Editing Billy Snaddon

{{short description|Scottish snooker player}}
{{EngvarB|date=April 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox snooker player
|name         = Billy Snaddon
|image        =
|caption      =
|birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|7|7}}
|birth_place   =
| Sport country = {{SCO}} 
| Professional = 1991–2004
| High ranking = 24 ([[Snooker world rankings 2000/2001|2000/01]])
| Official maximums = 
| Best finish  = Runner-up (x1)
}}
'''Billy Snaddon''' (born 7 July 1969) is a Scottish former professional [[snooker]] player. He reached the [[World Snooker Championship]] first round five times, but never progressed past this stage. He spent 5 seasons ranked among the game's top 32, peaking at No. 24 in 2000.<ref name="sporting life">{{cite web|url=http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/general/profiles/bsnaddon/|title=Snooker Profiles – Billy Snaddon|publisher=[[Sporting Life (British newspaper)|Sporting Life]]|accessdate=20 April 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706185132/http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/general/profiles/bsnaddon/|archivedate=6 July 2008}}</ref>

==Career==
Snaddon began life as a footballer, but turned to snooker after a hip disease ended his football career, turning professional in 1991.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker-snaddon-turns-the-tables-on-wattana-1558634.html|title=Snooker: Snaddon turns the tables on Wattana|work=[[The Independent]]|date=21 October 1992|access-date=8 November 2020|archive-date=22 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222222048/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker-snaddon-turns-the-tables-on-wattana-1558634.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He reached the last sixteen of seven ranking events before finally reaching a quarter-final, in the 1998 Irish Open.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Players/Global_Europe/Global_Scotland/scot_billy_snaddon.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071108142403/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Players/Global_Europe/Global_Scotland/scot_billy_snaddon.htm |title=Euro Player Profile: Billy Snaddon (Scotland) |website=globalsnookercentre.co.uk |archive-date=8 November 2007}}</ref>

He reached one ranking final in his thirteen-year career, in the 1999 [[China Open (snooker)|Regal China International]]. A rank outsider in this tournament, he took out the top 16 players [[James Wattana]], [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]], [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]] and [[Stephen Hendry]] ''en route'' to the final before losing 3–9 to World Champion [[John Higgins]]. Snaddon also reached the quarter-final of the [[Thailand Masters]] a year later.<ref name="sporting life" />

In 2016, he won in both the team, and seniors individual, categories at the [[Blackball (pool)]] International World Championship.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Iain |title=Proud Billy celebrates double world championship win |work=Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser |date=24 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Individuals Roll of Honour |url=http://blackballinternational.org/home/individuals-championships-roll-of-honour/ |publisher=Blackball International |access-date=8 November 2020 |archive-date=19 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919121039/http://blackballinternational.org/home/individuals-championships-roll-of-honour/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Performance and rankings timeline==
{| class="wikitable"  style="font-size:85%;"
! Tournament
! [[1991–92 snooker season|1991/<br/>92]]
! [[1992–93 snooker season|1992/<br/>93]]
! [[1993–94 snooker season|1993/<br/>94]]
! [[1994–95 snooker season|1994/<br/>95]]
! [[1995–96 snooker season|1995/<br/>96]]
! [[1996–97 snooker season|1996/<br/>97]]
! [[1997–98 snooker season|1997/<br/>98]]
! [[1998–99 snooker season|1998/<br/>99]]
! [[1999–2000 snooker season|1999/<br/>00]]
! [[2000–01 snooker season|2000/<br/>01]]
! [[2001–02 snooker season|2001/<br/>02]]
! [[2002–03 snooker season|2002/<br/>03]]
! [[2003–04 snooker season|2003/<br/>04]]
|-
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Snooker world rankings|Ranking]]
| align="center"|<ref group="nb">New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.</ref>
| align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 1992/1993|74]]
| align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 1993/1994|59]]
| align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 1994/1995|36]]
| align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 1995/1996|33]]
| align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 1996/1997|35]]
| align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 1997/1998|32]]
| align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 1998/1999|32]]
| align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 1999/2000|24]]
| align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2000/2001|24]]
| align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2001/2002|26]]
| align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2002/2003|40]]
| align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2003/2004|67]]
|-
|colspan="28"|'''Ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Open (snooker)|LG Cup]]<ref group="nb">The event was also called the Grand Prix (1991/1992–2000/2001)</ref>
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1992 Grand Prix (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1996 Grand Prix (snooker)|3R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1997 Grand Prix (snooker)|3R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1998 Grand Prix (snooker)|2R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 Grand Prix (snooker)|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 Grand Prix (snooker)|2R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 LG Cup (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[British Open (snooker)|British Open]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1994 British Open|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1995 British Open|2R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1996 British Open|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1997 British Open|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1998 British Open|2R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 British Open (1998/1999)|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 British Open (1999/2000)|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 British Open|2R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 British Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[UK Championship]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1991 UK Championship|2R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1992 UK Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1994 UK Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1996 UK Championship|3R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1997 UK Championship|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1998 UK Championship|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 UK Championship|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 UK Championship|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 UK Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1993 Welsh Open (snooker)|2R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1994 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1996 Welsh Open (snooker)|3R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1997 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1998 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 Welsh Open (snooker)|2R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[European Open (snooker)|European Open]]<ref group="nb">The event was also called the Irish Open (1998/1999)</ref>
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1994 European Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[1998 Irish Open|QF]]
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="2"|Not Held
|style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[2001 European Open (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Irish Masters]]
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="11"|Non-Ranking Event
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Scottish Open (snooker)|Players Championship]]<ref group="nb">The event was also called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Scottish Open (1997/1998–2002/2003)</ref>
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1993 International Open|3R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1995 International Open|2R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1996 International Open|3R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1997 International Open|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1998 Scottish Open (snooker)|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 Scottish Open (snooker)|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 Scottish Open (snooker)|2R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 Scottish Open (snooker)|2R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 Scottish Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[World Snooker Championship|World Championship]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1994 World Snooker Championship|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1995 World Snooker Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1997 World Snooker Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 World Snooker Championship|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 World Snooker Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
| colspan="28" | '''Non-ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Masters Qualifying Event]]<ref group="nb">The event was also called the Benson and Hedges Satellite Championship (1991/1992) and the Benson and Hedges Championship (1992/1993–2002/2003)</ref>
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1993 Masters (snooker)#Qualifying|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1994 Masters (snooker)#Qualifying|2R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1995 Masters (snooker)#Qualifying|2R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1996 Masters (snooker)#Qualifying|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1997 Masters (snooker)#Qualifying|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1998 Masters (snooker)#Qualifying|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 Masters (snooker)#Qualifying|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 Masters (snooker)#Qualifying|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 Masters (snooker)#Qualifying|3R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 Masters (snooker)#Qualifying|4R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2003 Masters (snooker)#Qualifying|3R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 Masters (snooker)#Qualifying|2R]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Masters (snooker)|The Masters]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
| colspan="28" | '''Former ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Classic (snooker)|Classic]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="12"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Strachan Open]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1992 Strachan Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="10"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Dubai Classic|Asian Classic]]<ref group="nb">The event was also called the Dubai Classic (1991/92–1994/1995) and Thailand Classic (1995/1996)</ref>
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1992 Dubai Classic|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="7"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[German Masters|German Open]]
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|Tournament Not Held
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1995 German Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1997 German Open|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="6"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Malta Grand Prix]]
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="3"|Not Held
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="5"|Non-Ranking Event
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 Malta Grand Prix|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="3"|Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[China Open (snooker)|China Open]]<ref group="nb">The event was also called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)</ref>
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="6"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|style="text-align:center; background:#D8BFD8;"|[[1999 China International|F]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 China Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="2"|Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Thailand Masters]]<ref group="nb">The event was also called the Asian Open (1991/1992–1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)</ref>
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1996 Thailand Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 Thailand Masters|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[2000 Thailand Masters|QF]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|-
|colspan="28"|  '''Former non-ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[King's Cup (snooker)|King's Cup]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; background:#00ff00;"|[[1994 King's Cup|'''W''']]
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="20"|Tournament Not Held 
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[1996 Poland Masters|Poland Masters]]
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|Tournament Not Held 
|style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[1996 Poland Masters|QF]]
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="20"|Tournament Not Held 
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Scottish Masters]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1993 Scottish Masters|1R]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[1994 Scottish Masters|QF]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:78%;"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan="6"|Performance Table Legend
|-
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|LQ
| lost in the qualifying draw
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|#R
| lost in the early rounds of the tournament<br />(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| lost in the quarter-finals
|-
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
| lost in the semi-finals
| align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
| lost in the final
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W'''
| won the tournament
|-
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|DNQ
| did not qualify for the tournament
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|A
| did not participate in the tournament
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|WD
| withdrew from the tournament
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
|  style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NH / Not Held || means an event was not held.
|-
|  style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NR / Non-Ranking Event || means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
|-
|  style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|R / Ranking Event || means an event is/was a ranking event.
|}
{{reflist|group=nb}}

==Career finals==
===Ranking finals: 1 ===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!width="80"| Outcome
!width="20"| No.
!width="50"| Year
!width="250"| Championship
!width="200"| Opponent in the final
!width="100"| Score
|- 
|bgcolor="ffa07a"|Runner-up || 1. || [[1999 China International|1999]] || [[China Open (snooker)|China International]] || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Higgins]] || 3–9
|}

===Non-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!width="80"| Outcome
!width="20"| No.
!width="50"| Year
!width="250"| Championship
!width="200"| Opponent in the final
!width="100"| Score
|- 
|style="background:#98FB98"|Winner || 1. || [[1994 King's Cup|1994]] || [[King's Cup (snooker)|King's Cup]] || {{flagicon|THA}} [[Noppadon Noppachorn]] || 8–4
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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