Stuart Pettman

Stuart Pettman (born 24 April 1975) is an English former professional snooker player. The Preston native has 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.[2] He has spent 11 seasons on the professional snooker tour, with a highest ranking of 35 (2009/10 season).[3]

Stuart Pettman
Born (1975-04-24) 24 April 1975
Preston, Lancashire, England
Sport country England
Professional1992–2011
Highest ranking35 (May–July 2010)[1]
Career winnings£246,245
Highest break142:
2001 Thailand Masters
2009 China Open
Century breaks59
Best ranking finishSemi-final (2009 China Open)

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 has recently been playing American pool, including at the 2013 Derby City Classic, where he scored a high run of 117 in 14.1 Straight Pool, which is the record of the modern era on a 5x10 ft table. He is currently living in Bangkok, Thailand, where he manages a pool hall.

Further reading
  • Pettman, Stuart. Stuart Pettman: As Sometimes Seen on TV. ISBN 978-616-7019-56-7.

References
  1. "World rankings after 2010 PTC1" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  2. "2004 Embassy World Championship Stage 3 Qualifying". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  3. profile cuetracker.net
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