Malcolm Bradley

Malcolm Bradley
Born (1948-07-08) 8 July 1948 (age 76)
Sport country England
Professional1984–1992
Highest ranking40

Malcolm Bradley (born 8 July 1948) is an English former professional snooker player.[1]

Career

In 1982, Bradley reached the final of the English Amateur Championship, finishing as runner-up after being defeated 9–13 by Dave Chalmers.[2]: 122  Bradley and Chalmers both represented England at the 1982 IBSF World Snooker Championship.[3] Bradley qualified from his round-robin qualifying group with seven wins in eight matches, but lost 0–5 in the quarter-finals to the eventual champion Terry Parsons.[2]: 149 

Having previously applied to become a professional player in 1983,[4] he was accepted by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association on 8 May 1984.[5]

A successful first season,[6] which included reaching the last 16 of the 1985 British Open,[7] saw him achieve 40th place for the Snooker world rankings 1985/1986.[8] This was the highest ranking he attained in his professional career,[1] and his performance in the British Open was the furthest he ever progressed in a ranking tournament.[9]

Bradley's best finish at the World Snooker Championship was in 1987, when in the qualifying competition he reached the last 48 with wins against Brian Rowswell and Joe O'Boye before losing 7–10 against Jim Wych.[10]

He ended the 1991–92 snooker season ranked 130th,[11] and did not play professionally again.[1]

Career highlights

Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Ref.
Runner-up 1982 English Amateur Championship  Dave Chalmers (ENG) 9–13 [2]: 122 

References

  1. ^ a b c Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 243–244. ISBN 978-0954854904.
  2. ^ a b c Everton, Clive (1985). Snooker: The Records. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0851124488.
  3. ^ "In the pink", Sunday Mirror, p. 39, 12 September 1982
  4. ^ Riviere, Tony (30 June 1983), "On cue", Mansfield & Sutton Recorder, p. 31
  5. ^ "The new professionals". Cue World. Mitcham Junction: Transworld Publications. June 1983. p. 7.
  6. ^ Everton, Clive (16 February 1985). "Virgo next for Davis". The Guardian. London. p. 18. Malcolm Bradley and Danny Fowler – both of whom have done well in their first season on the professional circuit
  7. ^ Everton, Clive (22 February 1985). "Bradley's breakthrough". The Guardian. London. p. 29.
  8. ^ Clive Everton, ed. (1986). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Third ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. pp. 9–11. ISBN 0863691668.
  9. ^ "Malcolm Bradley". snookerdatabase.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  10. ^ Kobylecky, John (2019). The Complete International Directory of Snooker Players – 1927 to 2018. Kobyhadrian Books. p. 18. ISBN 978-0993143311.
  11. ^ "Official world rankings 1991-2". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1992. pp. 4–5.