Andrew Pagett (born 25 April 1982) is a Welsh professional snooker player.
 Pagett at the 2011 Paul Hunter Classic | |
| Born | 25 April 1982 Newport, Wales |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Wales |
| Nickname | The Welsh Wizard[1] |
| Professional | 2008–2009, 2010–2012, 2013–2015, 2021–present |
| Highest ranking | 42 (June–July 2011, October 2011)[2][3] |
| Current ranking | 89 (as of 11 November 2024) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 32 (x5) |
Career
editEarly career
editHe played on Challenge Tour from 2003 to 2005, and first qualified for the Main Tour in 2008–09, but lost his place after just one season. He regained his place for the 2010–11 season by topping the Welsh rankings. He is a practice partner of Mark Williams.
2010/2011 season
editPagett qualified for the 2011 World Snooker Championship after winning four qualifying matches. He knocked out Zhang Anda, Bjorn Haneveer and Nigel Bond, before beating Andrew Higginson 10–6 to qualify for the final stages of a major event for the first time,[4] where he was defeated 10–7 by Jamie Cope.
2011/2012 season
editPagett began the 2011–12 season ranked 71st in the world meaning he would have to win four qualifying matches to reach the ranking event main draws.[5] However, after attempting to qualify for all eight tournaments he only won two matches; one at the Australian Goldfields Open and the other at the German Masters.[6] Pagett played in 11 of the 12 minor-ranking Players Tour Championship events throughout the season, with his best finishes coming in Event 4 and Event 9, where he reached the last 32. He was ranked number 82 on the PTC Order of Merit.[7] Pagett finished the season without a world ranking and will not play on the main tour in the 2012–13 season.[8]
2012/2013 season
editPagett could only enter Players Tour Championship events in the 2012/2013 season, taking part in seven of them. His best finish came in the third European Tour event in Belgium, where he beat Raf van de Maele, Robbie Williams, Stuart Bingham, Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and former world champion Neil Robertson, before losing to Mark Allen 1–4 in the semi-finals.[9] It was this result which largely contributed to him finishing 55th on the Order of Merit to claim one of the eight spots on offer to players not on the main tour for the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons.[10]
2013/2014 season
editPagett made a dream start to the season as in his first match he defeated world number one Mark Selby 5–3 to qualify for the 2013 Wuxi Classic in China where he lost 2–5 to David Gilbert in the first round.[11][12] Later in the year he reached the last 32 of a ranking event for only the second time in his career at his home tournament the Welsh Open. Pagett beat Marcus Campbell 4–0 and Gerard Greene 4–3, before losing 0–4 to Stephen Maguire.[12] Pagett ended his first season back on the tour ranked world number 103.[13]
2014/2015 season
editAfter losing in the qualifying rounds of the first three events of the 2014–15 season, Pagett beat Rory McLeod 6–3 to play in the International Championship, where he lost 1–6 to Peter Ebdon. He was knocked out of the first round of both the UK Championship and Welsh Open 6–2 by Mike Dunn and 4–2 by McLeod respectively. Pagett's only win at the venue of a ranking this year was a 4–2 success over Zack Richardson at the Indian Open, before he lost 1–4 to Chris Wakelin in the second round.[14] He was relegated from the tour at the end of the season as the number 80 in the world rankings and did not enter Q School.[15]
2020/2021 season
editPagett regained his place on the professional circuit following his victory at the 2020 EBSA European Snooker Championship. However, he had to have surgery to correct a perforated bowel which required 4–6 months rest and rehabilitation. His place was therefore deferred to the 2021-22 World Snooker Tour.[16]
Performance and rankings timeline
edit| Tournament | 2003/ 04 |
2004/ 05 |
2008/ 09 |
2010/ 11 |
2011/ 12 |
2013/ 14 |
2014/ 15 |
2016/ 17 |
2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 |
2020/ 21 |
2021/ 22 |
2022/ 23 |
2023/ 24 |
2024/ 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[17][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | [nb 3] | 71 | [nb 3] | 103 | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 4] | [nb 3] | 82 | [nb 5] | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | A | RR | RR | RR | RR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | 3R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open | A | A | Tournament Not Held | 3R | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 1R | A | A | A | Not Held | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open[nb 6] | A | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters | Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Open[nb 7] | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | NH | A | A | A | Not Held | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship[nb 8] | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Not Held | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bahrain Championship | Not Held | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic[nb 9] | Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | 1R | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | Non-Ranking | Not Held | Non-Ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | NH | Pro-am | Minor-Ranking Event | A | 2R | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 2R | A | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open | NH | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riga Masters | Tournament Not Held | MR | A | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | 2R | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters[nb 10] | A | A | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six-red World Championship[nb 11] | Not Held | A | 2R | NH | 2R | RR | RR | A | A | Not Held | LQ | 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. | |||
| PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. | |||
- ^ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
- ^ a b c d e He was an amateur
- ^ a b c d New players don't have a ranking
- ^ He was an amateur who qualified for the main tour, but his tour card was deferred until the following season
- ^ Players qualified through the Q School started the season without ranking points
- ^ The event was called the Players Championship (2003/2004)
- ^ The event was called the LG Cup (2003/2004) and the Grand Prix (2004/2005, 2008/2009)
- ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2011/2012 and 2013/2014–2014/2015)
- ^ The event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009)
- ^ The event was called the European Open (2003/2004) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005)
- ^ The event was called the Six-red Snooker International (2008/2009)
Career finals
editAmateur finals: 9 (4 titles)
edit| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2003 | EBSA European Snooker Championship | David John | 3–7 |
| Winner | 1. | 2005 | Welsh Amateur Championship | Michael White | 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2007 | PIOS – Event 2 | Kuldesh Johal | 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 2010 | Welsh Amateur Championship | Gareth Allen | 8–0 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2016 | IBSF World Snooker Championship | Soheil Vahedi | 1–8 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2019 | Challenge Tour – Event 2 | Jake Nicholson | 1–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 2019 | Challenge Tour – Event 3 | Robbie McGuigan | 3–1 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 2019 | Challenge Tour – Event 7 | Dean Young | 1–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 2020 | EBSA European Snooker Championship | Heikki Niva | 5–2 |
References
edit- ^ "Andrew Pagett". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Rankings after PTC1 2011" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Issued after the Players Tour Championship 2011 – Event 7" (PDF). World Snooker. 11 October 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Pagett thanks Mark Williams after qualifying success". BBC Sport. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ "Rankings after 2011 World Championship" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Andrew Pagett 2011/2012". snooker.org. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ "Order of Merit". snooker.org. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Official World Snooker Ranking List for the 2012/2013 Season" (PDF). World Snooker. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ "Andrew Pagett 2012/2013". snooker.org. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ "Order of Merit 2012/2013". snooker.org. Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ "Mark Selby suffers Wuxi Classic defeat by Andrew Pagett". BBC Sport. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Andrew Pagett 2013/2014". snooker.org. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "Prize Money Rankings After the World Championship 2014" (PDF). World Snooker. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ^ "Andrew Pagett 2014/2015". snooker.org. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "World Rankings After 2015 Betfred World Championship". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Andrew Pagett Tour Card Deferral". 28 September 2020. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Ranking History". snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.