Steven Hallworth (born 1 December 1995) is an English former professional snooker player. He is the only ever qualified professional from Lincoln. He is a practice partner of Stuart Carrington.[3]
 Paul Hunter Classic 2016 | |
| Born | 1 December 1995 Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire, England |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Professional | 2014–2016, 2020–2022 |
| Highest ranking | 69 (July–August 2021)[1][2] |
| Best ranking finish | Semi-final (2023 Snooker Shoot-Out) |
Career
editJunior
editHallworth started playing snooker aged 10 after trying pool on a family holiday.[4] He then found success in junior and amateur levels and was given the opportunity to play future World Champion Mark Selby aged 12 in 2009, after winning that year's Under-17 Lincoln and District Billiards and Snooker Association crown.[4][5] He was also one 8 finalists in the 2010 Rileys Future Stars competition run by Ronnie O'Sullivan, but lost out to Joel Walker.[4]
Amateur
editHallworth then progressed on to Players Tour Championship events in 2011 and the 2013 Q School, but it wasn't until the 2013–14 when Hallworth started to progress to the main rounds of PTC events, a 4–3 defeat to Kurt Maflin in the Paul Hunter Classic[4][6] and a 4–0 loss to former World Champion Mark Williams in the Antwerp Open.[7] It was also Hallworth's televised debut.[4][8] Hallworth's performances in the EBSA Amateur Cup Events were enough to qualify him for the six-man play-off event, with three players winning two-year professional tour cards on the World Snooker Tour, with a win in the Antwerp event.[4] Hallworth beat Martin Ball 4–1 in the first round, before beating Mitchell Travis 4–3 in the final round to earn place on the tour the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons.[4][9][10]
Professional
editHallworth failed to qualify for the opening two ranking events in the 2014–15 season, but did secure his first win as a professional, beating Zak Surety 5–4 in the first qualifying round of the Australian Goldfields Open.[11] All 128 players on the snooker tour automatically play in the first round of the UK Championship and in Hallworth's debut at the venue stage of a ranking event he lost 6–1 to Mark Williams. In the Welsh Open first round he took Shaun Murphy to a deciding frame but lost it to be edged out 4–3.[12] Hallworth led reigning Indian Open champion Michael White 4–0 in the opening round of World Championship qualifying, before losing seven frames in a row and went on to be defeated 10–8.[12] He ended his first season on tour as the world number 116.[13]
A run of 10 consecutive defeats from June 2015 to December was ended when Hallworth overcame Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–4 in the German Masters qualifiers.[14] He then beat Andy Hicks 5–4 on the final black to play in a ranking event outside of the United Kingdom for the first time, but was whitewashed 5–0 by world number one Mark Selby.[5][15] Hallworth dropped off the tour at the end of the season and failed to advance through the 2016 Q School.[16]
Return to amateur status
editHallworth defeated Hossein Vafaei 4–3 to qualify for the Indian Open and narrowly lost 4–3 to Stuart Bingham in the opening round. The Shoot-Out was upgraded to a ranking event this season and Hallworth made the quarter-finals with wins over Boonyarit Keattikun, Michael White, Daniel Wells and Li Hang. His run came to an end at the hands of Andy Hicks. He whitewashed Darryl Hill 4–0 at the Gibraltar Open, before losing 4–1 to Nigel Bond in the second round.[17] Hallworth was a win away from earning a two-year tour card at the EBSA Play-off, but was bested 4–1 by Gerard Greene.[18]
At the end of the 2017/18 season, he entered the 2018 Q School in an attempt to win back a place on the professional snooker tour. He earnt a credible victory over Zhao Xintong.[19]
In 2022/23 season he has reached the last 16 of the 2022 British Open he beat Barry Hawkins 4–3.
Performance and rankings timeline
edit| Tournament | 2011/ 12 |
2012/ 13 |
2013/ 14 |
2014/ 15 |
2015/ 16 |
2016/ 17 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2020/ 21 |
2021/ 22 |
2022/ 23 |
2023/ 24 |
2024/ 25 | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[20][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 116 | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 69 | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | RR | A | RR | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | A | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 3R | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | A | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | NH | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | Not Held | A | |||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | |||||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Non-Ranking Event | QF | A | 4R | 1R | 4R | 2R | SF | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open | NH | MR | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | |||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||
| World Open | A | A | A | Not Held | LQ | A | A | Not Held | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship[nb 4] | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic | A | A | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | NR | Not Held | Non-Ranking | |||||||||||||||||||
| Riga Masters[nb 5] | Not Held | Minor-Rank | LQ | A | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | Minor-Ranking Event | 1R | 1R | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | Not Held | A | LQ | NH | 1R | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | RR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | 2R | LQ | A | 1R | 2R | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | 2R | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | A | A | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||
References
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "WORLD RANKINGS After 2015 The Kaspersky Lab Riga Open". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Steven Hallworth Q&A". World Snooker. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
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- ^ a b "Lincoln snooker star Steven Hallworth to meet world number one Mark Selby in German Masters". Lincolnshire Echo. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ "European Tour Event Four (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "European Tour Event Seven (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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- ^ "EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-offs (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Glover, Hallworth And Surety Earn Cards". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Australian Goldfields Open Qualifiers (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Steven Hallworth 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "World Rankings After 2015 World Championship". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Steven Hallworth 2015/2016". Snooker.org. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ "Mark Selby and Judd Trump enjoy huge wins at German Masters". Eurosport. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ "Q School Order of Merit". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Steven Hallworth 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Lines and Greene Regain Tour Status". World Snooker. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Craigie charges to maintain Q school hopes". wst.tv. 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.