Chris Small
























Chris Small
Born
(1973-09-26) 26 September 1973 (age 45)
Sport country
 Scotland
Professional1991–2005
Highest ranking12 (2004/05)
Career winnings£579,800[1]
Highest break

141: (2 times)
Century breaks50
Tournament wins
Ranking1
Minor-ranking
1

Christopher "Chris" Small (born 26 September 1973) is a retired Scottish professional snooker player and now a qualified snooker coach.[2] His playing career was ended by the spinal condition ankylosing spondylitis.[2][3][4]




Contents





  • 1 Career


  • 2 Personal life


  • 3 Performance and rankings timeline


  • 4 Career finals

    • 4.1 Ranking finals: 1 (1 title)


    • 4.2 Minor-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)


    • 4.3 Non-ranking finals: 2 (2 runner-ups)



  • 5 References


  • 6 External links




Career


At age 15, Small was the number 1 under-19 player in Scotland. He turned professional the following year.[5] In 1992, he won the Benson & Hedges Championship, defeating Alan McManus in the final, and in 1995 he reached the Semi-finals of the Welsh Open,[5] and was again a semi-finalist at the 1998 Grand Prix event.
His greatest achievement was winning the 2002 LG Cup, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins, before a 9–5 win over Alan McManus in the final. This followed a season in which he won only three matches, owing to the severity of his medical condition.[6] He reached the quarter-finals of the LG Cup in the following season.[7]


The 2003/2004 season ended with him having to pull out of a World Championship match against Alan McManus while trailing 1–7, as the regular steroid injections he required in his neck caused problems with his vision.[8] The 2004/2005 season was disastrous for him, as he lost all his ranking tournament matches, and in September 2005 he announced his retirement from the game. Small then started coaching other players, but by 2009 his condition had worsened, and he had to give up coaching.[2]


Despite being the youngest player ever to win on his Crucible debut (10–7 against Doug Mountjoy aged 18 in 1992), he never progressed beyond the last-16 in the World Championship. He was a regular in the top 32 for several years, but his LG Cup win helped him reach #12 for the 2004/2005 season, the only time he had entered the top 16. His career-high break was a 141.[7]


In January 2007, he applied for a grant from a trust fund for players who have fallen on hard times from the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, but was rejected.[9] This decision, stemming from Small's refusal to provide a £250 medical certificate, has been criticised by figures including Jimmy White, Graeme Dott ("Everybody in the game that I’ve spoken to is behind him")[10] and Clive Everton.[3]


In 2012, improved medication allowed Small to return to coaching, one of his players being former snooker professional Michael Leslie.[2]



Personal life


Small is the son of a taxi driver.[11] He worked as a bank clerk before his success in snooker.[12] Small and his wife Clare have four children.[13]



Performance and rankings timeline


































































































































































































































Tournament

1991/
92

1992/
93

1993/
94

1994/
95

1995/
96

1996/
97

1997/
98

1998/
99

1999/
00

2000/
01

2001/
02

2002/
03

2003/
04

2004/
05

Ranking[14][nb 1]		[nb 2]
75

98

86

62

30

25

25

18

21

24

29

18

12

Ranking tournaments

Grand Prix[nb 3]		LQ
LQ
LQ

1R
LQ

2R

QF

SF

3R

1R

1R

W

QF

1R

UK Championship
LQ

1R
LQ

1R

3R

2R

2R

1R

2R

2R

2R

3R

2R

2R

Malta Cup[nb 4]		A
LQ

1R
LQ
LQ

2R
NH
LQ
Not Held
LQ
LQ

2R

1R

Welsh Open
LQ
LQ
LQ

SF

3R

2R

3R

2R

2R

1R

1R
LQ

2R

2R

China Open[nb 5]		Tournament Not Held
NR

1R
LQ
LQ
LQ
Not Held

1R

World Championship

2R
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ

2R

1R

2R

1R

1R

1R

1R

Non-ranking tournaments

The Masters
LQ

WR
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
A
A
A
A
A
A
A

1R

Former ranking tournaments

Classic
LQ
Tournament Not Held

Strachan Open
LQ
Tournament Not Held

Dubai Classic[nb 6]		A
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
Tournament Not Held

German Open
Tournament Not Held

1R
LQ

1R
NR
Tournament Not Held

Malta Grand Prix
Not Held
Non-Ranking Event
LQ
NR
Tournament Not Held

Thailand Masters[nb 7]		A
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ

1R
LQ

1R

1R
LQ
NR
Not Held

Scottish Open[nb 8]		A
LQ
LQ
LQ

3R

2R

1R

3R

2R

2R

1R

1R

1R
NH

British Open
LQ

1R

1R

2R
LQ

1R

2R

3R

2R

1R

1R

SF

1R

2R

Irish Masters
Non-Ranking Event

QF

SF
LQ

Former non-ranking tournaments

Australian Masters
Not Held
A

F
Tournament Not Held

Scottish Masters
A

1R
A
A
A
A
A
LQ
LQ
LQ
A
LQ
Not Held








NH / Not Heldevent was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventevent is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventevent is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventevent is/was a minor-ranking event.


  1. ^ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.


  2. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.


  3. ^ The event also ran under the name LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)


  4. ^ The event also ran as the European Open (1991/1992–1996/1997 and 2001/2002–2003/2004) and Irish Open (1998/1999)


  5. ^ The event ran under a different name as China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)


  6. ^ The event also ran under the names Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)


  7. ^ The event also ran under the names Asian Open (1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)


  8. ^ The event also ran under the names International Open (1991/1992–1996/1997) and Players Championship (2003/2004)




Career finals



Ranking finals: 1 (1 title)















Outcome

No.

Year

Championship

Opponent in the final

Score
Winner
1.

2002

LG Cup

Scotland Alan McManus
9–5


Minor-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)















Outcome

No.

Year

Championship

Opponent in the final

Score
Winner
1.

1992

Benson & Hedges Championship

Scotland Alan McManus
9–1


Non-ranking finals: 2 (2 runner-ups)





















Outcome

No.

Year

Championship

Opponent in the final

Score
Runner-up
1.

1995

Australian Masters

England Anthony Hamilton
6–8
Runner-up
2.

1995

Australian Open

England Anthony Hamilton
7–9


References




  1. ^ http://cuetracker.net/Players/chris-small/Career-Total-Statistics


  2. ^ abcd Chris Small Snooker Coaching website


  3. ^ ab Ex Snooker Star Chris gives up


  4. ^ "Small forced to give up snooker. Former World No.12 Chris Small has retired from snooker due to a degenerative spinal disease". BBC News. BBC. 23 September 2005. Retrieved 18 December 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  5. ^ ab Career details on Chris Small website


  6. ^ Small Claims Biggest Prize


  7. ^ ab Cuetracker Chris Small page for 2003/04 Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine


  8. ^ Opening day at Sheffield comes with a Small eruption


  9. ^ [1]


  10. ^ [2]


  11. ^ Small's tall order


  12. ^ O'Sullivan big scalp for Small


  13. ^ Ex Snooker Champion Gives up Battle


  14. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.



External links



  • Chris Small at CueTracker: Snooker Results & Statistics Database

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