Ben Hancorn

Ben Hancorn
Born (1982-05-24) 24 May 1982 (age 42)
Bristol, England
Sport country England
Professional2020–2022
Highest ranking84 (August 2021)
Best ranking finishQuarter-finals (2022 Gibraltar Open)

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

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

Tournament 2002/
03 		2003/
04 		2004/
05 		2018/
19 		2020/
21 		2021/
22 		2022/
23
Ranking[9][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 84 [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Tournament Not Held NR RR RR RR
European Masters[nb 4] A A A A 1R LQ A
British Open A A A Not Held 3R A
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held A 1R LQ A
UK Championship A A A A 1R 1R A
Scottish Open[nb 5] A A NH A 1R 3R A
English Open Tournament Not Held A 3R LQ A
World Grand Prix Tournament Not Held A DNQ DNQ DNQ
Shoot Out Tournament Not Held 1R 3R 1R A
German Masters Tournament Not Held A LQ LQ A
Welsh Open A A A A 1R 1R A
Players Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship LQ LQ LQ A LQ LQ A
Former ranking tournaments
Indian Open Tournament Not Held LQ Tournament Not Held
WST Pro Series Tournament Not Held 2R Not Held
Turkish Masters Tournament Not Held LQ NH
Gibraltar Open Tournament Not Held A 1R QF NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Merseyside Professional Championship A 1R 1R Tournament 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.
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. ^ a b c d e He was an amateur
  3. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  4. ^ The event was called the European Open (2002/2003-2003/2004) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005)
  5. ^ The event was called the Players Championship (2003/2004)

Career finals

Amateur finals: 3 (1 title)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2008 English Amateur Championship England David Grace 7–9
Runner-up 2. 2018 Challenge Tour – Event 6 England David Grace 0–3
Winner 1. 2020 English Amateur Championship Jamaica Rory McLeod 5–3

References

  1. ^ "Ben Hancorn - Player Profile - Snooker". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Hancorn Wins 100th English Amateur Snooker Championship". 8 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ^ Bickell, Dave. "Tournament success for Ben". North Somerset Times. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  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. ^ "Q School 2 (2020) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  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. ^ "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. ^ "World Seniors Snooker Championship 2023: Stephen Hendry, Jimmy White & Ken Doherty among players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2011.