Karl Burrows

Karl Burrows
Born (1967-12-17) December 17, 1967
Sport country  England
Professional 1991–2001
Highest ranking 69 (1997/1998)
Highest break 147 (1999 Benson & Hedges Championship)[1]
Century breaks 11
Best ranking finish Last 16 (1996 Asian Classic, 1998 British Open)

Karl Burrows (born 17 December 1967) is an English former professional snooker player.

Career

Born in 1967, Burrows turned professional in 1991. His best run in a ranking tournament was reaching the last 16, which he achieved at both the 1996 Asian Classic and the 1998 British Open.[2] At the British Open tournament, he defeated 1986 world champion Joe Johnson before being whitewashed by reigning world champion Ken Doherty at the last 16 stage.[3]

One of most memorable moments of Burrows' career came when he recorded a maximum break against Adrian Rosa at the 1999 Benson & Hedges Championship, the 33rd official maximum break.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "How many 147 breaks have been scored and who made them". Sporting Life. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Snooker: Burrows recovers to reach last 16". The Independent. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Snooker: Three players fail drugs tests but remain anonymous". The Independent. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Maximum Breaks". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Retrieved 6 December 2017.


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