David Roe

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox snooker player David Roe (born 11 September 1965) is a former English professional snooker player, and a four-time ranking tournament quarter-finalist.

Career

Roe was born on 11 September 1965 in Derby.<ref name="WHO">Template:Cite book</ref> He began his professional career for the 1986–87 snooker season after qualifying through the pro-ticket series.<ref name="WHO" /> In his second professional season he reached the last 32 or better in four tournaments, and a year later he reached the last 16 of the 1989 World Snooker Championship on his debut in the main event,<ref name="CUESPORT">Template:Cite book</ref> to reach the top 32 of the rankings.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> He then had two poorer seasons, before two quarter-finals in 1991/1992.<ref name="CUESPORT" /> A year later he reached the top 16, despite not reaching a quarter-final in that season.<ref name="93R">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Roe spent three successive seasons in the Top 16 and reached a highest position of 13th in 1994/1995 (up from, and back down to, no. 16 in 1993/1994 and 1995/1996 respectively). Roe fell out of the top 32 after a succession of early defeats, and never regained this status.<ref name="CUESPORT" /><ref name="KOBY">Template:Cite book</ref>

A run to the last 16 of the China Open was the best finish of Roe's 2005–06 season. He had to win three qualifying matches to secure his position at the Beijing event, where he defeated Li Yin Xi (a wild card) and Paul Hunter, before ultimately losing 5–3 to Joe Swail. In 2006/2007 his best were two last-32 runs,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and another followed at the 2008 Welsh Open. He won just two matches in the 2008/2009 season, causing him to drop to 62nd in the rankings.<ref name="CUESPORT" /><ref name="KOBY" />

Roe dropped off the tour at the end of the 2009/2010 season, after 24 years as a professional.<ref name="BLACK" /> He moved to Iran, where he coached their national team, and converted to Islam.<ref name="BLACK">Template:Cite news</ref> He later became a snooker coach at the Hong Kong Sports Institute,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> working with women's world champion Ng On-yee.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament	1986/ 87	1987/ 88	1988/ 89	1989/ 90	1990/ 91	1991/ 92	1992/ 93	1993/ 94	1994/ 95	1995/ 96	1996/ 97	1997/ 98	1998/ 99	1999/ 00	2000/ 01	2001/ 02	2002/ 03	2003/ 04	2004/ 05	2005/ 06	2006/ 07	2007/ 08	2008/ 09	2009/ 10
Ranking<ref name="Ranking history">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref group="nb">From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.</ref>	<ref group="nb">New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.</ref>	83	39	26	36	50	32	16	13	16	34	49	48	58	55	49	48	57	52	61	56	55	52	62
Ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters	Tournament Not Held																					LQ	LQ	LQ
Grand Prix<ref group="nb">The event was also called the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)</ref>	1R	2R	1R	1R	LQ	LQ	2R	2R	1R	1R	LQ	2R	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	1R	1R	RR	LQ	LQ	LQ
UK Championship	1R	3R	3R	1R	2R	1R	2R	3R	1R	1R	1R	LQ	1R	1R	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ
Welsh Open	Tournament Not Held					1R	2R	QF	1R	1R	LQ	1R	1R	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	1R	LQ	2R	LQ	LQ
China Open<ref group="nb" name="CHN">The event was also called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)</ref>	Tournament Not Held											NR	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	Not Held		LQ	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ
World Championship	LQ	LQ	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	1R	2R	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters	A	A	A	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	WR	1R	WR	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	A	LQ	A
Former ranking tournaments
Canadian Masters	NR		LQ	Tournament Not Held
Hong Kong Open<ref group="nb" name="AUS">The event was also called the Australian Masters (1986/1987–1987/1988 and 1995/1996) and Australian Open (1994/1995)</ref>	NR		NH	3R	Tournament Not Held				NR		Tournament Not Held
Classic	LQ	LQ	1R	1R	2R	LQ	Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open	Tournament Not Held					QF	Tournament Not Held
Dubai Classic<ref group="nb" >The event was also called the Dubai Masters (1988/1989), Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)</ref>	Not Held		NR	3R	1R	QF	3R	1R	2R	1R	LQ	Tournament Not Held
German Masters<ref group="nb" name="GER">The event was also called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)</ref>	Tournament Not Held									QF	LQ	LQ	NR	Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix	Tournament Not Held								Non-Ranking Event					LQ	NR	Tournament Not Held
Thailand Masters<ref group="nb" >The event was also called the Asian Open (1989/1990–1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)</ref>	NR		Not Held		2R	LQ	3R	2R	LQ	2R	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	NR	Not Held			NR	Not Held
Scottish Open<ref group="nb" >The event was also called the International Open (1986/1987–1989/1990 and 1992/1993–1996/1997) and Players Championship (2003/2004)</ref>	LQ	2R	1R	1R	Not Held		2R	3R	2R	3R	2R	2R	1R	LQ	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ	Tournament Not Held
British Open	1R	3R	2R	1R	1R	1R	3R	2R	1R	1R	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	1R	Tournament Not Held
Irish Masters	Non-Ranking Event																LQ	LQ	LQ	NH	NR	Not Held
Malta Cup<ref group="nb" name="MAL">The event was also called the European Open (1988/1989–1996/1997 and 2001/2002–2003/2004) and Irish Open (1998/1999)</ref>	Not Held		2R	2R	LQ	2R	2R	2R	2R	1R	LQ	NH	LQ	Not Held		LQ	1R	1R	LQ	LQ	1R	NR	Not Held
Northern Ireland Trophy	Tournament Not Held																			NR	2R	LQ	LQ	NH
Bahrain Championship	Tournament Not Held																						LQ	NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Template:Nowrap	LQ	LQ	2R	Tournament Not Held
Shoot-Out	Tournament Not Held				QF	Tournament Not Held
Pot Black	Tournament Not Held					A	A	QF	Tournament Not Held											A	A	A	Not Held
Red & White Challenge	Tournament Not Held									SF	Tournament Not Held
Guangzhou Masters	Tournament Not Held									QF	Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix	Tournament Not Held									A	QF	A	A	A	R	A	Tournament Not Held
Charity Challenge<ref group="nb">The event was also called the Champions Cup (2000/2001–2002/2003)</ref>	Tournament Not Held									1R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	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				event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event				event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event				event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event				event is/was a minor-ranking event.

Career finals

Non-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	1995	WPBSA Minor Tour Event – 5	Template:Flagicon Tony Drago	6–3

Pro-am finals: 1

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	1985	Warners Open	Template:Flagicon Steve James	2–4<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	1984	WPBSA Pro Ticket Series Event 1	Template:Flagicon Jon Wright	5–4
Runner-up	1.	1984	WPBSA Pro Ticket Series Event 2	Template:Flagicon Jon Wright	1–5