Английская Википедия:Andy Hicks

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Andrew Hicks (born 10 August 1973) is an English professional snooker player. Nicknamed "The Cream of Devon", Hicks was a semi-finalist at both the World Snooker Championship and UK Championship in 1995, and the same stage at four other ranking tournaments. A Masters semi-finalist in 1996, he was ranked within the world's top 32 players between 1995 and 2000, and again from 2005 to 2007, but was relegated from the main tour in 2013. He regained a two-year tour card in 2019.

Career

Although a professional since 1991, Hicks first came to prominence in the 1995 World Championship, in which he reached the semi-finals, beating Steve Davis, Willie Thorne and Peter Ebdon along the way, but being blocked from the finals by Nigel Bond, 11–16. He has never reached a major final, but reached the semi-finals of the four BBC-screened events within 2 seasons – the 1994 Grand Prix, the 1995 UK Championship and the 1996 Masters (as a wild card).

He spent most of the second half of the 1990s close to the Top-16 elite section in the world rankings, peaking at no. 17 in the 1995/1996 season, and winning the 1997 Masters qualifier. He struggled in the early part of the 2000s, however, winning only two of eighty-three matches in 2003.

Later, he was only one Шаблон:Cuegloss loss away from being bumped out of the Top 64, rallying to defeat Craig Butler 10–9 in a close 2003 World Championship qualifier. He ended up ranked no. 62 for the 2003/2004 season. At this point, he had only qualified for the world championship once in six years, a 10–4 defeat to eventual winner Ronnie O'Sullivan in 2001. However, he returned to form after this. He reached the second round of the 2004 World Championship, beating Quinten Hann in a match memorable for a near-fight between the two players at the end, started by Hann in the middle of the match, when he said to Hicks: 'I've enjoyed the last three times I've beaten you'. At the end of the match, Hicks retorted that Hann was about to drop out of the Top 16 as a result of the loss. Hicks later admitted his delight at this. This marked the only time Hicks had won a Шаблон:Cuegloss at the Crucible since 1995. He next gave Ronnie O'Sullivan a challenge in the second round, before ultimately losing, 11–13.

In 2004–05, Hicks made it to the quarter-finals of the British Open with a first-round victory over Ken Doherty.

Returning to the Top 32, in the following season he reached the last 32 in four of the six tournaments he entered, and retained his Top 32 status (marginally, at no. 31). He played in the 2006 World Championship, and lost to Steve Davis, 4–10, in the first round. Although slipping only a single position in the rankings (from no. 30 to no. 31) for 2006/2007, the year was not truly successful for him, and neither was 2006/2007, resulting in a drop down to the no. 41 position for 2007/2008 world rankings. After failing to qualify for the Welsh Open and China Open, he contemplated retiring if he could not retain a top-64 ranking.

He has compiled over 100 competitive Шаблон:Cuegloss during his career, and has scored a maximum break at the UK Championship qualifiers in 2012. Despite winning only one key event, Hicks has career winnings of £562,560 (up to the start of the 2006/2007 season). He entered the 2018 Q School in a bid to win back his place on the snooker professional tour.

Hicks came through the third event of the 2019 Q School by winning six matches to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2019/2020 and 2020–21 seasons.

Personal life

He currently lives in Launceston, Cornwall and is the staff pro at Bell's Court Snooker Club in Falmouth. His wife Rachel was working there when they met; they married in 2005, and had their first child in 2006. He also plays golf, in a local society named after him.

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	2005/ 06	2006/ 07	2007/ 08	2008/ 09	2009/ 10	2010/ 11	2011/ 12	2012/ 13	2014/ 15	2015/ 16	2016/ 17	2017/ 18	2018/ 19	2019/ 20	2020/ 21	2021/ 22	2022/ 23	2023/ 24
Ranking		70	54	33	17	18	19	21	32	36	46	61	62	50	31	31	41	56	50	53	61	61							93		67	57
Ranking tournaments
Championship League	Tournament Not Held															Non-Ranking Event													WD	RR	RR	RR
European Masters	2R	SF	LQ	LQ	SF	2R	NH	LQ	Not Held		LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	NR	Tournament Not Held							LQ	A	LQ	LQ	1R	1R	1R	2R
British Open	LQ	LQ	3R	LQ	2R	2R	2R	1R	2R	LQ	3R	LQ	2R	QF	Tournament Not Held															2R	LQ	1R
English Open	Tournament Not Held																								A	A	A	1R	2R	LQ	LQ	1R
Wuhan Open	Tournament Not Held																															LQ
Northern Ireland Open	Tournament Not Held																								A	A	A	1R	3R	1R	1R	LQ
International Championship	Tournament Not Held																					LQ	A	LQ	LQ	A	A	LQ	Not Held			LQ
UK Championship	1R	LQ	2R	1R	SF	2R	2R	2R	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	3R	1R	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	1R	1R	A	A	1R	2R	QF	LQ	LQ
Shoot Out	Tournament Not Held																			Non-Ranking Event					SF	A	2R	1R	2R	1R	1R	2R
Scottish Open	NH	2R	1R	2R	1R	2R	2R	1R	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	Tournament Not Held								MR	Not Held		A	A	A	1R	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ
World Grand Prix	Tournament Not Held																						NR	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	1R	DNQ	DNQ
German Masters	Tournament Not Held				LQ	2R	LQ	NR	Tournament Not Held											LQ	LQ	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	A	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ
Welsh Open	LQ	LQ	2R	1R	1R	1R	3R	1R	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	2R	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	A	1R	2R	A	A	1R	1R	LQ	2R	LQ
Шаблон:Nowrap	Tournament Not Held																			DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
World Open	LQ	LQ	LQ	SF	2R	1R	1R	1R	3R	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	2R	2R	RR	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	Not Held		LQ	A	A	LQ	Not Held			LQ
Tour Championship	Tournament Not Held																										DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
World Championship	LQ	LQ	LQ	SF	LQ	1R	1R	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	2R	1R	1R	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	SF	LQ	WR	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	A	A	A	LQ	LQ	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
World Seniors Championship	A	Tournament Not Held																		A	A	A	LQ	A	A	A	NH	A	A	A	A
Former ranking tournaments
Classic	LQ	Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open	2R	MR	NR	Tournament Not Held
Asian Classic	1R	LQ	QF	LQ	1R	LQ	Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix	Not Held			Non-Ranking Event					LQ	NR	Tournament Not Held
Thailand Masters	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	NR	Not Held			NR	Tournament Not Held
Irish Masters	Non-Ranking Event											LQ	LQ	LQ	NH	NR	Tournament Not Held
Northern Ireland Trophy	Tournament Not Held														NR	1R	LQ	LQ	Tournament Not Held
Bahrain Championship	Tournament Not Held																	LQ	Tournament Not Held
Wuxi Classic	Tournament Not Held																	Non-Ranking Event				LQ	A	A	Tournament Not Held
Шаблон:Nowrap	Not Held			Non-Ranking		Tournament Not Held															LQ	LQ	A	A	Tournament Not Held
Shanghai Masters	Tournament Not Held																LQ	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	A	Non-Ranking		Not Held			NR
Paul Hunter Classic	Tournament Not Held													Pro-am Event						Minor-Ranking Event					1R	1R	A	NR	Tournament Not Held
Indian Open	Tournament Not Held																						A	NH	LQ	A	3R	Tournament Not Held
China Open	Tournament Not Held						NR	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	Not Held		LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	LQ	1R	A	A	Tournament Not Held
Riga Masters	Tournament Not Held																						Minor-Rank		2R	A	A	LQ	Tournament Not Held
China Championship	Tournament Not Held																								NR	A	A	LQ	Tournament Not Held
WST Pro Series	Tournament Not Held																												RR	Not Held
Turkish Masters	Tournament Not Held																													1R	Not Held
Gibraltar Open	Tournament Not Held																							MR	A	3R	2R	1R	1R	2R	Not Held
WST Classic	Tournament Not Held																														1R	NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Pontins Professional	A	A	A	A	QF	F	SF	A	A	Tournament Not Held
Scottish Masters	A	A	A	A	LQ	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Tournament Not Held
Masters Qualifying Event	1R	MR	1R	3R	1R	1R	W	3R	2R	SF	1R	3R	2R	NH	A	A	2R	2R	A	Tournament Not Held
Shoot-Out	Tournament Not Held																			1R	1R	1R	A	A	Ranking Event

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
DQ	disqualified from the tournament

NH / Not Held				event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event				event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event				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.

Career finals

Non-ranking finals: 4 (1 title)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	1994	Strachan Open	Шаблон:Flagicon Anthony Hamilton	4–9
Runner-up	2.	1995	Scottish Masters Qualifying Event	Шаблон:Flagicon Alan Burnett	2–5
Runner-up	3.	1997	Pontins Professional	Шаблон:Flagicon Martin Clark	7–9
Winner	1.	1997	Benson & Hedges Championship	Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Davies	9–6

Amateur finals: 1

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	1989	British Under-16 Championship	Шаблон:Flagicon Ronnie O'Sullivan	1–3

External links

• Шаблон:WST player