Paul McPhillips

Paul McPhillips
Born (1971-03-27) 27 March 1971
Glasgow, Scotland
Sport country  Scotland
Professional 1991–1997, 1998–2001
Highest ranking 59 (1994/1995)
Career winnings £82,470[1]
Highest break 126 (1997 British Open)[2]
Century breaks 8[3]
Best ranking finish Last 16 (1994 Welsh Open, 1997 British Open)
Tournament wins
Non-ranking 1

Paul McPhillips (born 27 March 1971) is a Scottish former professional snooker player. He is best known as the regular practice partner of Stephen Hendry.[4]

Career

He was the UK Junior Champion in 1987.[5] In 1990, McPhillips was defeated by Alan McManus in the Final of the Scottish Amateur Championship[6] and again finished runners up in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Championship in Edinburgh, he was defeated by Matthew Stevens 6–3. He reached no. 59 in the Snooker world rankings 1994/1995 as a result. In the 1997/98 season, he defeated Michael Holt 6–5 to win the 1st event and claim the overall UK Tour.

His biggest victory came in 4th Qualifying round of the 2001 Embassy World Snooker Championship against Tony Jones. He recently reached the Preliminary Round in the 2011 Scottish Professional Championship.

Non-Ranking Wins (1)

Related Article

References

  1. ↑ http://cuetracker.net/Players/Paul-McPhillips/Career-Total-Statistics
  2. ↑ http://cuetracker.net/Players/Paul-McPhillips/Career-Total-Statistics
  3. ↑ http://cuetracker.net/Players/Paul-McPhillips/Career-Total-Statistics
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  5. ↑ Why 147 is not enough to make the break by Bill Sutherland, Published by The Glasgow Herald – 8 June 1988
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 August 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-19.


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