Adrian Gunnell
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Adrian Gunnell is an English
professional snooker
player from Telford
. He has reached the last-16 in four world ranking events (three in Asia, in three different seasons, and at the 2008 Grand Prix), but has yet to progress beyond that stage. He has yet to qualify for the final stages of the World Championship.
While practising in 2003 he pulled off the remarkable feat of compiling three 147 breaks in 4 frames, the only player to do so. He hasn't been able to bring that kind of form to the tournaments, but he has compiled a 147 in tournament play. He is noted for taking a long time to play safety shots.
Notable victories he achieved during the 2007/2008 season
included beating Marco Fu
5–3 in last 48 of the Northern Ireland Trophy
, and Matthew Stevens
9–7 at the same stage of the 2007 UK Championship
from 5–7 behind, to qualify for the final stages of the event played in his home town for the first time. He lost to Peter Ebdon
5–2 and Ding Junhui
9–3 in the last 32 of both tournaments respectively, but his consistent performances have taken him up to number 36 in the 2008/2009 rankings
. He also had a notable run in the 2008 Grand Prix, upsetting former World Champion Shaun Murphy
5-3 in the first round (Murphy went on to win the UK Championship and reach the final of the World Championship later in the same season), then coming from 3-0 down against Steve Davis
to level at 3-3 and 4-4 and lead by over forty points in the deciding frame, before Davis produced a great clearance to the pink to snatch victory.
English people
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professional snooker
Snooker
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
player from Telford
Telford
Telford is a large new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, approximately east of Shrewsbury, and west of Birmingham...
. He has reached the last-16 in four world ranking events (three in Asia, in three different seasons, and at the 2008 Grand Prix), but has yet to progress beyond that stage. He has yet to qualify for the final stages of the World Championship.
While practising in 2003 he pulled off the remarkable feat of compiling three 147 breaks in 4 frames, the only player to do so. He hasn't been able to bring that kind of form to the tournaments, but he has compiled a 147 in tournament play. He is noted for taking a long time to play safety shots.
Notable victories he achieved during the 2007/2008 season
Snooker season 2007/2008
The Snooker Season 2007/2008 was a series of snooker tournaments played during 2007 and 2008. The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events...
included beating Marco Fu
Marco Fu
Marco Fu Ka-chun , commonly known as Marco Fu, is a professional snooker player from Hong Kong. He currently resides in Happy Valley. He is best known for winning the 2007 Grand Prix, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final, and for being runner-up in the 2008 UK Championship...
5–3 in last 48 of the Northern Ireland Trophy
Northern Ireland Trophy 2007
The 2007 Northern Ireland Trophy snooker tournament took place between 4–11 November 2007 in the Waterfront Hall in Belfast.In his third round match against Ali Carter, Ronnie O'Sullivan completed a maximum break, one of five centuries that he completed in his 5–2 victory.Stephen Maguire won his...
, and Matthew Stevens
Matthew Stevens
Matthew Stevens is a Welsh professional snooker player. Stevens has won two of the game's most prestigious events, the Benson and Hedges Masters in 2000 and the UK Championship in 2003. He has also been the runner-up in the World Snooker Championship on two occasions, in 2000 and 2005...
9–7 at the same stage of the 2007 UK Championship
2007 UK Snooker Championship
The 2007 Maplin UK Championship professional ranking snooker tournament was held between 8 and 16 December 2007 at the Telford International Centre, Telford, England....
from 5–7 behind, to qualify for the final stages of the event played in his home town for the first time. He lost to Peter Ebdon
Peter Ebdon
Peter "Ebbo" Ebdon is an English professional snooker player and former world champion renowned for his remarkably focused, determined style of play.-Early years:...
5–2 and Ding Junhui
Ding Junhui
Ding Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player. Ding Junhui is China's most successful player ever, having become only the second teenager, after John Higgins, to win three ranking titles...
9–3 in the last 32 of both tournaments respectively, but his consistent performances have taken him up to number 36 in the 2008/2009 rankings
Snooker world rankings 2008/2009
Snooker world rankings 2007/2008: The official world ranking points for the 96 professional snooker players in the 2007/2008 season are listed below. The total points from the seasons 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 were used to determine the rankings for the season 2008/2009.- Ranking points :...
. He also had a notable run in the 2008 Grand Prix, upsetting former World Champion Shaun Murphy
Shaun Murphy
Shaun Murphy may refer to:*Shaun Murphy , English snooker player*Shaun Murphy , retired Australian soccer player*Shaun Murphy , aka Stoney, American singer-See also:...
5-3 in the first round (Murphy went on to win the UK Championship and reach the final of the World Championship later in the same season), then coming from 3-0 down against Steve Davis
Steve Davis
Steve Davis, OBE is an English professional snooker player. He has won more professional titles in the sport than any other player, including six World Championships during the 1980s, when he was the world number one for seven years and became the sport's first millionaire...
to level at 3-3 and 4-4 and lead by over forty points in the deciding frame, before Davis produced a great clearance to the pink to snatch victory.