Ben_Hancorn

Ben Hancorn

Ben Hancorn

English professional snooker player

Ben Hancorn (born 24 May 1982) is an English former professional snooker player.[1]

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Career

In 2008, Hancorn was the runner up in the English Amateur Championship, losing the final to David Grace.[2] Following this defeat Hancorn stopped playing snooker for a near 10-year hiatus before taking part again in the Challenge Tour.[3]

In February 2020, Hancorn overcame Rory McLeod 5–3 in the final of the English Amateur Championship at the Centaur Arena in Cheltenham.[4]

At the second event of the 2020 Q School at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, Hancorn beat the likes of Dean Reynolds and Chen Feilong, before seeing off Kuldesh Johal in the final round. With these wins Hancorn clinched a two-year Tour Card for the 2020–21 and 2021–22 snooker seasons.[5]

In October 2020 Hancorn beat both Sean Maddocks and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh at the English Open to clinch his first 2 professional victories, before losing against Welshman Jak Jones in the round of 32.[6] Hancorn was a surprise package at the 2021 WST Pro Series round robin first round with 6 consecutive victories, including a win against Ronnie O'Sullivan.[7]

In May 2023 Hancorn beat Peter Lines and Gerard Greene to reach the semi-final of the World Seniors Snooker Championship held at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. He was beaten at the semi-final stage by Alfie Burden.[8]

Performance and rankings timeline

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NH / Not Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. [N 1]
    It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. [N 2]
    He was an amateur
  3. [N 3]
    New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  4. [N 4]
    The event was called the European Open (2002/2003-2003/2004) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005)
  5. [N 5]
    The event was called the Players Championship (2003/2004)

Career finals

Amateur finals: 3 (1 title)

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References

  1. [1]
    "Ben Hancorn - Player Profile - Snooker". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Hancorn Wins 100th English Amateur Snooker Championship". 8 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. [3]
    Bickell, Dave. "Tournament success for Ben". North Somerset Times. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Hancorn pots way to 100th English Amateur Championship crown". North Somerset Times. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Q School 2 (2020) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Portishead snooker player Ben Hancorn wins first two professional matches | North Somerset Times". Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  7. [7]
    "WST Pro Series snooker: 'Beating Ronnie key to glory' – World number 120 Hancorn stuns O'Sullivan". Eurosport. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  8. [8]
    "World Seniors Snooker Championship 2023: Stephen Hendry, Jimmy White & Ken Doherty among players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  9. [9]
    "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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