Open<ref group="nb">The event was called the International Open (1992/1993-1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)</ref> |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|British Open |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |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" 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="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Irish Masters |align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Malta Cup<ref group="nb">The event was called the European Open (1992/1993-1996/1997 and 2001/2002-2003/2004) and the Irish Open (1998/1999)</ref> |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="2" 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;"|NH |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |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;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Northern Ireland Trophy |align="center" colspan="14" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Bahrain Championship |align="center" colspan="17" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |- |colspan="30"|'''Former non-ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Strachan Open |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="30" 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. |} {{Reflist|group=nb}}
== Career finals == === Non-ranking finals: 1 === {| 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 | 1999 | Merseyside Professional Championship | {{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham | 1–5 |}
== Further reading == *{{cite book|last=Pettman|first=Stuart|title=Stuart Pettman: As Sometimes Seen on TV|isbn=978-616-7019-56-7}}
== References == {{reflist}} * * [http://prosnookerblog.com/players/n-r/stuart-pettman/ Profile at Pro Snooker Blog]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pettman, Stuart}} Category:English snooker players Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Preston, Lancashire Stuart Pettman