Sean Storey

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Sean Storey
Born (1971-08-19) 19 August 1971 (age 53)
Scunthorpe
Sport country England
Professional1991–2007
Highest ranking51 (2003–2005)
Best ranking finishLast 16 (2003 World Snooker Championship)

Sean Storey (born 19 August 1971 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England) is a former English professional snooker player.

His best ranking performance to date came in the World Championship in 2003, where he defeated Joe Perry before bowing out in the last 16, losing 7–13 to John Higgins. Previously he had qualified for the World Championship in 2001, but lost 10–9 to Joe Swail after leading 9–7. His best season was 2002/03 when he won 28 matches overall - the most out of anyone on the tour. He suffered a drop in form in the following season, winning just three matches (although he was now entering tournaments at a later stage). Having been provisionally as high as #26 during the 2003/2004 season, he ended up at #50, and dropped to #68 a year later.

His best ranking break to date was a 145 in the 2001 British Open. In 1997, Storey became the first cueist to compile two maximum breaks in the same pro-am tournament. In the 2004/5 season, he picked up £13,650 in prize money.

Storey is most famous for being the first player to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan in a professional match. On 2 August 1992, Storey ended O'Sullivan's record of 38 consecutive match wins in ranking events. Storey won 5–3 in the sixth round of qualifying in the British Open.

Performance and rankings timeline

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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 		2005/
06 		2006/
07 		2007/
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Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] 147 132 96 117 129 82 72 87 99 89 82 51 51 68 64 [nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Grand Prix[nb 4] LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 2R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R 1R LQ A
Northern Ireland Trophy Tournament Not Held NR LQ A
UK Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 2R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ A
Welsh Open LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ 2R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A
China Open[nb 5] Tournament Not Held NR LQ LQ LQ LQ Not Held LQ LQ LQ A
World Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ 2R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters LQ LQ LQ LQ A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A LQ LQ A
Former ranking tournaments
Classic LQ Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open[nb 6] LQ MR NR Tournament Not Held
Asian Classic[nb 7] LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
German Open Tournament Not Held LQ LQ LQ NR Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Not Held Non-Ranking Event LQ NR Tournament Not Held
Thailand Masters[nb 8] 1R 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ NR Not Held NR NH
Players Championship[nb 9] NH LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ 1R LQ LQ 2R LQ Tournament Not Held
British Open LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R 1R LQ LQ Not Held
Irish Masters Non-Ranking Event LQ LQ LQ NH NR NH
Malta Cup[nb 10] LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ NH LQ Not Held LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ NR
Former non-ranking tournaments
Strachan Challenge[nb 6] R MR LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
Merseyside Professional Championship Not Held A QF 2R A 2R 1R 3R A A A A A 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. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  3. ^ He was an amateur
  4. ^ The event was called the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)
  5. ^ The event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
  6. ^ a b The event was called the Strachan Open (1991/1992) and the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)
  7. ^ The event was called the Dubai Classic (1991/1992-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
  8. ^ The event was called the Asian Open (1991/1992-1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994-1996/1997)
  9. ^ The event was called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997)
  10. ^ The event was called the European Open (1991/1992-1996/1997 and 2001/2002-2003/2004) and the Irish Open (1998/1999)

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