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Darren Morgan
Darren Morgan at the 2008 European Snooker Championship
Born (1966-05-03) 3 May 1966 (age 58)
Newport, Wales
Sport country Wales
Professional1988–2006
Highest ranking8 (1994–95–1995–96)
Century breaks111
Best ranking finishRunner-up (×2)
Medal record
Men's snooker
Representing  United Kingdom
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Singles

Darren Morgan (born 3 May 1966) is a Welsh former professional snooker player who now competes as an amateur and is considered amongst the best in the world.

Morgan won the World Amateur Championship in 1987 and played on the professional main tour from 1988 until 2006. He reached a high ranking of eight and was ranked within the top 16 for six years despite never winning a ranking event. He compiled 111 century breaks in his career.[1]

Career

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Morgan was born in Newport, South Wales

His best achievements as a professional were to win the Irish Masters in 1996, beating Steve Davis 9–8 in the final, and he captained Wales to victory in the 1999 Nations Cup. He was also a semi-finalist in the 1994 World Championship, beating Mark King 10–5, Willie Thorne 13–12 and John Parrott 13–11 before losing to Jimmy White 9–16. He was also a quarter-finalist on three occasions, beating Ken Doherty and Ronnie O'Sullivan in 1996 and 1997 respectively at the Crucible. When he beat O'Sullivan in 1997 it was in the round after O'Sullivan had scored his memorable 5 minute and 8 seconds 147 break against Mick Price.

Morgan still plays in amateur and pro-am events, and won the EBSA Masters and World Masters Championship titles in 2007. On 22 October 2009 he won the TCC Pro-Am by beating fellow Welshman Mark Williams 7–4 in the final.[2]

On 23 November 2009 Morgan won his second IBSF World Snooker Championship in the Masters section, defeating three-time defending champion Dene O'Kane of New Zealand 6–0 in the final.[3]

Morgan entered the 2010 World Open as an amateur along with fellow senior Tony Knowles and caused an upset by reaching the last 64 of the competition, before narrowly losing to former world number four Matthew Stevens 3–2 in round three.

In November 2011, he entered the World Seniors Championships in Peterborough and came away with victory over Steve Davis in the final. Morgan beat former world champion Cliff Thorburn and 'Whirlwind' Jimmy White in the previous rounds before facing the six-times world champion in the final. In fact, Morgan had to win qualifying matches just to reach the final stages of the tournament. He beat Davis 2–1 in the final and came home to his Club in Cross Keys with the trophy.

In June 2016, as a wildcard entry to the Riga Masters having won the EBSA European Open title several weeks prior, Morgan overcame Bradley Jones 4–3, Adam Stefanow 4–2, Zhao Xintong 4–1, Doherty 4–3 and Xiao Guodong 4–2 to set up a semi-final encounter with Neil Robertson. Appearing at this stage of a ranking event for the first time since 2002, and becoming the oldest ranking semi-finalist since Rex Williams in 1986, Morgan was whitewashed 5–0 by the eventual champion.[4]

Morgan made a maximum break of 147 against Gareth Edwards in an amateur Seniors event in 2023; this possibly makes him the oldest player to achieve a maximum break in competition.[5]

Personal life

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He lives with his wife, Tracy, and their three daughters in Newbridge, and owns a nearby snooker club and sports shop that provides printing, embroidery, trophies and engraving in Crosskeys, Newport, named The Red Triangle, where he coaches young players. Darren now lives in a mansion in Pentwynmawr, Newbridge where he is starting up a property portfolio[6]

Performance and rankings timeline

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Tournament 1988/
89 		1989/
90 		1990/
91 		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 		2005/
06 		2010/
11 		2011/
12 		2012/
13 		2013/
14 		2014/
15 		2015/
16 		2016/
17 		2017/
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Ranking[7] [nb 1] 53 40 33 16 10 8 8 9 15 22 23 25 39 54 63 75 66 [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Riga Masters[nb 3] Tournament Not Held Minor-Rank SF A
World Open[nb 4] LQ 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R 2R 3R 3R 3R 3R 1R 1R LQ LQ LQ 1R 2R LQ A A A A A A A
European Masters[nb 5] LQ 1R 2R QF 3R 2R 2R 2R 2R NH LQ Not Held LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held A A
UK Championship LQ LQ 2R 3R QF SF QF 2R 1R 3R 1R QF 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A A A A A A A A
Scottish Open[nb 6] LQ 1R Not Held 1R 3R 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R WD LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held A A
German Masters[nb 7] Tournament Not Held QF 2R 1R NR Tournament Not Held A A A A A A A A
Welsh Open Not Held F 1R 3R 2R QF 1R 1R 1R 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A A A A A A A LQ
China Open[nb 8] Tournament Not Held NR LQ LQ LQ QF Not Held LQ LQ A A A A A A A A
World Championship 1R QF LQ LQ 2R SF 2R QF QF 2R 1R 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A A A A A A A A
Non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship Tournament Not Held 2R NH 2R RR A A 2R RR
The Masters A A LQ LQ WR 1R 1R QF 1R 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A A A A A A A A A A
World Seniors Championship Not Held LQ Tournament Not Held A W SF QF QF F A A
Former ranking tournaments
Canadian Masters 1R Tournament Not Held
Hong Kong Open[nb 9] NH LQ Tournament Not Held NR NR Tournament Not Held
Classic LQ 3R LQ 3R Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open Not Held 3R MR NR Tournament Not Held
Dubai Classic[nb 10] NR 1R 3R 3R 2R 2R 2R 2R 1R Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking Event LQ NR Tournament Not Held
Thailand Masters[nb 11] NH 1R 2R 1R F QF QF 1R 1R 1R SF LQ 1R LQ NR Tournament Not Held
British Open 2R 2R 1R 3R 3R 3R 2R QF 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
Irish Masters Non-Ranking Event LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
New Zealand Masters QF A A A A A A Tournament Not Held
Shoot-Out Not Held W Tournament Not Held A A A A A A Ranking
European Grand Masters Not Held QF Tournament Not Held
World Masters Not Held SF Tournament Not Held
Welsh Professional Championship QF W W Tournament Not Held
World Matchplay A A A A 1R Tournament Not Held
Pot Black A A A A A 2R Tournament Not Held A Tournament Not Held
King's Cup Not Held A NH A F A Tournament Not Held
Charity Challenge Tournament Not Held 1R QF 1R A A A A A Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Tournament Not Held A SF QF A A R A Tournament Not Held
Scottish Masters NH A QF A A A 1R SF 1R LQ A A A A A Tournament Not Held
Irish Masters A A A A A A A 1R W F A A A A Ranking Event Tournament Not Held
Pontins Professional W QF QF QF F A SF SF A QF QF W Tournament Not Held
Masters Qualifying Event[nb 12] Not Held SF F MR A A A A 4R 4R 1R 2R 3R 2R A NH A A A Tournament Not Held
Performance Table Legend
LQ lost in the qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) 		QF lost in the quarter-finals
SF lost in the semi–finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
DNQ did not qualify for the tournament A did not participate in the tournament WD withdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Held means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. ^ New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h He was an amateur.
  3. ^ The event ran under different names such as the Riga Open (2014/2015 to 2015/2016).
  4. ^ The event ran under different names such as the Grand Prix (1987/1988 to 2000/2001) and the LG Cup (2001/2002 to 2003/2004).
  5. ^ The event ran under different names such as European Open (1988/1989 to 1996/1997 and 2001/2002 to 2003/2004) and Irish Open (1998/1999).
  6. ^ The event ran under different names such as International Open (1987/1988 to 1996/1997) and Players Championship (2003/2004).
  7. ^ The event ran under different names such as German Open (1994/1995 to 1996/1997).
  8. ^ The event ran under different names as China International (1997/1998 and 1998/1999)
  9. ^ The event ran under different names as Australian Open (1994/1995) and Australian Masters (1995/1996).
  10. ^ The event run under different names as Dubai Masters (1988/1989), Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)
  11. ^ The event ran under different names such as Asian Open (1989/1990 to 1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994 to 1996/1997).
  12. ^ The event was also called the Benson & Hedges Championship (1990/1991–2002/2003)

Career finals

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Ranking finals: 2

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 1992 Welsh Open Scotland Stephen Hendry 3–9
Runner-up 2. 1993 Asian Open England Dave Harold 3–9

Non-ranking finals:14 (7 titles)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 1989 Pontins Professional Malta Tony Drago 9–2
Runner-up 1. 1989 WPBSA Invitational - Event 1 Australia Robby Foldvari 1–8
Winner 2. 1990 Welsh Professional Championship Wales Doug Mountjoy 9–7
Winner 3. 1990 Shoot-Out England Mike Hallett 2–1
Winner 4. 1991 Welsh Professional Championship (2) Wales Mark Bennett 9–3
Runner-up 2. 1991 Benson & Hedges Championship Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 3–9
Runner-up 3. 1993 Pontins Professional Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 3–9
Runner-up 4. 1993 King's Cup Thailand James Wattana 3–8
Winner 5. 1996 Irish Masters England Steve Davis 9–8
Runner-up 5. 1997 Irish Masters Scotland Stephen Hendry 8–9
Winner 6. 2000 Pontins Professional (2) England Jimmy White 9–2
Winner 7. 2011 World Seniors Championship England Steve Davis 2–1
Runner-up 6. 2016 World Seniors Championship England Mark Davis 1–2
Runner-up 7. 2019 World Seniors Championship (2) England Jimmy White 3–5

Team finals: 2 (1 title)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Team/partner Opponent(s) in the final Score
Winner 1. 1999 Nations Cup  Wales  Scotland 6–4
Runner-up 1. 2000 Nations Cup  Wales  England 4–6

Pro-am finals: 7 (2 titles)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 1989 Dutch Open England Mike Hallett 5–6[8]
Runner-up 2. 1996 Pontins Spring Open Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 3–7
Runner-up 3. 1999 TCC Open Snooker Championship Wales Ryan Day 4–6[9]
Winner 1. 2000 TCC Open Snooker Championship Wales Ryan Day 6–3[9]
Runner-up 4. 2003 TCC Open Snooker Championship (2) Wales Mark Williams 1–6[9]
Runner-up 5. 2004 TCC Open Snooker Championship (3) Wales Mark Williams 6–7[9]
Winner 2. 2009 TCC Open Snooker Championship (2) Wales Mark Williams 7–4

Amateur finals: 35 (29 titles)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 1987 Welsh Amateur Championship Wales John Herbert 8–4
Winner 2. 1987 World Amateur Championship Malta Joe Grech 11–4
Winner 3. 2007 European Amateur Championship - Masters Northern Ireland Kieran McMahon 6–2
Winner 4. 2007 World Amateur Championship - Masters Thailand Kanchai Wongjan 9–1
Runner-up 1. 2009 Welsh Amateur Championship Wales Michael White 2–8
Winner 5. 2009 European Amateur Championship - Masters (2) Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney 6–3
Winner 6. 2009 Bargoed Labour Club Invitational Wales Ian Sargeant 5–4[10]
Winner 7. 2009 World Amateur Championship - Masters (2) Australia Dene O'Kane 6–0
Winner 8. 2010 European Amateur Championship - Masters (3) Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney 6–0
Winner 9. 2012 European Amateur Championship - Masters (4) England Steve Judd 6–0
Winner 10. 2012 World Amateur Championship - Masters (3) Australia Glen Wilkinson 6–2
Winner 11. 2013 European Amateur Championship - Masters (5) Ukraine Alan Trigg 6–3
Runner-up 2. 2014 World Amateur Championship - Masters Thailand Phisit Chandsri 5–6
Winner 12. 2015 Welsh Amateur Championship (2) Wales Daniel Wells 8–0
Winner 13. 2015 European Amateur Championship - Masters (6) England Jamie Bodle 6–2
Runner-up 3. 2016 Welsh Amateur Championship (2) Wales David John 7–8
Winner 14. 2016 European Snooker Open Israel Shachar Ruberg 4–1
Winner 15. 2016 European Amateur Championship - Masters (7) Republic of Ireland Brendan Thomas 6–0
Winner 16. 2016 IBSF World 6-Reds Snooker Championship Hong Kong Chau Hon Man 6–4
Runner-up 4. 2017 Welsh Amateur Championship (3) Wales Rhydian Richards 4–8
Winner 17. 2017 European Snooker Open (2) Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 4–1
Winner 18. 2017 European Amateur Championship - Masters (8) Wales Elfed Evans 6–2
Winner 19. 2017 IBSF World 6-Reds Snooker Championship (2) India Kamal Chawla 6–4
Winner 20. 2017 World Amateur Championship - Masters (4) England Aiden Owens 6–3
Runner-up 5. 2018 WSF Seniors Championship Brazil Igor Figueiredo 3–5
Winner 21. 2018 European Snooker Shoot-Out Switzerland Tom Zimmermann 1–0
Winner 22. 2018 European Amateur Championship - Masters (9) Republic of Ireland John Farrell 4–2
Winner 23. 2018 World Amateur Championship - Masters (5) Afghanistan Saleh Mohammadi 6–0
Winner 24. 2019 Welsh Amateur Championship (3) Wales Gavin Lewis 8–2
Winner 25. 2019 European Amateur Championship - Masters (10) Ukraine Alan Trigg 4–2
Runner-up 6. 2020 European 6-Reds Championship Ukraine Iulian Boiko 3–5
Winner 26. 2021 European Amateur Championship - Masters (11) Republic of Ireland Frank Sarsfield 4–0
Winner 27. 2022 European Amateur Championship - Masters (12) England Wayne Brown 4–3
Winner 28. 2022 Welsh Amateur Championship (4) Wales Liam Davies 8–2
Winner 29. 2023 European Amateur Championship - Masters (13) England Gary Milne 5–3

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Chris (2008). "Top Century Makers". Snooker Archive. self-published. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  2. ^ Global Snooker: 2009 TCC Pro-Am (Results) Archived 13 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ The Hindu: Kamal Chawla’s run comes to an end; Morgan is the master
  4. ^ "CueTracker - Darren Morgan - Season 2019-2020 - Professional Results - Snooker Results & Statistics Database".
  5. ^ "Darren Morgan finally hits a competitive 147 at the age of 56". South Wales Argus. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  6. ^ Wales Online: Meet snooker star Darren Morgan
  7. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Hallett wins a Dutch thriller". Pot Black. Brentwood: Pot Black Publishing. July 1989. p. 29.
  9. ^ a b c d "2008 TCC Open Snooker Championship". Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
  10. ^ Global Snooker: 2009 Bargoed Labour Club Invitational (Results) Archived 27 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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