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| Alan McManus | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 21, 1971 |
| Nationality |  Scottish |
| Nickname(s) | Angles |
| Professional | 1990– |
| Highest ranking | #6 (4 years) |
| 2008/09 ranking | #37 |
| Career winnings | GB£2,124,220 [1] |
| Highest break | 143 (1994) |
| Tournament wins | |
| Ranking | 2 |
| Non-ranking | 2 |
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Career
McManus has long been a considered a consistently good player as his record of sixteen consecutive seasons in the Top 16 testifies, but never managed to achieve the success of his contemporaries such as Stephen Hendry, Ken Doherty, Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins. Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE (born January 13, 1969 in South Queensferry, Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional Snooker Ken Doherty (born 17 September Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan (born 5 December 1975 in Wordsley, West Midlands) nicknamed "The John Higgins He was ranked in the Top 16 from 1990 to 2006, dropping out after an unsuccessful 2005/2006 season. His highest ranking was sixth (in 1993/94 and 1996/97). He has reached twenty-one professional semi-finals, but won only four events. He has reached the semi-finals of the World Championship twice, but has never appeared in a final. The World Snooker Championship, currently held at the Crucible Theatre in the English city of Sheffield, is the climax of Snooker 's annual calendar and Until 2005 he had gone eleven years without reaching the quarter-finals of the tournament, despite consistent achievements in other events. He has also compiled 141 competitive centuries during his career. TemplateCuegloss will have to be hacked to support multi-page articles
The highlight of his career to date was claiming the Masters title at Wembley in 1994, ending Stephen Hendry's remarkable unbeaten run in the tournament, which dated back to 1989. Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE (born January 13, 1969 in South Queensferry, Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional Snooker Some snooker pundits attribute the fact that McManus hasn't done as well as he could otherwise have to the fact that he "digs" too much when striking the ball. McManus' cue, when lining up for a shot, is off-line with respect to the ball that he intends to hit (the object ball). Therefore, he always has to correct this misalignment when he actually strikes the cue ball. That is why he is not always as precise, especially with long shots, and this may have denied him some victories along the way.
A series of poor results in the 2005-2006 season saw him drop out of the top 16 for the first time since 1989. He reached the semi finals of the 2006 Snooker Grand Prix, losing to Neil Robertson. The 2006 Royal London Watches Grand Prix snooker tournament was held between 21 October and 29 October 2006 at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference However, he lost a World Championship qualifier 10-9 to journeyman Joe Delaney. Joe Delaney, (born August 4, 1972, Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish professional Snooker player
2003 fluke
Against Nigel Bond in the 2003 World Championships in Sheffield, McManus played what is considered one of snooker's most notable flukes. Faced with a brown just a few inches from the bottom-left-corner pocket, McManus struck the ball and watched as it jumped over the pocket, landed on the side rail, rolled half way along the length of the table, and dropped into the middle pocket from above.
In 2007, the BBC featured the fluke as part of a competition to win signed snooker balls and £500. After being shown the starting position of the balls and McManus lining up for the shot, the footage was paused and viewers were invited to guess which pocket the ball ultimately landed in.
Television work
He worked as a commentator for Eurosport on the 2007 World Championship. The 2007 888com World Snooker Championship began on 21 April and ran until 7 May 2007 (with the final continuing into the early hours
Tournament wins
- Ranking tournaments
- Dubai Duty Free Classic (1994)
- Thailand Open (1996)
- Non-ranking tournaments
- Benson & Hedges Championship – 1991
- Masters (1994)
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