Haydon Pinhey is an English professional snooker player from Devon. He has earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting with the 2024–25 snooker season.[1][2]
| Born | 30 July 1996 Plymouth, Devon |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Professional | 2024–present |
| Highest ranking | 103 (September 2024) |
| Current ranking | 111 (as of 28 October 2024) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 32 (x2) |
Early life
editFrom Plymouth, Devon. Pinhey attended Sir John Hunt Community Sports College and worked at the Plaza Snooker Club on the Barbican of his home town. Currently Pinhey works and plays for the Legends Lounge within St Budeaux.
Career
editHe made his television debut at the 2021 Snooker Shoot Out.[3]
2021/2022
editPinhey played in a number of professional events during the 2021-22 World Snooker Tour season, featuring in the Championship League, the Turkish Masters, the Gibraltar Open and the Snooker Shootout. He reached the final round of the third qualifying school event.[4]
2022/2023
editIn July 2022 Pinhey got the biggest win of his career when he beat world number 21 Matthew Selt to qualify for the European Masters.[5] Further success came at the 2023 Snooker Shoot Out where he reached the last 64.
At the 2023 WST Classic Pinhey secured the biggest win of his career when he beat top-ten ranked and future World Champion Luca Brecel on his way to the last 32.[6] Pinhey secured a good win over Duane Jones at the 2023 Q School as he sought a place on the main tour after losing in the final round for three consecutive years of Q school between 2020 and 2022.[7] Unfortunately for Pinhey, it was fourth consecutive year of being one match away from earning a tour card from Q School as he was defeated by former top-20 player Andrew Higginson. However, his performances were good enough to place Pinhey second in the Q School order of merit, from which top of places are taken for ranking events during the 2023-24 World Snooker Tour.[8]
2023/2024
editPinhey was entered into the draw for the 2023 Championship League held at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England from 26 June 2023. His results included a draw against Mohamed Ibrahim, and a defeat to Si Jiahui.[9][10] He qualified for the 2024 German Masters in Berlin with a win over the experienced Rod Lawler.[11] In the first round of qualifying for the 2024 World Snooker Championship he defeated Hammad Miah 10-2.[12] In May 2024, he entered European 2024 Q School and in the first event recorded victory over former professional Anton Kazakov of Ukraine, and beat veteran professional Gerard Greene in the final round to win a two-year assured place on the World Snooker Tour starting from the 2024-25 snooker season.[13][14]
2024/25
editHe defeated Stephen Maguire 6-2 at the International Championship on 1 October 2024.[15]
Personal life
editPinhey is a father of two children.[16]
Performance and rankings timeline
edit| Tournament | 2020/ 21 |
2021/ 22 |
2022/ 23 |
2023/ 24 |
2024/ 25 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | |||||||
| Ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Championship League | RR | RR | RR | RR | RR | |||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | LQ | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | 3R | ||||||||||
| English Open | A | A | A | A | LQ | |||||||
| British Open | NH | A | A | A | LQ | |||||||
| Wuhan Open | Not Held | A | LQ | |||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | A | A | A | A | LQ | |||||||
| International Championship | Not Held | A | ||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | ||||||||
| Shoot Out | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | ||||||||
| Scottish Open | A | A | A | A | LQ | |||||||
| German Masters | A | A | A | 1R | ||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | LQ | ||||||||
| World Open | Not Held | A | ||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||
| Tour Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||
| World Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||
| WST Pro Series | RR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||
| Turkish Masters | NH | LQ | Not Held | |||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | 1R | 1R | Not Held | |||||||||
| WST Classic | Not Held | 3R | Not Held | |||||||||
| European Masters | A | A | 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
edit- ^ "Haydon Pinhey - Player Profile - Snooker". Eurosport. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Haydon Pinhey - Players". snooker.org. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ Abel, Stuart (6 February 2021). "Plymouth snooker star Haydon Pinhey set for TV debut on Eurosport". Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Clarke, Daniel (5 June 2022). "Plymouth snooker star Haydon Pinhey just misses out on turning professional". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Clarke, Daniel (19 July 2022). "Plymouth potter Haydon Pinhey scores biggest career win". Devon Live. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Plymouth's Haydon Pinhey suffers final round Q School defeat". Plymouth Herald. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Pullen clinched final day spot". wst.tv. 30 May 2023. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Clark, Daniel (11 June 2023). "Plymouth's Haydon Pinhey falls shot of earning World Snooker tour card". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2023". Championship League Snooker. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Si starts sesson strongly". wst.tv. 8 July 2023. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ Caulfield, David (18 December 2023). "German Masters: qualifiers draw and schedule". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP: FERGAL O'BRIEN BRINGS CURTAIN DOWN ON 33-YEAR CAREER AFTER DEFEAT IN CRUCIBLE QUALIFIER". Eurosport. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "EMERY CLOSES IN ON IMMEDIATE RETURN". wst.tv. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "PINHEY ENDS Q SCHOOL HEARTACHE TO TURN PROFESSIONAL". wst.tv. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Kane, Desmond (1 October 2024). "INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 SNOOKER: JUDD TRUMP, MARK WILLIAMS AND JOHN HIGGINS EASE THROUGH AS JIMMY WHITE LOSES". Eurosport. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Haydon Pinhey: Snooker player determined to make World Snooker Tour". BBC Sport. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.