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Line 8: \| caption = Robertson at the [[2015 German Masters]] \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1982\|2\|11}} \| birth_place = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (~~Australia~~state)\|Victoria]], Australia \| Sport country = {{AUS}} \| Professional = 1998/1999, 2000–2002, 2003–present \| High ranking = '''[[List of world number one snooker players\|1]]''' (September–December 2010, June 2013–May 2014, July–August 2014, December 2014–January 2015) \| Official maximums = 5 \| Ranking wins = 2324 \| Minor wins = 4 \| World champ = [[2010 World Snooker Championship\|2010]] }} '''Neil Robertson''' (born 11 February 1982)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=Neil Robertson\|url=https://wst.tv/players/neil-robertson/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112181156/https://wst.tv/players/neil-robertson/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=12 January 2020\|access-date=8 November 2021\|website=World Snooker\|language=en-US}}</ref> is an Australian professional [[snooker]] player, who is a former [[List of World Snooker Championship winners\|world champion]] and former [[List of world number one snooker players\|world number one]]. To date, he is the most successful player from outside the [[United Kingdom]], and the only non-UK born to have completed snooker's [[Triple Crown (snooker)\|Triple Crown]],<ref name=":0" /> having won the [[World Snooker Championship\|World Championship]] in [[2010 World Snooker Championship\|2010]], the [[Masters (snooker)\|Masters]] in [[2012 Masters (snooker)\|2012]] and [[2022 Masters (snooker)\|2022]], and the [[UK Championship]] in [[2013 UK Championship\|2013]], [[2015 UK Championship\|2015]] and [[2020 UK Championship\|2020]]. He has claimed a career total of 2324 ranking titles, having won at least one professional tournament every year between 2006 and 2022.<ref name=":0" /> A prolific break-builder, Robertson has compiled over 900 [[century break]]s in professional competition, including five [[maximum break]]s. He became the fourth player in professional snooker history to reach the 900-century mark, after [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]], [[John Higgins]] and [[Judd Trump]].<ref name="Robertson900">{{cite web\|title=Robertson makes 900th century\|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2023/september/01/robertson-makes-900th-century\|publisher=[[World Snooker Tour]]\|date=1 September 2023\|access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref> In the [[2013–14 snooker season\|2013–14 season]], he became the first player to make 100 centuries in a single season,<ref name="Robertson100centuries">{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/snooker/27232320\|title=Neil Robertson hits historic 100th century break\|work=[[BBC Sport]]\|date=30 April 2014}}</ref> finishing with a record 103 centuries.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/78505-most-century-breaks-in-a-snooker-season\|title=Most century breaks in a snooker season\|work=Guinness World Records}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://theoldgreenbaize.com/neil-robertson-becomes-first-player-to-make-100-century-breaks-in-single-season\|title=Neil Robertson becomes first player to make 100 century breaks in single season\|date=11 August 2017\|publisher=theoldgreenbaize.com}}</ref> Line 79: Robertson beat [[Shaun Murphy]] on the final black in the quarter-finals of the [[2014 Wuxi Classic]] to win 5–4,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://wst.tv/robertson-beats-murphy-in-thriller\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220232623/https://wst.tv/robertson-beats-murphy-in-thriller/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=20 February 2020\|title=Robertson Beats Murphy in Thriller\|date=27 June 2014\|publisher=[[World Snooker Tour]]}}</ref> and then beat [[Barry Hawkins]] 6–3 to reach the opening ranking event final of the [[2014–15 snooker season\|2014–15 season]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://wst.tv/robertson-into-wuxi-final\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220235421/https://wst.tv/robertson-into-wuxi-final/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=20 February 2020\|title=Robertson into Wuxi Final\|date=28 June 2014\|publisher=[[World Snooker Tour]]}}</ref> He played friend and practice partner [[Joe Perry (snooker player)\|Joe Perry]], and rallied from 3–0 behind to lead 8–6, before Perry won three frames in a row to be one away from the title. Robertson then produced breaks of 87 and 78 to win the title 10–9, and paid tribute to Perry's influence on his own career after the match.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://wst.tv/robertson-wins-wuxi-classic\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220235623/https://wst.tv/robertson-wins-wuxi-classic/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=20 February 2020\|title=Robertson Wins Wuxi Classic\|date=29 June 2014\|publisher=[[World Snooker Tour]]}}</ref> A week later he comfortably won through to the final of his home event, the [[2014 Australian Goldfields Open\|Australian Goldfields Open]], without any of his opponents taking more than two frames off him,<ref name="2014/15">{{cite web \| url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=154&season=2014 \| title=Neil Robertson 2014/2015 \| website=Snooker.org \| access-date=9 July 2014}}</ref> but he was beaten in the final for the second year in a row, this time 9–5 by [[Judd Trump]]. Robertson, however, reclaimed the world number one spot afterwards.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://wst.tv/trump-wins-australian-goldfields-open\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220235929/https://wst.tv/trump-wins-australian-goldfields-open/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=20 February 2020\|title=Trump Wins Australian Goldfields Open\|publisher=[[World Snooker Tour]]\|date=6 July 2014}}</ref> He then had early exits at the [[2014 Shanghai Masters (snooker)\|Shanghai Masters]] and the [[2014 International Championship\|International Championship]], and was knocked out at the semi-final stage of the [[2014 Champion of Champions\|Champion of Champions]] 6–4, by Trump again.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://wst.tv/trump-beats-robertson-in-thriller\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220235459/https://wst.tv/trump-beats-robertson-in-thriller/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=20 February 2020\|title=Trump Beats Robertson In Thriller\|publisher=[[World Snooker Tour]]\|date=9 November 2014}}</ref> Robertson trailed [[Graeme Dott]] 5–0 in the fourth round of the [[2014 UK Championship\|UK Championship]], but then made five breaks above 50, which included two centuries, to draw level, before falling short of a big comeback as Dott took the final frame to win 6–5.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www1.skysports.com/snooker/news/12040/9591584/uk-championship-graeme-dott-defeats-defending-champion-neil-robertson \| title=UK Championship: Graeme Dott defeats defending champion Neil Robertson \| publisher=[[Sky Sports]] \| access-date=18 January 2015}}</ref> He produced his best snooker to reach the final of the [[2015 Masters (snooker)\|Masters]] by defeating [[Ali Carter]] 6–1 in the quarter-finals and [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] 6–1 in the semis.<ref>{{cite news \| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/30841527 \| title=Masters 2015: Ronnie O'Sullivan and Neil Robertson through \| work=[[BBC Sport]] \| access-date=18 January 2015}}</ref> The latter victory marked the first time O'Sullivan had been eliminated at that stage of the event after 10 previous wins, and also ended a run of 15 consecutive wins in all competitions.<ref>{{cite news \| url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jan/17/neil-robertson-ronnie-osullivan-masters-777-century-snooker \| title=Neil Robertson sweeps Ronnie O'Sullivan aside to reach Masters final \| newspaper=[[The Guardian]] \| access-date=18 January 2015}}</ref> However, in the final Robertson suffered the heaviest defeat in the Masters since 1988, as Shaun Murphy thrashed him 10–2.<ref>{{cite news \| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/30871086 \| title=Masters 2015 final: Shaun Murphy thrashes Neil Robertson \| work=[[BBC Sport]] \| access-date=18 January 2015}}</ref> Next month, Robertson did not lose a frame in reaching the quarter-finals of the [[2015 German Masters\|German Masters]], but when he accidentally potted the black in the deciding frame, [[Stephen Maguire]] got the two snookers he required and went on to clear the table to win 5–4.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Neil-Robertson-makes-German-Masters-exit-Stephen/story-25990241-detail/story.html \| title=Neil Robertson makes German Masters exit to Stephen Maguire \| newspaper=[[Cambridge News]] \| access-date=2 March 2015 \| url-status=dead \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225203651/http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Neil-Robertson-makes-German-Masters-exit-Stephen/story-25990241-detail/story.html \| archive-date=25 February 2015 \| df=dmy-all }}</ref> At the [[2015 Welsh Open (snooker)\|Welsh Open]], in his fourth round match against [[Gary Wilson (snooker player)\|Gary Wilson]], Robertson was forced to concede the fifth frame when he failed to hit a red three times in a row, then lost the next frame to exit the tournament.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~4502202,00.html \| title=Robertson Joins Cardiff Casualties \| date=19 February 2015 \| publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association\|World Snooker]] \| access-date=2 March 2015}}</ref> The Australian won his only [[Players Tour Championship 2014/2015\|European Tour]] event this year at the [[European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 6\|Gdynia Open]] by beating [[Mark Williams (snooker player)\|Mark Williams]] 4–0, meaning he has ~~now~~ claimed three titles in Poland during his career.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~4527668,00.html \| title=Robertson Takes Gdynia Glory \| date=March 2015 \| publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association\|World Snooker]] \| access-date=2 March 2015}}</ref> [[File:NeilRobertson2016.png\|alt=\|thumb\|Robertson photo shoot, May 2016]] Robertson enjoyed comfortable 10–2 and 13–5 wins over [[Jamie Jones (snooker player)\|Jamie Jones]] and [[Ali Carter]] to face Barry Hawkins in the quarter-finals of the [[2015 World Snooker Championship\|World Championship]]. It was an extremely high quality encounter as both players compiled four centuries to match a Crucible record in a best of 25 frame match, but eventually Robertson lost 13–12.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www1.skysports.com/snooker/news/12040/9828457/shaun-murphy-joins-judd-trump-in-world-championship-semi-finals \| title=Shaun Murphy joins Judd Trump in World Championship semi-finals \| publisher=[[Sky Sports]] \| access-date=2 May 2015}}</ref> He made 11 centuries in the event, which included a 143 in the first round, a 145 in the second, and breaks of 141 and 142 in the final session of the match. Despite this, Robertson, who had won four ranking titles since his world title in 2010, stated that he believed he had underachieved in his career.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Neil-Robertson-vows-bounce-World-Snooker/story-26415035-detail/story.html \| title=Neil Robertson vows to bounce back after World Snooker Championship exit \| newspaper=[[Cambridge News]] \| date=30 April 2015 \| access-date=2 May 2015 \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=20 July 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720052555/http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Neil-Robertson-vows-bounce-World-Snooker/story-26415035-detail/story.html}}</ref> Line 124: === 2023–24 season === The first half of the season was poor for Robertson. The only time he made it past the first round was at the [[2023 Shanghai Masters]], where he reached the semi-finals, but he lost the match 7–10 to [[Luca Brecel]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2023/september/16/brecel-reaches-shanghai-showpiece\|title=Brecel Reaches Shanghai Showpiece\|publisher=World Snooker Tour\|date=16 September 2023}}</ref> After the [[2023 Wuhan Open (snooker)\|Wuhan Open]] in October, Robertson revealed on social media that he was feeling homesick, so he would take an extended break at the end of the year to go home to Australia.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2023/october/10/highfield-downs-robertson-on-road-to-recovery\|title=Highfield Downs Robertson On Road To Recovery\|publisher=World Snooker Tour\|date=10 October 2023}}</ref> His last tournament for 2023 was the [[2023 UK Championship]], where another first-round loss meant that his streak of winning at least one ranking title each calendar year since 2006 has ended,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2023/november/28/zhou-ends-robertson-streak\|title=Zhou Ends Robertson Streak\|publisher=World Snooker Tour\|date=28 November 2023}}</ref> as he did not enter either of the remaining two events in December. In the season's second half, Robertson won his group and qualified for the winners' group in the [[2024 Championship League (invitational)\|2024 Championship League]] in February,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/february/08/robertson-makes-winner-\|title=Robertson Makes Winners' Group\|publisher=World Snooker Tour\|date=8 February 2024}}</ref> and in March he made it to the semi-finals of the [[2024 World Open (snooker)\|2024 World Open]], but there he lost 5–6 to [[Ding Junhui]], having lost position after scoring 53 points in the deciding frame, allowing Ding to make the scoreline 56–44, then making a safety error on the last red. This meant that for the first time since 2006, Robertson fell out of the top 16 in the world rankings and had to qualify for the World Championship,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/march/23/Ding-s-Epic-Win-Sends-Robertson-Out-Of-Top-16\|title=Ding's Epic Win Sends Robertson Out Of Top 16\|publisher=World Snooker Tour\|date=23 March 2024}}</ref> where he lost 9–10 to [[Jamie Jones (snooker player)\|Jamie Jones]] in a final frame decider on Judgement Day, missing out on playing at the Crucible for the first time since 2004.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/april/17/Jones-Stuns-Robertson-In-Crucible-Qualifier\|title=Jones Stuns Robertson In Crucible Qualifier\|publisher=World Snooker Tour\|date=17 April 2024}}</ref> === 2024–25 season === Robertson reached the quarter-finals at the inaugural [[2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters\|Saudi Arabia Masters]], before losing to [[Judd Trump]] 3{{nbnd}}6.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/saudi-arabia-masters/2024/judd-trump-neil-robertson-saudi-arabia-masters-shaun-murphy_sto20034791/story.shtml\|title=Saudi Arabia Masters 2024: Judd Trump holds off Neil Robertson charge to set up Shaun Murphy semi-final\|publisher=Eurosport\|accessdate=24 September 2024}}</ref> He won the [[2024 English Open (snooker)\|English Open]], defeating [[Wu Yize]] 9{{nbnd}}7 in the final to secure his first ranking title in more than two years and a return to the world's top-16.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/articles/cx2yrkpz49ro\|title=Robertson survives Wu comeback to win English Open\|publisher=BBC Sport\|accessdate=24 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/september/22/robertson-holds-off-wu-in-thrilling-final/\|title=Robertson Holds Off Wu In Thrilling Final\|publisher=World Snooker Tour\|accessdate=24 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://snookerhq.com/2024/09/23/neil-robertson-ends-title-drought-with-english-open-triumph/\|title=Neil Robertson ends title drought with English Open triumph\|publisher=SnookerHQ\|accessdate=24 September 2024}}</ref> == Personal life == Robertson was born in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] to Ian Robertson and Alison Hunter, who are both British nationals. He has a younger brother, Marc Robertson, a former snooker amateur and current professional pool player.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://pockets.com.au/athletes/show/12\|title=Marc Robertson\|publisher=Pockets Sports\|access-date=4 December 2022\|archive-date=4 December 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204192544/https://pockets.com.au/athletes/show/12\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Robertson attended [[Norwood Secondary College]] in [[Ringwood, Victoria\|Ringwood]]. He is now based in [[Cambridge]], [[England]].<ref>{{cite news\|first=Nick\|last=Harris\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/neil-robertson-the-draw-at-the-crucible-is-ridiculous-champions-all-the-way-445872.html\|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/neil-robertson-the-draw-at-the-crucible-is-ridiculous-champions-all-the-way-445872.html\|archive-date=18 June 2022\|url-access=subscription\|url-status=live\|title=Neil Robertson: 'The draw at the Crucible is ridiculous. Champions all the way'\|work=[[The Independent]]\|access-date=11 September 2010\|location=London\|date=23 April 2007}}</ref> He has previously practised at [[Willie Thorne]]'s snooker club in [[Leicester]]<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Sport/Other-Sports/Robertson-will-show-Davis-respect.htm\|title=Robertson will show Davis respect\|newspaper=[[Cambridge News]]\|access-date=11 September 2010\|location=Cambridge\|date=22 March 2009\|archive-date=4 April 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404175930/http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Sport/Other-Sports/Robertson-will-show-Davis-respect.htm\|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Cambridge Snooker Centre, but is now based at WT's Snooker and Sporting Club in Cambridge.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/neilrobertson-australian-cambridge-famous-star-19412562\|title=Neil Robertson: How an Australian became one of Cambridge's most famous sports stars\|date=7 December 2020\|last=Turner\|first=Benjamin\|website=CambridgeshireLive\|access-date=10 November 2021\|url-status=live\|archive-date=2 January 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102115213/https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/neilrobertson-australian-cambridge-famous-star-19412562}}</ref> Robertson has two children with his Norwegian wife Mille Fjelldal,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/robertson-into-semis-and-hopes-baby-will-wait/\|title = Robertson into Semis - and Hopes Baby Will Wait\|date = 7 March 2019}}</ref> whom he met in 2008 and married in August 2021.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=26 October 2021\|title=Newlywed Robertson Ready For English Open\|url=https://wst.tv/newlywed-robertson-ready-for-english-open/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026171109/https://wst.tv/newlywed-robertson-ready-for-english-open/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=26 October 2021\|access-date=8 November 2021\|website=World Snooker~~\|language=en-US~~}}</ref> Fjelldal had been due to give birth to the couple's first child while Robertson was playing in the [[2010 World Snooker Championship\|2010 World Championship]] final,<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/may/02/neil-robertson-pregnant-girlfriend\|title=Neil Robertson aims to mix World Championship with fatherhood\|work=[[The Guardian]] \|access-date=2 May 2010 \| location=London \| date=2 May 2010}}</ref> but their son Alexander was not born until 12 May 2010.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.neilrobertson.net/html/news.htm\|title=Special Announcement\|publisher=www.neilrobertson.net\|date=12 May 2010}}</ref> Their daughter Penelope was born on 16 March 2019.<ref>https://twitter.com/nr147/status/1107060521134710785 17 March 2019</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/20/neil-robertson-mentally-shot-bits-win-mark-selby-tour-championship-8953451\|title=Neil Robertson was 'mentally shot to bits' during win over Mark Selby at Tour Championship\|publisher=metro.co.uk\|first=Phil\|last=Haigh\|date=20 March 2019}}</ref> Robertson has spoken publicly about supporting his wife through her struggles with anxiety and depression, while also acknowledging how these issues affected his commitment to professional snooker.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=20 April 2020\|title=Snooker news - Neil Robertson reveals how wife Mille's depression left him 'completely helpless'\|url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/snooker-news-neil-robertson-reveals-how-wife-mille-s-depression-left-him-completely-helpless_sto7731013/story.shtml\|access-date=8 November 2021\|website=Eurosport UK~~\|language=en~~}}</ref> Robertson has been a vegan since 2014.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Robertson goes vegan ahead of UK Championship defence\|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/snooker/sport/story/372549.html\|publisher=ESPN\|access-date=12 April 2018\|date=25 November 2014}}</ref> He began to pursue a plant-based diet following advice from fellow snooker professional [[Peter Ebdon]], as well as his own research into vegan athletes like [[Carl Lewis]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/32421212\|title=World Snooker Championship: Neil Robertson talks up vegan diet\|work=BBC Sport\|last=Pierce\|first=Jimmy\|date=22 April 2015}}</ref> In June 2016, Robertson became ambassador of electronic snooker simulator app Snooker Live Pro.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://dec-cluster.com/gamedesire-snooker-live-pro-hits-app-store-and-google-play/\|title=GameDesire Snooker Live Pro hits App Store and Google Play! {{!}} Digital Entertainment Cluster\|website=dec-cluster.com\|access-date=30 June 2016\|archive-date=21 August 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821085009/http://dec-cluster.com/gamedesire-snooker-live-pro-hits-app-store-and-google-play/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was an avid [[gamer]], but gave up the hobby in April 2017, believing that he was spending too much time playing games and it was affecting his snooker form.<ref>{{cite news\|title=I was hooked on gaming\|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/39654115\|work=BBC Sport\|access-date=21 April 2017}}</ref> Robertson is also a football fan, he is an avid supporter of [[Chelsea FCF.C.]], and a friend of former England footballer [[John Terry]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/world-championship/2016-2017/chelsea-fan-neil-robertson-wants-to-celebrate-unique-double-with-friend-john-terry_sto6140171/story.shtml\|title=Chelsea Fan Neil Robertson wants to celebrate unique double with friend John Terry\|last=Kane\|first=Desmond\|date=23 April 2017\|website=Eurosport\|url-status=live\|archive-date=29 May 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529163638/https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/world-championship/2016-2017/chelsea-fan-neil-robertson-wants-to-celebrate-unique-double-with-friend-john-terry_sto6140171/story.shtml\|access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref> In a [[YouTube]] video released by [[World Snooker Tour\|World Snooker Tour (WST)]], Robertson said that his favourite colour is [[blue]], and that he prefers to use blue {{cuegloss\|chalk}} when playing snooker.<ref>{{cite web\|title=What's Inside Neil Robertson's Cue Case?\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoWtKIv70sI\|publisher=World Snooker Tour\|date=6 November 2021\|access-date=1 January 2024\|language=en}}</ref> == Performance and rankings timeline == <div style="width:auto; overflow:scroll"> {\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" ! Tournament ~~\|- style="background:#efefef;"~~ ~~! '''Tournament'''~~ ! [[1998–99 snooker season\|1998/<br/>99]] ! [[1999–2000 snooker season\|1999/<br/>00]] Line 166 ⟶ 170: ! [[2022–23 snooker season\|2022/<br/>23]] ! [[2023–24 snooker season\|2023/<br/>24]] ! [[2024–25 snooker season\|2024/<br/>25]] \|- \|[[Snooker world rankings\|Ranking]]<ref name="Ranking history"/><ref group="nb">From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season</ref> Line 193 ⟶ 198: \|align="center"\|[[Snooker world rankings 2022/2023\|4]] \|align="center"\|[[Snooker world rankings 2023/2024\|6]] \|align="center"\|[[Snooker world rankings 2024/2025\|28]] \|- \|colspan="30"\|'''Ranking tournaments''' Line 202 ⟶ 208: \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|A \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|A \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|WD \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|WD \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[Xi'an Grand Prix]] \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[European Masters (snooker)\|European Masters]]<ref group="nb" name="EUR">The event was called the Irish Open (1998/1999), the European Open (2001/2002–2003/2004) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)</ref> \|align="center" colspan="26" style="color:#555555;"\|LQTournament Not Held \|align="center~~" colspan="2~~" style="~~color~~background:#~~555555~~afeeee;"\|~~Not~~[[2024 ~~Held~~Xi'an Grand Prix\|1R]] \|- ~~\|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|LQ~~ \|~~align="center"~~ style="background:#~~ffebcd~~EFEFEF;"\|[[~~2004~~Saudi ~~European~~Arabia ~~Open~~Snooker ~~(snooker)~~Masters\|QFSaudi Arabia Masters]] \|align="center" colspan="26" style="~~background~~color:#~~ffebcd~~555555;"\|~~[[2005~~Tournament ~~Malta~~Not ~~Cup\|QF]]~~Held \|align="center" style="background:#~~afeeee~~ffebcd;"\|[[~~2006~~2024 ~~Malta~~Saudi ~~Cup~~Arabia Snooker Masters\|1RQF]] \|- ~~\|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2007 Malta Cup\|2R]]~~ \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[English Open (snooker)\|English Open]] ~~\|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|NR~~ \|align="center" colspan="817" style="color:#555555;"\|Tournament Not Held \|align="center" style="background:~~yellow~~#afeeee;"\|[[2016 ~~European~~English ~~Masters~~Open (snooker)\|SF3R]] \|align="center" style="background:#~~afeeee~~ffebcd;"\|[[2017 ~~European~~English ~~Masters~~Open (snooker)\|3RQF]] \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2018 ~~European~~English ~~Masters~~Open (snooker)\|1R4R]] \|align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#~~00ff00~~afeeee;"\|[[~~2020~~2019 ~~European~~English ~~Masters~~Open (~~2019–20 season~~snooker)\|~~'''W'''~~3R]] \|align="center" style="background:#~~ffebcd~~D8BFD8;"\|[[2020 ~~European~~English ~~Masters~~Open (~~2020–21 season~~snooker)\|QFF]] \|align="center" style="background:#~~afeeee~~00ff00;"\|[[~~2022~~2021 ~~European~~English ~~Masters~~Open (snooker)\|2R'''W''']] \|align="center" style="~~color~~background:~~#555555~~yellow;"\|A[[2022 English Open (snooker)\|SF]] \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|LQ \|align="center" style="background:lime;"\|[[2024 English Open (snooker)\|'''W''']] \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[British Open (snooker)\|British Open]] Line 234 ⟶ 242: \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|A \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2023 British Open\|1R]] \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2024 British Open\|2R]] \|- ~~\|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[English Open (snooker)\|English Open]]~~ ~~\|align="center" colspan="17" style="color:#555555;"\|Tournament Not Held~~ ~~\|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2016 English Open (snooker)\|3R]]~~ ~~\|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"\|[[2017 English Open (snooker)\|QF]]~~ ~~\|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2018 English Open (snooker)\|4R]]~~ ~~\|align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2019 English Open (snooker)\|3R]]~~ ~~\|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"\|[[2020 English Open (snooker)\|F]]~~ ~~\|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"\|[[2021 English Open (snooker)\|'''W''']]~~ ~~\|align="center" style="background:yellow;"\|[[2022 English Open (snooker)\|SF]]~~ ~~\|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|LQ~~ \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[Wuhan Open (snooker)\|Wuhan Open]] \|align="center" colspan="25" style="color:#555555;"\|Tournament Not Held \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2023 Wuhan Open (snooker)\|1R]] \| \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[Northern Ireland Open (snooker)\|Northern Ireland Open]] Line 260 ⟶ 259: \|align="center" style="background:yellow;"\|[[2022 Northern Ireland Open\|SF]] \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2023 Northern Ireland Open\|1R]] \| \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[International Championship]] Line 273: \|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"\|Not Held \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2023 International Championship\|1R]] \| \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[UK Championship]] Line 300 ⟶ 301: \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2022 UK Championship\|1R]] \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2023 UK Championship\|1R]] \| \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[Snooker Shoot Out\|Shoot Out]] Line 312 ⟶ 314: \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|A \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|A \| \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[Scottish Open (snooker)\|Scottish Open]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Players Championship (2003/2004)</ref> Line 330 ⟶ 333: \|align="center" style="background:yellow;"\|[[2022 Scottish Open (snooker)\|SF]] \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|A \|- ~~\|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[World Grand Prix (snooker)\|World Grand Prix]]~~ ~~\|align="center" colspan="15" style="color:#555555;"\|Tournament Not Held~~ ~~\|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|NR~~ ~~\|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2016 World Grand Prix\|1R]]~~ ~~\|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"\|[[2017 World Grand Prix\|QF]]~~ ~~\|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2018 World Grand Prix\|2R]]~~ ~~\|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2019 World Grand Prix\|1R]]~~ ~~\|align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#00ff00;"\|[[2020 World Grand Prix (2019–20 season)\|'''W''']]~~ ~~\|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2020 World Grand Prix (2020–21 season)\|1R]]~~ ~~\|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"\|[[2021 World Grand Prix\|F]]~~ ~~\|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2023 World Grand Prix\|1R]]~~ ~~\|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|DNQ~~ \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[German Masters]] Line 361 ⟶ 352: \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2023 German Masters\|2R]] \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2024 German Masters\|3R]] \| \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[Welsh Open (snooker)\|Welsh Open]] Line 388 ⟶ 380: \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2023 Welsh Open (snooker)\|1R]] \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2024 Welsh Open (snooker)\|2R]] \|- ~~\|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[Players Championship (snooker)\|Players Championship]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2015/2016)</ref>~~ ~~\|align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#555555;"\|Tournament Not Held~~ ~~\|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|DNQ~~ ~~\|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"\|[[2012 Players Tour Championship Grand Final\|F]]~~ ~~\|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"\|[[2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Final\|F]]~~ ~~\|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2014 Players Tour Championship Grand Final\|1R]]~~ ~~\|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2015 Players Tour Championship Grand Final\|2R]]~~ ~~\|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|DNQ~~ ~~\|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"\|[[2017 Players Championship (snooker)\|QF]]~~ ~~\|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"\|[[2018 Players Championship (snooker)\|QF]]~~ ~~\|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"\|[[2019 Players Championship (snooker)\|F]]~~ ~~\|align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2020 Players Championship (snooker)\|1R]]~~ ~~\|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"\|[[2021 Players Championship (snooker)\|QF]]~~ ~~\|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"\|[[2022 Players Championship (snooker)\|'''W''']]~~ ~~\|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|DNQ~~ ~~\|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|DNQ~~ \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[World Open (snooker)\|World Open]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Grand Prix (1998/1999–2000/2001 and 2004/2005–2009/2010) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)</ref> Line 428 ⟶ 404: \|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"\|WD \|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"\|Not Held \|align="center" style="background:yellow;"\|[[2024 World Open (snooker)\|SF]] \| \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[World Grand Prix (snooker)\|World Grand Prix]] \|align="center" colspan="15" style="color:#555555;"\|Tournament Not Held \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|NR \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2016 World Grand Prix\|1R]] \|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"\|[[2017 World Grand Prix\|QF]] \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2018 World Grand Prix\|2R]] \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2019 World Grand Prix\|1R]] \|align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#00ff00;"\|[[2020 World Grand Prix (2019–20 season)\|'''W''']] \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2020 World Grand Prix (2020–21 season)\|1R]] \|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"\|[[2021 World Grand Prix\|F]] \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2023 World Grand Prix\|1R]] \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|DNQ \| \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[Players Championship (snooker)\|Players Championship]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2015/2016)</ref> \|align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#555555;"\|Tournament Not Held \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|DNQ \|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"\|[[2012 Players Tour Championship Grand Final\|F]] \|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"\|[[2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Final\|F]] \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2014 Players Tour Championship Grand Final\|1R]] \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2015 Players Tour Championship Grand Final\|2R]] \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|DNQ \|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"\|[[2017 Players Championship (snooker)\|QF]] \|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"\|[[2018 Players Championship (snooker)\|QF]] \|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"\|[[2019 Players Championship (snooker)\|F]] \|align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2020 Players Championship (snooker)\|1R]] \|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"\|[[2021 Players Championship (snooker)\|QF]] \|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"\|[[2022 Players Championship (snooker)\|'''W''']] \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|DNQ \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|DNQ \| \|- Line 436 ⟶ 445: \|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"\|[[2021 Tour Championship\|'''W''']] \|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"\|[[2022 Tour Championship\|'''W''']] \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|DNQ \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|DNQ \| Line 464 ⟶ 474: \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2022 World Snooker Championship\|2R]] \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2023 World Snooker Championship\|2R]] \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|LQ \| \|- Line 474 ⟶ 485: \|align="center" colspan="2" style="background:yellow;"\|[[2019 Shanghai Masters\|SF]] \|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"\|Not Held \|align="center~~" colspan="2~~" style="background:yellow;"\|[[2023 Shanghai Masters\|SF]] \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|A \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[Champion of Champions (snooker)\|Champion of Champions]] Line 489 ⟶ 501: \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2022 Champion of Champions\|1R]] \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|A \| \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[Masters (snooker)\|The Masters]] Line 516 ⟶ 529: \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2023 Masters (snooker)\|1R]] \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2024 Masters (snooker)\|1R]] \| \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[Championship League]] Line 537 ⟶ 551: \|align="center" style="background:yellow;"\|[[2023 Championship League (invitational)\|SF]] \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2024 Championship League (invitational)\|2R]] \| \|- \|colspan="30"\|'''Former ranking tournaments''' Line 602 ⟶ 617: \|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"\|Non-Ranking \|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"\|Not Held \|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"\|NRNon-Ranking \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[Indian Open (snooker)\|Indian Open]] Line 612 ⟶ 627: \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|WD \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|WD \|align="center" colspan="630" style="color:#555555;"\|Tournament Not Held \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[China Open (snooker)\|China Open]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the China International (1998/1999)</ref> Line 635 ⟶ 650: \|align="center" style="background:yellow;"\|[[2018 China Open (snooker)\|SF]] \|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"\|[[2019 China Open (snooker)\|'''W''']] \|align="center" colspan="630" style="color:#555555;"\|Tournament Not Held \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[Riga Masters (snooker)\|Riga Masters]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)</ref> \|align="center" colspan="15" style="color:#555555;"\|Tournament Not Held \|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"\|~~Minor-Rank~~MR \|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"\|[[2016 Riga Masters\|'''W''']] \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2017 Riga Masters\|1R]] \|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"\|[[2018 Riga Masters\|'''W''']] \|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"\|WD \|align="center" colspan="430" style="color:#555555;"\|Tournament Not Held \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[China Championship (snooker)\|China Championship]] Line 652 ⟶ 667: \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2018 China Championship\|2R]] \|align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2019 China Championship\|2R]] \|align="center" colspan="430" style="color:#555555;"\|Tournament Not Held \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[Gibraltar Open]] Line 663 ⟶ 678: \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2021 Gibraltar Open\|1R]] \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2022 Gibraltar Open\|4R]] \|align="center" colspan="23" style="color:#555555;"\|Not Held \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[WST Classic]] \|align="center" colspan="24" style="color:#555555;"\|Tournament Not Held \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[WST Classic\|2R]] \|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"\|Not Held \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[European Masters (snooker)\|European Masters]]<ref group="nb" name="EUR">The event was called the Irish Open (1998/1999), the European Open (2001/2002–2003/2004) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)</ref> \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|LQ \|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"\|Not Held \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|LQ \|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"\|[[2004 European Open (snooker)\|QF]] \|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"\|[[2005 Malta Cup\|QF]] \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2006 Malta Cup\|1R]] \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2007 Malta Cup\|2R]] \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|NR \|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"\|Tournament Not Held \|align="center" style="background:yellow;"\|[[2016 European Masters\|SF]] \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2017 European Masters (snooker)\|3R]] \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2018 European Masters\|1R]] \|align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#00ff00;"\|[[2020 European Masters (2019–20 season)\|'''W''']] \|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"\|[[2020 European Masters (2020–21 season)\|QF]] \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2022 European Masters\|2R]] \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|A \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|LQ \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|NH \|- Line 784 ⟶ 819: \|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"\|[[2016 China Championship (snooker)\|1R]] \|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"\|Ranking Event \|align="center" colspan="430" style="color:#555555;"\|Tournament Not Held \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|[[2018 Romanian Masters\|Romanian Masters]] Line 796 ⟶ 831: \|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"\|Tournament Not Held \|align="center" style="background:yellow;"\|[[2022 Hong Kong Masters\|SF]] \|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"\|NHNot Held \|- \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\|{{nowrap\|[[Six-red World Championship]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Six-red Snooker International (2008/2009) and the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)</ref>}} Line 814 ⟶ 849: \|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"\|Not Held \|align="center" style="color:#555555;"\|A \|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"\|NHNot Held \|} {\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:78%;" ~~\|- style="background:#efefef;"~~ ! colspan="6"\|Performance Table Legend \|- Line 858 ⟶ 892: == Career finals == ===Ranking finals: 3637 (2324 titles)=== {\| class="wikitable" ~~\|- style="background:#eee;"~~ ! Legend \|- style="background:#e5d1cb;" Line 867 ⟶ 900: \| [[UK Championship]] (3–0) \|- bgcolor= \| Other (~~19–13~~20–13) \|} {\| class="wikitable sortable" \|- ! scope="col" style="width:80px;"\| Outcome ! scope="col" style="width:20px;"\| No. Line 877 ⟶ 909: ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"\| Championship ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"\| Opponent in the final ! scope="col" style="~~text-align:center;~~ width:50px;"\| Score \|- \| style="background:#98fb98;"\|Winner \|\| 1. \|\| [[2006 Grand Prix (snooker)\|2006]] \|\| [[Grand Prix (snooker)\|Grand Prix]] \|\| {{flagicon\|ENG}} [[Jamie Cope]] \|\| 9–5 Line 950 ⟶ 982: \|- \| style="background:#98fb98;"\|Winner \|\| 23. \|\| [[2022 Tour Championship\|2022]] \|\| [[Tour Championship (snooker)\|Tour Championship]] <small>(2)</small> \|\| {{flagicon\|SCO}} [[John Higgins]] \|\| 10–9 \|- \| style="background:#98fb98;"\|Winner \|\| 24. \|\| [[2024 English Open (snooker)\|2024]] \|\| [[English Open (snooker)\|English Open]] \|\| {{flagicon\|CHN}} [[Wu Yize]] \|\| 9–7 \|} Line 955 ⟶ 989: {\| class="wikitable sortable" \|- ! scope="col" style="width:80px;"\|Outcome ! scope="col" style="width:20px;"\|No. Line 961 ⟶ 994: ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"\|Championship ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"\|Opponent in the final ! scope="col" style="~~text-align:center;~~ width:50px;"\|Score \|- \| style="background:#98fb98;"\|Winner \|\| 1. \|\| 2011 \|\| [[Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 6\|Warsaw Classic]] \|\| {{flagicon\|ENG}} {{sortname\|Ricky\|Walden}} \|\| 4–1 Line 979 ⟶ 1,012: \| style="width:40%; vertical-align:top; text-align:left;"\| {\| class="wikitable" ! Legend ~~\|- style="background:#eee;"~~ ~~\|Legend~~ \|- style="background:#ffc;" \| The Masters (2–2) Line 991 ⟶ 1,023: {\| class="wikitable sortable" \|- ! scope="col" style="width:80px;"\|Outcome ! scope="col" style="width:20px;"\|No. Line 997 ⟶ 1,028: ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"\|Championship ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"\|Opponent in the final ! scope="col" style="~~text-align:center;~~ width:50px;"\|Score \|- \| style="background:#98fb98;"\|Winner \|\| 1. \|\| [[2004 Masters (snooker)#Qualifying\|2003]] \|\| [[Masters Qualifying Event]] \|\| {{flagicon\|WAL}} {{sortname\|Dominic\|Dale}} \|\| {{sort\|06–05\|6–5}} Line 1,027 ⟶ 1,058: {\| class="wikitable sortable" \|- ! scope="col" style="width:80px;"\|Outcome ! scope="col" style="width:20px;"\|No. Line 1,033 ⟶ 1,063: ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"\|Championship ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"\|Opponent in the final ! scope="col" style="~~text-align:center;~~ width:50px;"\|Score \|- \| style="background:#ffa07a;"\|Runner-up Line 1,052 ⟶ 1,082: ===Team finals: 2 (2 titles)=== {\| class="wikitable sortable" \|- ! scope="col" style="width:80px;"\|Outcome ! scope="col" style="width:20px;"\|No. Line 1,059 ⟶ 1,088: ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"\|Team/partner ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"\|Opponent in the final ! scope="col" style="~~text-align:center;~~ width:50px;"\|Score \|- \| style="background:#98fb98;"\|Winner Line 1,119 ⟶ 1,148: [[Category:Winners of the professional snooker world championship]] [[Category:Competitors at the 2005 World Games]] [[Category:Australian ~~expatriates~~expatriate sportspeople in England]] [[Category:Australian people of British descent]]