# Tony Chappel

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Welsh snooker player

Tony Chappel Born (1960-05-28) May 28, 1960 (age 66) Sport country Wales Professional 1984–2001 Highest ranking 37[1] Best ranking finish Semi-final (1990 Asian Open)

**Tony Chappel** (born 28 May 1960) is a former [Welsh](/source/Welsh_people) professional [snooker](/source/Snooker) player, whose career spanned seventeen years from 1984 to 2001.

## Career

Tony Chappel was born in Wales, on 28 May 1960.[1] He started playing [snooker](/source/Snooker) aged 14. He reached the final of the 1974 Welsh Boys' Championship, won the title in 1976, and retained it in 1977.[2] He was also runner-up in the Welsh Youth Championship in 1977.[2] In 1982 he became an "apprentice professional" employed by the Mackworth Billiards company, where he was coached by [Terry Griffiths](/source/Terry_Griffiths), the [1979 World Snooker Champion](/source/1979_World_Snooker_Championship).[3] That year, he defeated professional [Cliff Wilson](/source/Cliff_Wilson) in the final of a pro-am tournament at Ealing Snooker Centre.[4]

Chappel was accepted by the [World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association](/source/World_Professional_Billiards_and_Snooker_Association) as a professional player in 1984.[5][2] Some of the players he defeated during his career include: [Steve Davis](/source/Steve_Davis), [Terry Griffiths](/source/Terry_Griffiths), [John Parrott](/source/John_Parrott), [Stephen Hendry](/source/Stephen_Hendry), [Alan McManus](/source/Alan_McManus), [Stephen Lee](/source/Stephen_Lee_(snooker_player)) and [Ken Doherty](/source/Ken_Doherty).[1] His best finish was one semi-final appearance, at the [1990 Asian Open](/source/1990_Asian_Open), where he lost just 5–6, to [Dennis Taylor](/source/Dennis_Taylor).[1] He also reached the quarter-finals and last 16 of other tournaments throughout his career, his last run to this stage of an event being the last 16 of the [1997 Welsh Open](/source/1997_Welsh_Open_(snooker)).[1]

He qualified for the main stage of the [World Snooker Championship](/source/World_Snooker_Championship) in [1990](/source/1990_World_Snooker_Championship), losing 4–10 to [Tony Knowles](/source/Tony_Knowles_(snooker_player)) in the last 32.[6][7]

He was relegated from the professional tour after finishing 115th in the [rankings at the end of the 2000/01 snooker season](/source/Snooker_world_rankings_2001%2F2002).[8] In April 2013 Chappel took part in the preliminary qualifiers for the [2013 World Snooker Championship](/source/2013_World_Snooker_Championship). He beat David Singh 5–2 in the second round. but then lost 5–1 to [Patrick Wallace](/source/Patrick_Wallace) in the third round.[9]

## Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 1984/ 85 1985/ 86 1986/ 87 1987/ 88 1988/ 89 1989/ 90 1990/ 91 1991/ 92 1992/ 93 1993/ 94 1994/ 95 1995/ 96 1996/ 97 1997/ 98 1998/ 99 1999/ 00 2000/ 01 2001/ 02 2002/ 03 2011/ 12 2012/ 13 2013/ 14 2014/ 15 2015/ 16 Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] 68 49 58 51 41 43 37 52 48 53 53 45 46 47 76 90 [nb 3] [nb 3] [nb 3] [nb 3] [nb 3] [nb 3] [nb 3] Ranking tournaments Australian Goldfields Open[nb 4] Non-Ranking Event NH LQ Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking Tournament Not Held A A A A A UK Championship 1R 2R 1R 3R 1R 1R 2R LQ LQ 2R LQ LQ 1R LQ 1R LQ LQ A A A A A A A German Masters[nb 5] Tournament Not Held LQ LQ LQ NR Tournament Not Held A A A A A Welsh Open Tournament Not Held 1R 1R 1R 1R 3R 3R 2R 2R LQ LQ A A A A A A A World Grand Prix Tournament Not Held NR DNQ Players Tour Championship Grand Final Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ China Open Tournament Not Held NR LQ LQ LQ A NH A A A A A World Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A A LQ A A A Non-ranking tournaments World Seniors Championship Tournament Not Held A Tournament Not Held LQ F QF LQ LQ The Masters A A A A A A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A A A A A Shoot-Out Tournament Not Held WD Tournament Not Held A A A A A Former ranking tournaments Canadian Masters NH Non-Ranking LQ Tournament Not Held The Classic LQ LQ LQ 1R 3R 1R 2R LQ Tournament Not Held Strachan Open[nb 6] Tournament Not Held 1R MR NR Tournament Not Held Asian Classic[nb 7] Tournament Not Held NR 2R LQ LQ 1R 1R LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held Malta Grand Prix Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking Event LQ NR Tournament Not Held Thailand Masters[nb 8] Non-Ranking Not Held 1R SF 1R LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A NR Tournament Not Held British Open 1R LQ 1R 1R 2R 1R LQ 1R LQ LQ 1R LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ A A Tournament Not Held European Open[nb 9] Tournament Not Held 2R 3R 1R 1R LQ LQ LQ QF 1R NH LQ Not Held A A Tournament Not Held Scottish Open[nb 10] LQ 2R 1R 1R 1R LQ Not Held LQ LQ 1R LQ 1R 1R LQ LQ LQ A A NH MR Not Held World Open[nb 11] LQ LQ 1R 2R 1R LQ LQ LQ 3R LQ 2R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A A A A A Not Held Former non-ranking tournaments World Masters Tournament Not Held 3R Tournament Not Held Welsh Professional Championship QF QF SF QF 1R SF SF Tournament Not Held Strachan Challenge[nb 6] Tournament Not Held R MR LQ LQ Tournament Not Held

Performance Table Legend LQ lost in the qualifying draw #R 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. PA / Pro-am Event means an event is/was a pro-am event.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season

1. **[^](#cite_ref-UR_11-0)** New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AMA_12-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AMA_12-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-AMA_12-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-AMA_12-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-AMA_12-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-AMA_12-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-AMA_12-6) He was an amateur

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** The event was also called the Australian Masters (1984/1985-1987/1988 and 1995/1996), the Hong Kong Open (1989/1990) and the Australian Open (1994/1995-1995/1996)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** The event was called the German Open (1995/1996-1997/1998)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-STR_15-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-STR_15-1) The event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993-1993/1994)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** The event was called the Dubai Masters (1988/1989), the Dubai Classic (1989/1990-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** The event was called the Asian Open (1989/1990-1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994-1996/1997)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** The event was called the European Open (1988/1989-1996/1997 and 2001/2002-2002/2003) and the Irish Open (1998/1999)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** The event was also called the International Open (1984/1985, 1986/1987-1989/1990 and 1992/1993-1996/1997) and the Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** The event was called the Grand Prix (1984/1985-2000/2001) and the LG Cup (2001/2002-2002/2003)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CUESPORT_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CUESPORT_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-CUESPORT_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-CUESPORT_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-CUESPORT_1-4) Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). *The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History*. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 292–294. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-9548549-0-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9548549-0-4).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NEAG_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NEAG_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-NEAG_2-2) "Terry Griffiths to coach series of master classes". *Neath Guardian*. 18 February 1982. p. 3.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Smith, Terry (4 February 1982). "Tony gets the star build-up". *Daily Mirror*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** "Snooker tourney will be 'bigger and better'". *Southall Gazette*. 10 September 1982. p. 21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NEWPRO84_5-0)** "New professionals". *Snooker Scene*. June 1984. p. 20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Downer, Chris. "1990 qualifying rounds". *Crucible Almanac* (2019 ed.). Bournemouth. p. 201.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Embassy World Championship"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071753/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36). Snooker Scene. Archived from [the original](http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-01R_8-0)** "Williams top, O'Sullivan second in end of season rankings". *Snooker Scene*. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 2001. pp. 35–36.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["2013 Betfair World Championship Pre-Qualifiers results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194114/http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/b9a79248-067d-4dfc-a427-63b2ef03f4bd.pdf) (PDF). [World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association](/source/World_Professional_Billiards_and_Snooker_Association). Archived from [the original](http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/b9a79248-067d-4dfc-a427-63b2ef03f4bd.pdf) (PDF) on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

## External links

- [Cue sports portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Cue_sports)

- [Tony Chappel](https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=-1&player=802) at Snooker.org

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