Editing Ken Doherty

{{Short description|Irish snooker player}}
{{for|the American decathlon champion|Ken Doherty (track and field)}}
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{{Infobox snooker player
| name              = Ken Doherty
| image             = Ken Doherty PHC 2012-3.jpg
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| caption           = Doherty at the [[2012 Paul Hunter Classic]]
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|9|17}}
| birth_place       = [[Ranelagh]], [[County Dublin]], Ireland
| Sport country     = {{IRL}}
| Professional      = 1990–
| High ranking      = 2 ([[Snooker world rankings 2006/2007|2006/07]])
| Official maximums = 1
| Ranking wins      = 6
| World champ       = [[1997 World Snooker Championship|1997]]
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'''Kenneth Doherty''' (born 17 September 1969), better known as '''Ken Doherty''' is an Irish professional [[snooker]] player who also works as a commentator and pundit on televised snooker broadcasts. From [[Ranelagh]] in [[Dublin]], he is the sport's only [[World Snooker Championship|world champion]] from the [[Republic of Ireland]], having won the title in 1997, and one of only five players from outside the United Kingdom to have won the title in the modern era. He is the only player to have won the world amateur and world professional title, having also been world U-21 champion.

After moving from Dublin to London to pursue his snooker career, Doherty won the [[IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship|World Under-21 Amateur Championship]] and the [[IBSF World Snooker Championship|World Amateur Championship]] in 1989. He turned professional the following year and reached the first of his 17 [[Snooker world rankings|ranking]] finals at the [[1992 Grand Prix (snooker)|1992 Grand Prix]], losing 9–10 to [[Jimmy White]]. He won the first of his six ranking titles several months later at the [[1993 Welsh Open (snooker)|1993 Welsh Open]], beating [[Alan McManus]] 9–7 in the final, which helped him enter the top 16 for the first time in the [[1993–94 snooker world rankings|1993–94 world rankings]]. At the [[1997 World Snooker Championship]], he ended [[Stephen Hendry]]'s record 29-match winning streak at the Crucible with an 18–12 victory in the final.

Doherty has been runner-up at two other World Championships. As defending champion at the [[1998 World Snooker Championship|1998 event]], he had an opportunity to break the [[Crucible curse]] but lost the final 12–18 to [[John Higgins]]. Facing [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]] in the [[2003 World Snooker Championship|2003 final]], Doherty recovered from 2–10 behind to tie the scores at 11–11 but lost 16–18. In other [[Triple Crown (snooker)|Triple Crown]] events, he has been [[UK Championship]] runner-up three times (losing 5–10 to Hendry in [[1994 UK Championship|1994]], 1–10 to [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] in [[2001 UK Championship|2001]] and 9–10 to Williams in [[2002 UK Championship|2002]]), and [[Masters (snooker)|Masters]] runner-up twice (losing 8–10 to Higgins in [[1999 Masters (snooker)|1999]] and by the same score to [[Matthew Stevens]] in [[2000 Masters (snooker)|2000]]). 

Doherty won his most recent ranking title at the [[2006 Malta Cup]], where he defeated Higgins 9–8 in the final. He achieved his career highest ranking of second in the [[Snooker world rankings 2006/2007|2006/2007 rankings]]. After 15 consecutive seasons within the top 16, he fell to 18th place in the [[Snooker world rankings 2008/2009|2008/2009 rankings]] and 44th place in the [[Snooker world rankings 2009/2010|2009/2010 rankings]], after which he has never regained his top-16 standing. Since the end of the [[2016–17 snooker season|2016–17 season]], he has finished outside the top 64 in the world rankings multiple times; he has remained on the professional tour though invitational tour cards, the most recent of which was issued in June 2024 for the [[2024–25 snooker season|2024–25]] and [[2025–26 snooker season|2025–26]] seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-06-24 |title=Doherty Awarded Invitational Tour Card |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/june/24/doherty-awarded-invitational-tour-card/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=World Snooker Tour |language=en}}</ref> Doherty also competes on the [[World Seniors Tour]], where he won the [[2018 UK Seniors Championship]] and has twice been runner-up at the [[World Seniors Championship]], in [[2020 World Seniors Championship|2020]] and [[2024 World Seniors Championship|2024]]. Since 2012, he has been a director of the [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]; he also served from 2021 to 2024 as inaugural chair of the WPBSA Players organisation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 May 2024 |title=WPBSA PLAYERS STATEMENT - MAY 18TH |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/may/18/wpbsa-players-statement---may-18th/ |access-date=19 May 2024 |website=World Snooker Tour}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Born on 17 September 1969, Doherty grew up in a working-class Catholic family in [[Ranelagh]], Dublin, with his three siblings, two older brothers and a younger sister. He first became interested in snooker when he started to watch the BBC programme ''[[Pot Black]]'' with his father at eight years old. At the time, Doherty particularly admired [[Alex Higgins]]. He received a miniature snooker table as a Christmas present, and soon afterwards began playing on full-sized tables at Jason's Snooker Hall in Ranelagh.<ref>{{harv|Doherty|2011}}</ref> When he was 13 years old, his father died from a heart attack. Shortly afterwards, he won the Irish Under-16 Championship. After leaving school, he moved to London to pursue his snooker career, receiving free accommodation and practice time at Ilford Snooker Centre courtesy of Irish professional [[Eugene Hughes (snooker player)|Eugene Hughes]]. He won the [[IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship|World Under-21 Amateur Championship]] and the [[IBSF World Snooker Championship|World Amateur Championship]] in 1989, and turned professional the following year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Doherty |first=Ken |date=2018-07-05 |title=Ken Doherty: Nearly Over Before It Started |url=https://www.thesportschronicle.com/more-sports/ken-doherty-snooker-irish/ |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=The Sports Chronicle |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Career==
Doherty appeared in two quarter-finals in his first season as a professional, at the [[1991 Classic (snooker)|1991 Classic]] and the [[1991 Irish Masters]], being beaten 5–3 by [[Jimmy White]] on both occasions. In the following snooker year, he won the [[Masters Qualifying Event|qualifying event]] for the [[1992 Masters (snooker)|1992 Masters]], though there he lost 1–5 to [[John Parrott]] in the first round. He also made it to the semi-finals of the 1992 [[1992 British Open|British]] and [[1992 Strachan Open|Strachan Open]], and reached the final of the [[1992 Irish Masters]]. He was a finalist at the [[1992 Grand Prix (snooker)|1992 Grand Prix]] as well, narrowly losing 10–9 to Jimmy White. In the [[1993 Grand Prix (snooker)|same event a year later]], Doherty lost in the final again, this time 6–9 to [[Peter Ebdon]].<ref name="DohertyEbdon" />

Doherty's first ranking title was the [[1993 Welsh Open (snooker)|1993 Welsh Open]],<ref name="DohertyWelshOpen" /><ref name="Snooker player profile - Ken Doherty" /> enough to take him into the top 16 in the world, where he remained until the [[2007–08 snooker season|2007–08 season]]. He also won the [[1993 Irish Professional Championship]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 October 2005 |title=Higgins comeback ends in defeat |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4375574.stm |work=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=29 September 2007 |title=Doherty edges past Greene |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/arid-30330067.html |publisher=[[Irish Examiner]]}}</ref> was a semi-finalist at the [[1993 International Open]], and a quarter-finalist again at the [[1993 Irish Masters]]. More quarter-final appearances followed at the [[1994 Masters (snooker)|1994 Masters]] and the [[1994 World Snooker Championship|1994 World Championship]], his only run past the second round in the latter before 1997,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hawkins |first=Lee |title=1994 Embassy World Professional Snooker Championship |url=https://www.snooker.org/trn/world_94_res.shtml |publisher=Snooker.org}}</ref> and later on in the [[1994 Dubai Classic]],<ref name="DohertyDubai">{{Cite news |date=5 October 1994 |title=Snooker: Hendry has to fight |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker-hendry-has-to-fight-1441139.html |work=The Independent}}</ref> repeating his result from the [[1993 Dubai Classic|previous edition of the event]], down to the scoreline as he was beaten 5–4 both times. These weren't his only replicated outcomes, he also won the [[1994 Pontins Professional]] just like he did [[1993 Pontins Professional|last year]], as well as the [[1994 Scottish Masters]]<ref name="DohertyDubai" /> after winning it in [[1993 Scottish Masters|1993]]<ref name="Snooker player profile - Ken Doherty" /> too.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 October 2000 |title=Snooker: Doherty on target for Masters hat-trick |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2000/1026/152239-snooker |publisher=RTÉ Sport}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ken Doherty |url=https://wpbsa.com/player/ken-doherty |publisher=[[WPBSA]]}}</ref> In November he made it to the final of the [[1994 UK Championship]], which he lost 5–10 to [[Stephen Hendry]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ryan |first=Eddie |title=When Crafty Ken won the World Snooker Championship |url=https://www.irelandsown.ie/when-crafty-ken-won-the-world-snooker-championship |publisher=Ireland's Own |archive-date=2 January 2023 |access-date=2 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102194407/https://www.irelandsown.ie/when-crafty-ken-won-the-world-snooker-championship/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=20 January 2016 |title=Doherty Expects Tough Guild Hall Test |url=https://wst.tv/doherty-expects-tough-guild-hall-test |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220223752/https://wst.tv/doherty-expects-tough-guild-hall-test/ |archive-date=20 February 2020 |publisher=World Snooker Tour}}</ref> then in December he reached the quarter-final stage of the [[1994 European Open (snooker)|1994 European Open]], where he was defeated 5–3 by [[Nigel Bond]]. In the second half of the season, he was in yet another quarter-final at the [[1995 Irish Masters]], and in two finals, at the [[1995 Pontins Professional]] and the [[1995 European League]].

Doherty became only the third player from outside the United Kingdom (after Australian [[Horace Lindrum]] in 1952 and Canadian [[Cliff Thorburn]] in 1980) to win the World Championship when he beat Stephen Hendry 18–12 in the 1997 final, at the age of 27. He also reached the World Championship final in 1998, losing to [[John Higgins]],<ref name="Snooker player profile - Ken Doherty" /> and in 2003, losing narrowly to [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]]. The latter run was noted for some outstanding comebacks, including final-frame wins over [[Graeme Dott]] and [[Shaun Murphy]], a 13–8 win over Higgins in a match where Doherty raced ahead 10–0 but Higgins fought back to 10–7, and a semi-final fightback from 9–15 to beat [[Paul Hunter]] 17–16. In that championship, Doherty played more frames than anyone before or since. In the final, Williams led 11–4, but Doherty fought back to 12–12 and 16–16. In frame 33, Doherty missed the penultimate red with a clearance easily available. Williams won that crucial frame and the next to prevail 18–16.<ref name="Doherty20th">{{Cite news |date=2 January 2017 |title='It still gives me goosebumps' – Doherty 20 years after dethroning Hendry |url=https://www.the42.ie/ken-doherty-1997-world-snooker-champonship-3151059-Jan2017 |publisher=The42}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive |date=7 May 2003 |title=Williams's bareknuckle victory |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/may/07/snooker.worldsnookerchampionship20031 |work=The Guardian}}</ref>

Doherty narrowly failed to achieve a [[maximum break]] when he missed a routine final black off its spot in the 15th frame of the [[2000 Masters (snooker)|2000 Benson & Hedges Masters]] final against [[Matthew Stevens]], a match Doherty eventually lost 10–8. This one pot would have seen him win an £80,000 sports car. However, his 140 break at least brought him the consolation of the £19,000 highest break prize.<ref name="Doherty20th" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=31 October 2022 |title='I'm not going to miss this black' – Watch Ken Doherty delight Irish snooker fans with brilliant 147 maximum break |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/i-m-not-going-to-miss-this-black-watch-ken-doherty-delight-irish-snooker-fans-with-brilliant-147-max_sto9208869/story.shtml |publisher=Eurosport}}</ref> He did make a 147 break two years later though, when he won the Cue Club Pro-Am tournament in Killarney in 2002.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 December 2002 |title=Doherty hits 147 en route to Pro-Am win |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2002/1202/168974-dohertyk |publisher=RTÉ Sport}}</ref> He made light of his prize on television shortly afterwards, which was allegedly €300, a BMX bicycle and a toy [[Ferrari]] car.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive |date=14 December 2002 |title=Doherty in line to end title drought |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/dec/14/snooker.cliveeverton |work=The Guardian}}</ref> His first official maximum was compiled in 2012, during a first round win against Julian Treiber at the [[European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 1|Paul Hunter Classic]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 August 2012 |title=Doherty claims first 147 |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/doherty-claims-first-147_sto3398456/story.shtml |publisher=Eurosport}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Glennon |first=Micil |date=24 August 2012 |title=Ken Doherty makes first tournament 147 break at the Arcaden Paul Hunter Classic |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2012/0824/334860-ken-doherty-makes-first-tournament-147-break |publisher=RTÉ Sport}}</ref>

In 2001 Doherty became one of the few players who have won back-to-back ranking events, as he won the [[2001 Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]]<ref name="DohertyWelshOpen">{{Cite news |date=28 January 2001 |title=Snooker: Doherty triumphs at Welsh Open |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2001/0128/153893-dohertyk |publisher=RTÉ Sport}}</ref> and the [[2001 Thailand Masters|Thailand Masters]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 March 2001 |title=Snooker: Doherty wins in Thailand |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/arid-30006912.html |publisher=[[Irish Examiner]]}}</ref> while also reaching the final of the next tournament, the [[2001 Scottish Open (snooker)|Regal Scottish Open]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 April 2001 |title=Snooker: Doherty still on course for hat-trick |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/arid-30009930.html |publisher=[[Irish Examiner]]}}</ref><ref name="DohertyEbdon">{{Cite news |date=16 April 2001 |title=Doherty beaten in Scottish Open |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2001/0416/155416-snooker |publisher=RTÉ Sport}}</ref><ref name="Snooker player profile - Ken Doherty">{{Cite web |date=2001–2002 |title=Profile on Sporting Life 2001/2002 |url=http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/season01-02/profiles/kdoherty |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629215455/http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/season01-02/profiles/kdoherty |archive-date=29 June 2011 |access-date=2 August 2008 |website=Sporting Life}}</ref>

In the 2005 World Championship, Doherty beat [[Barry Pinches]] in the first round 10–5, winning the last 8 frames,<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 April 2005 |title=Doherty cruises to first round Crucible win |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2005/0418/191841-doherty |publisher=RTÉ Sport}}</ref> but was knocked out in the second round by [[Alan McManus]] 13–11.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 April 2005 |title=Doherty dumped out of World Championships |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2005/0423/192000-doherty |publisher=RTÉ Sport}}</ref>

Following an average start to the [[2005–06 snooker season|2005–06 season]], Doherty won the [[Malta Cup (snooker)|Malta Cup]] in February 2006, beating [[John Higgins]] in the final. Doherty had trailed 8–5 at one stage but managed a stirring comeback, winning four frames in a row. He called the victory, which bridged a five-year gap, his "most important tournament win since the World Championship".<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/sport/2006/0205/maltacup.html Doherty wins Malta Cup final] RTÉ Sport. Published 5 February 2006</ref><ref name="Doherty fightback stuns Higgins">{{Cite news |date=5 February 2006 |title=Doherty fightback stuns Higgins |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/4662738.stm |access-date=2 August 2008 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref>

Doherty started brightly in the [[2006 World Snooker Championship|2006 World Championship]], winning his first match by defeating [[Barry Hawkins]] 10–1, then he beat [[Matthew Stevens]] 13–8, playing superbly to win the last five frames. He was the favourite in his quarter-final match against [[Marco Fu]] but lost 13–10. It was 8–8 as the final session started, but Doherty struggled despite winning a frame in which he required three snookers. Although he led 7–6, 8–7, 9–8 and 10–9, he could never quite take decisive advantage to win the match. Doherty admitted afterwards that he "blew it" but that he still had "a couple more years" to come back and win the title.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 April 2006 |title=Classy Fu sends Doherty crashing |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4943096.stm |access-date=1 September 2009 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> He ended the 2005–06 season as the world number 2, his highest ranking ever.

He made a solid start to the [[2006–07 snooker season|2006–07 season]] by reaching the quarter-final at what is the closest thing to a home tournament for him, the [[Northern Ireland Trophy]] at Belfast's Waterfront Hall. He followed this up with a last-16 defeat at the Grand Prix in Aberdeen and the UK Championship in York. He reached the quarter-finals of the next two tournaments, the Masters and the Malta Cup. He lost in the first round of the World Championship and, although clearly disappointed, the Dubliner vowed to continue.<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/sport/2007/0424/dohertyk.html Doherty falls to qualifier Allen] RTÉ Sport, Published 24 April 2007</ref> He was provisional world number 1 for most of 2006–07, but finished the season as 4th in the rankings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ardalen |first=Hermund |year=2007 |title=Provisional World Rankings 2007/2008 |url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/0607/prov.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218115601/http://www.snooker.org/rnk/0607/prov.asp |archive-date=2007-02-18 |access-date=1 December 2010 |publisher=WWW Snooker}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ardalen |first=Hermund |year=2007 |title=World Rankings 2007/2008 |url=http://www.snooker.org/Rnk/0708/ranking.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070908010852/http://www.snooker.org/rnk/0708/ranking.asp |archive-date=2007-09-08 |access-date=1 December 2010 |publisher=WWW Snooker}}</ref>

In October 2006, he won the invitational [[2006 Irish Professional Championship|Irish Professional Championship]] for a second time, having previously captured the title in [[1993 Irish Professional Championship|1993]]. He beat [[Michael Judge]] 9–4 in the final. A year later he defended his title with a resounding 9–2 victory over [[Fergal O'Brien]]. He followed this up a week later by becoming the first Irishman to win the Pot Black Invitational tournament, beating [[Shaun Murphy]] 76–31 in the one-frame final.<ref name="Pot Black 2007">{{Cite web |title=2007 Pot Black |url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2007-8/07-8-Professional/2007-pot%20black.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130003017/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2007-8/07-8-Professional/2007-pot%20black.htm |archive-date=30 January 2009 |website=Global Snooker Centre}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=6 October 2007 |title=Doherty secures Pot Black title |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7031830.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820081459/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7031830.stm |archive-date=20 August 2008 |access-date=8 April 2011 |work=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref>

Doherty did not start the [[2007–08 snooker season|2007–08 season]] well, winning only one match during the first four ranking tournaments. However, he did reach the semi-finals of the Masters with victories over Mark Williams and Shaun Murphy,<ref name="'Crafty' Ken Doherty reaches Masters semi-finals">{{Cite web |title='Crafty' Ken Doherty reaches Masters semi-finals |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/snooker/2008/01/18/ken-doherty-reaches-masters-semi-finals-89520-20289603 |access-date=2 August 2008 |website=Mirror}}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> before losing to eventual champion [[Mark Selby]]. He then reached the final of the [[Malta Cup]] for a record fifth time, defeating John Higgins in the semi-finals, before losing to Murphy in the final. Unfortunately for Doherty, neither of these events are ranking events, meaning his performances did nothing to keep him in the top rankings for the 2008–09 season. Defeat to [[Liang Wenbo]] in the first round of the World Championship ensured that he dropped out of the top 16 after 15 years, and he started the new season 32nd on the provisional one-year list. A run of qualifying defeats saw him drop as low as 38th before the UK Championship.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

Doherty's poor run of form continued during the [[2008–09 snooker season|2008–09 season]] during which he won only two matches. For the first time since 1993, he failed to qualify for the World Championship, having been beaten in the final qualifying round by [[Gerard Greene]].<ref name="GS quali">{{Cite web |title=Qualifying (Results) |url=http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-08-09-world-championship-snooker-qualifying-results.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413132756/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-08-09-world-championship-snooker-qualifying-results.asp |archive-date=13 April 2010 |access-date=17 April 2010 |publisher=Global Snooker}}</ref><ref name="Snooker.org">{{Cite web |title=Betfred.com World Championship Qualifiers 1 |url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=63 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728035832/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=63 |archive-date=2011-07-28 |access-date=6 May 2024 |publisher=Snooker.org}}</ref>

Doherty's form saw an upturn in the [[2009–10 snooker season|2009–10 season]], with a rise back into the top 32 in the rankings, up from 44th to 30th; this was due to a quarter-final appearance in the [[2009 Shanghai Masters]], and a last-16 appearance in the 2009 Grand Prix. Doherty defeated six-time World Championship finalist Jimmy White 10–3, and two-time Crucible semi-finalist [[Joe Swail]] 10–1 to mark his return to the World Championship for the first time since 2008. In an amusing moment, Doherty got down on his knees and kissed the carpet upon his return to the venue. However, he lost his first-round match 10–4 to reigning Masters champion Mark Selby.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 April 2010 |title=Slick Selby ends Doherty's Crucible dream |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/slick-selby-ends-dohertys-crucible-dream/27948909.html |website=[[Evening Herald]] |via=[[Independent.ie]]}}</ref>

The [[2010–11 snooker season|2010–11 season]] proved to be a mixed campaign for Doherty, who made it to the last 32 of the [[2010 World Open (snooker)|2010 World Open]], yet missed out on qualifying for the [[2011 German Masters]], the [[2011 Welsh Open (snooker)|2011 Welsh Open]] and crucially, blowing a 6–3 lead, losing 10–6 to [[Jimmy Robertson (snooker player)|Jimmy Robertson]] in the final stage of qualifying for the [[2011 World Snooker Championship|2011 World Championship]], meaning he had only reached the Crucible once out of his previous three attempts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Betfred.com World Championship Qualifiers (2011) |url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=26 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525175804/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=26 |archive-date=25 May 2011 |access-date=23 February 2011 |publisher=Snooker.org}}</ref>
[[File:Ken Doherty PHC 2011-1.jpg|thumb|200px|2011 Paul Hunter Classic]]
Doherty had an excellent start to the [[2011–12 snooker season|2011–12 season]] as he qualified for the [[2011 Australian Goldfields Open|Australian Goldfields Open]], where he reached his first ranking event semi-final since 2006. He beat Mark Selby 5–3 in the quarter-finals, sealing the match with a clearance which he described as the best of his career. Doherty also stated that he almost quit the game in 2009, following his downturn in form which saw him drop to world number 55.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Semi-finalist Doherty: I Nearly Quit Snooker |url=http://www.global-snooker.com/SEMI-FINALIST-DOHERTY-I-NEARLY-QUIT-SNOOKER-110722.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526111523/http://www.global-snooker.com/SEMI-FINALIST-DOHERTY-I-NEARLY-QUIT-SNOOKER-110722.asp |archive-date=26 May 2012 |access-date=17 May 2012 |publisher=Global Snooker}}</ref> He failed to replicate his form in the semi-finals, however, as he was beaten 2–6 by Mark Williams.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 July 2011 |title=Williams moves into the final in Australia |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2400087,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326115556/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2400087%2C00.html |archive-date=26 March 2014 |access-date=17 May 2012 |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|WPBSA]]}}</ref> In the remainder of the season Doherty qualified for the [[2011 German Masters|German Masters]] and the [[2012 Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]], but was defeated in the first round by Williams and [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]] respectively, without picking up a frame.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ken Doherty 2011/2012 |url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=170&season=2011 |access-date=17 May 2012 |publisher=Snooker.org}}</ref> He also reached the final of the non-ranking [[2011 Irish Classic|Irish Classic]], losing 2–5 to [[Fergal O'Brien]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nolan |first=PJ |title=O' Brien Wins Lucan Racing Classic 201 |url=http://www.ribsa.net/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=246:lucan-classic-2011&Itemid=168 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204092340/http://www.ribsa.net/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=246:lucan-classic-2011&Itemid=168 |archive-date=4 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2012 |publisher=Republic of Ireland Billiards and Snooker Association}}</ref>
[[File:Ken Doherty PHC 2012-1.jpg|thumb|200px|2012 Paul Hunter Classic]]
He was ranked 32nd in the world going into the [[2012 World Snooker Championship|2012 World Championship]] qualifiers, where he faced [[Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)|Anthony Hamilton]]. The match went into a deciding frame with Doherty 40 points behind, but he profited from a Hamilton error to produce a match-winning clearance to win 10–9, and earned a first-round match against [[Neil Robertson]].<ref name="rte.ie">{{Cite news |date=15 April 2012 |title=Doherty wins thriller to earn place at Crucible |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2012/0415/317116-doherty-wins-thriller-to-earn-place-at-crucible/ |access-date=18 April 2012 |publisher=RTÉ Sport}}</ref> He lost 4–10, and finished the season ranked world number 35.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 April 2012 |title=Doherty goes out, while Hendry marches on in Sheffield |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2012/0422/318050-doherty-out-as-hendry-goes-through/ |access-date=17 May 2012 |publisher=RTÉ Sport}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Official World Ranking List for the 2012/2013 Season |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/1d/b0/0,,13165~176157,00.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616125200/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/1d/b0/0%2C%2C13165~176157%2C00.pdf |archive-date=16 June 2013 |access-date=17 May 2012}}</ref>

Doherty began the [[2012–13 snooker season|2012–13 season]] by losing 4–5 to [[Stuart Bingham]] in the second round of the [[2012 Wuxi Classic|Wuxi Classic]], and 3–5 to [[Martin Gould]] in the first round of the [[2012 Australian Goldfields Open|Australian Goldfields Open]].<ref name="2012/13">{{Cite web |title=Ken Doherty 2012/2013 |url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=170&season=2012 |access-date=21 May 2013 |publisher=Snooker.org}}</ref> He went on to reach the quarter-finals of the event, losing 0–4 to Mark Selby.<ref name="2012/13"/> Doherty was defeated in qualifying for the [[2012 Shanghai Masters|Shanghai Masters]] and the [[2012 UK Championship]], and failed to advance beyond the wildcard round of the [[2012 International Championship|International Championship]].<ref name="2012/13"/> At the fifth European Tour Event, the [[European Tour 2012/2013 – Event 5|Scottish Open]], he saw off the likes of [[Luca Brecel]] and [[Ryan Day (snooker player)|Ryan Day]] to reach the semi-finals where he lost 2–4 to [[Ding Junhui]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Snooker – Ding wins Scottish Open, McGill reaches first final |url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/snooker-ding-good-davis-ravenscraig-122606171.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524051916/https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/snooker-ding-good-davis-ravenscraig-122606171.html |archive-date=24 May 2014 |access-date=21 May 2013 |publisher=Eurosport}}</ref> Doherty was eliminated in the first round of the [[2013 German Masters|German Masters]] by [[Peter Lines]], but then had his best run of the season at the [[2013 Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]].<ref name="2012/13"/> He beat four-time world champion John Higgins 4–1 and [[Tom Ford (snooker player)|Tom Ford]] 4–3 to make it through to the quarter-finals.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 February 2013 |title=Ken Doherty reaches Wales Open quarter-finals |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2013/0214/367790-doherty-reaches-welsh-quarter-finals/ |access-date=21 May 2013 |publisher=RTÉ Sport}}</ref> He led [[Stuart Bingham]] 2–0, but a series of missed pots saw Doherty lose his confidence and he went on to lose 3–5.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 February 2013 |title=As it Happened: Ken Doherty 3–5 Stuart Bingham |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2013/0215/367973-live-ken-doherty-v-stuart-bingham/ |access-date=21 May 2013 |publisher=RTÉ Sport}}</ref> His aforementioned run to the semi-finals of the Scottish Open helped him finish 16th on the PTC Order of Merit to qualify as one of the top 26 players for the [[Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Finals|Finals]], but he lost 2–4 to [[Kurt Maflin]] in the first round.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Order of Merit 2012/2013 |url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428072211/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=10 |archive-date=28 April 2013 |access-date=20 May 2013 |publisher=Snooker.org}}</ref> Doherty almost pulled off one of his trademark comebacks against [[Matthew Selt]] in the final round of the [[2013 World Snooker Championship|World Championship]] qualifying, as from 4–9 down he levelled at 9–9, but he lost the deciding frame.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Selt Survives Doherty Fight-Back |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3144116,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418034058/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3144116%2C00.html |archive-date=18 April 2013 |access-date=18 April 2013 |publisher=World Snooker}}</ref> The result meant that this was the first season where Doherty had not featured in any of snooker's [[Triple Crown (snooker)|Triple Crown]] events. Doherty increased his ranking by eight spots during the season to finish it ranked world number 27.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official World Snooker Ranking List for the 2013/2014 Season |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/49/bc/0,,13165~179273,00.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611202605/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/49/bc/0%2C%2C13165~179273%2C00.pdf |archive-date=11 June 2013 |access-date=21 May 2013 |publisher=World Snooker}}</ref>

Doherty qualified for all but two of the ranking events in the [[2013–14 snooker season|2013–14 season]], but couldn't advance beyond the second round in any of them.<ref name="2013/14">{{Cite web |title=Ken Doherty 2013/2014 |url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2013&player=170 |access-date=17 April 2014 |publisher=Snooker.org}}</ref> In April, he qualified for the [[2014 World Snooker Championship|World Championship]] after a 10–5 win against [[Dechawat Poomjaeng]] in the final qualifying round.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 April 2014 |title=Former world champion Ken Doherty books his 19th appearance at the Crucible |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/former-world-champion-ken-doherty-books-his-19th-appearance-at-the-crucible-30189381.html |access-date=17 April 2014 |website=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dott / Williams / Stevens Miss Crucible |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3769210,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418210727/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3769210%2C00.html |archive-date=18 April 2014 |access-date=17 April 2014 |publisher=World Snooker}}</ref> Doherty was the oldest player in the draw in his 19th Crucible appearance, and after trailing [[Stuart Bingham]] 5–4 in the opening session of their first round match, Doherty produced his best snooker to take all six frames in the next session and win a match at the [[The Crucible|Crucible]] for the first time since 2006.<ref>{{Cite news |title=World Snooker Championship: Ken Doherty beats Bingham |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/27095988 |access-date=29 April 2014 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> He then lost 13–8 to [[Alan McManus]], the second oldest player in the event.<ref>{{Cite news |title=World Snooker Championship 2014: McManus beats Doherty |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/27175115 |access-date=29 April 2014 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref>

Doherty won three qualifying matches and a wildcard round to be at the [[2014 Shanghai Masters (snooker)|2014 Shanghai Masters]], where he met [[Mark Selby]] in the first round, losing 5–2.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 September 2014 |title=Wildcard Zhao Stuns Fu |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/wild-card-zhao-stuns-fu/ |access-date=29 April 2015 |publisher=World Snooker}}</ref> The only other tournament Doherty could advance to the last 32 in this [[2014–15 snooker season|season]] was the [[2014 UK Championship]] by overcoming [[Mitchell Mann]] and [[Michael White (snooker player)|Michael White]], but he was beaten 6–1 by [[Ricky Walden]]. He was knocked out of the semi-finals of the [[2015 World Seniors Championship|World Seniors Championship]] by [[Fergal O'Brien]].<ref name="2014/15">{{Cite web |title=Ken Doherty 2014/2015 |url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2014&player=170 |access-date=29 April 2015 |publisher=Snooker.org}}</ref> He reached the final round of [[2015 World Snooker Championship|World Championship]] qualifying following wins over [[Reanne Evans]] and [[Lee Walker]], but was thrashed 10–3 by [[Mark Davis (snooker player)|Mark Davis]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=World Championship: Ken Doherty goes out to Mark Davis |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/32324312 |access-date=29 April 2015 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> Doherty was placed 45th in the world rankings at the end of the season, the lowest he had been since 1991.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Rankings After 2015 World Championship |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507001308/http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/ |archive-date=7 May 2015 |access-date=8 May 2015 |publisher=World Snooker}}</ref>

A 6–0 thrashing at the hands of [[Peter Ebdon]] ended Doherty's [[2015 International Championship|International Championship]] run at the first round stage, and he lost 6–3 to [[Mark Davis (snooker player)|Mark Davis]] in the second round of the [[2015 UK Championship]], having whitewashed [[Tony Drago]] 6–0 in the opener. His best results in the season were a pair of last 32 exits at the [[2016 German Masters|German Masters]] and [[2016 Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]], losing 5–1 to [[Stephen Maguire]] and 4–2 to [[Joe Perry (snooker player)|Joe Perry]] respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ken Doherty 2015/2016 |url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=170&season=2015 |access-date=24 September 2016 |publisher=Snooker.org}}</ref> His end of season ranking of 57 was the lowest of his 26-year professional career.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ranking History |url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp |access-date=24 September 2016 |publisher=Snooker.org}}</ref> He had two last 16 showings during [[2016–17 snooker season|2016–17]], and would have dropped off the tour at the end of the season as he was outside of the top 64 in the world rankings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Daniel |date=11 April 2017 |title=Ken Doherty loses his Snooker tour card |url=http://www.newstalk.com/Ken-Doherty-loses-his-Snooker-tour-card |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517003818/http://www.newstalk.com/Ken-Doherty-loses-his-Snooker-tour-card |archive-date=17 May 2017 |access-date=14 April 2017 |website=Newstalk.com}}</ref> However, the day before the [[2017 World Snooker Championship|2017 World Championship]] started, it was announced that Doherty would receive an invitational tour card for the next two years.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jimmy White and Ken Doherty given tour cards by World Snooker |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/39603356 |access-date=15 April 2017 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref>

Doherty played against [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]], the defending champion, in the second round of the [[2018 UK Championship]]. Doherty was sharp throughout the first half of the first session, leading 3–1, then he extended his lead further to 4–1, but O'Sullivan fought back to win the next 4 frames. Doherty was able to force a decider, but ultimately just one error from him was enough for his opponent to finish the frame, to prevent Doherty from causing a considerable upset in the tournament where many seeds fell to lower-ranked players already,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 December 2018 |title=O'Sullivan Fight Back Floors Doherty |url=https://wst.tv/osullivan-fight-back-floors-doherty |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220212613/https://wst.tv/osullivan-fight-back-floors-doherty/ |archive-date=20 February 2020 |work=World Snooker Tour}}</ref> and more would follow. Doherty would be the only player that came close to defeating the eventual champion, as the other matches, with the exception of the final, produced very one-sided results.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 December 2018 |title=UK Championship 2018: Full tournament results |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/46078319 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref>

Doherty's loss in the [[2020 World Snooker Championship|2020 World Championship]] qualifying meant that he finished the season outside the top 64 and fell out of the tour. However, he was given an invitational tour card to continue playing professional snooker in the [[2020–21 snooker season|2020–21]] and [[2021–22 snooker season|2021–22]] seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-11 |title=Jimmy White Awarded New Invitational Tour Card |url=https://wst.tv/jimmy-white-awarded-new-invitational-tour-card/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411091158/https://wst.tv/jimmy-white-awarded-new-invitational-tour-card/ |archive-date=11 April 2021 |access-date=2021-06-23 |publisher=World Snooker |language=en-US}}</ref> The same occurred at his loss in the [[2022 World Snooker Championship|2022 World Championship]] qualifying, for the [[2022–23 snooker season|2022–23]] and [[2023–24 snooker season|2023–24]] seasons,<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 April 2022 |title=Steve Dawson Announcements |url=https://wst.tv/steve-dawson-announcements |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426141354/https://wst.tv/steve-dawson-announcements/ |archive-date=26 April 2022}}</ref> and at the end of the 2023–24 season, when Doherty had dropped to 79 in the world rankings, but was able to remain on the World Snooker Tour after being given a further two-year invitational card by the governing body.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2024/0625/1456560-doherty-granted-new-tour-card-by-world-snooker|title=Ken Doherty granted new tour card by World Snooker|date=25 June 2024 |publisher=RTÉ|access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref>

==Playing style==
Despite being most renowned as an intelligent tactician, he is a heavy scorer as well when amongst the balls at close quarters.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kalb |first=Rolf |date=6 November 2012 |title=Snooker – Ding souverän – aber verpasst Maximum-Break |url=http://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/snooker-ding-souver%C3%A4n-verpasst-maximum-break-160132799.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110121031/http://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/snooker-ding-souver%C3%A4n-verpasst-maximum-break-160132799.html |archive-date=10 November 2012 |access-date=6 November 2012 |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] [[Eurosport]] |language=de}}</ref> This relatively cautious approach has led to the nickname "Crafty Ken".<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 March 2020 |title=The ancient Irish origins of the last name Doherty |url=https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/doherty-irish-name-origin-ireland |website=IrishCentral.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Haigh |first=Phil |date=5 May 2021 |title=Ken Doherty: World Seniors defeat was one of the most painful of my career |url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/05/05/ken-doherty-world-seniors-championship-defeat-was-one-of-the-most-painful-of-my-career-14526648/ |website=[[Metro.co.uk]]}}</ref>

For most of his career, Doherty played with a warped cue randomly selected from the cue rack in Jason's, a club where he practised. He humorously revealed that the club manager originally wanted £5 for it, but Doherty haggled him down to £2.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Loughran |first=Neil |date=2 April 2022 |title=Beating the best: How Ken Doherty stunned the unstoppable Scot |url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/othersports/2022/04/02/news/beating-the-best-how-ken-doherty-stunned-the-unstoppable-stephen-hendry-25-years-ago-2630734 |work=The Irish News}}</ref> At the [[2025 World Snooker Championship]] qualifiers, Doherty switched to a different cue for the first time in his professional career, likening the change to a "new romance".<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-04-09 |title=New Cue Powers Doherty To Qualifying Win |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/april/09/new-cue-powers-doherty-to-qualifying-win/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=World Snooker Tour |language=en}}</ref>

==Media work==
Doherty works on TV coverage of snooker matches with the [[BBC Sport|BBC]] snooker coverage team. He became a regular commentator for the BBC starting with the [[2009 Masters (snooker)|2009 Masters]], following the side-lining of veteran expert [[Clive Everton]]. During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], he began working on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s snooker coverage.

Doherty guested as a presenter on the ''Morning Show'' on East Coast FM. He presents a sports programme on Sunshine 106.8FM on Saturday mornings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dublin's Talking Sport with Ken Doherty |url=http://www.sunshine1068.com/on-air/presenters/ken-doherty |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017051127/http://www.sunshine1068.com/on-air/presenters/ken-doherty |archive-date=17 October 2014 |access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Doherty married Sarah, who is originally from India, in December 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Collins |first1=Sophie |last2=Whelan |first2=Vincent |date=2022-05-09 |title=Inside Ken Doherty's family life - days out with son and split from partner |url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/other-sport/snooker/inside-ken-dohertys-family-life-26918386 |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=[[Irish Mirror]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sunderland |first=Tom |date=2022-05-08 |title=Snooker legend Ken Doherty confirms he is no longer with wife as they share son |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/snooker/ken-doherty-son-wife-split-26907663 |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=The Mirror |language=en}}</ref> The couple resided in [[Rathgar]], Dublin, and have a son, born in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 January 2008 |title=Doherty not bothered by 'sleepless nights' |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2008/0117/226923-dohertyk |access-date=13 January 2020 |via=www.rte.ie}}</ref> In 2022, Doherty revealed that he and his wife had separated amicably.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pownall |first=Sylvia |date=8 May 2022 |title=Snooker legend Ken Doherty no longer with wife Sarah but says pair get on well for son |url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/other-sport/snooker/snooker-legend-ken-doherty-no-26904043 |publisher=Irish Sunday Mirror}}</ref> He now lives in England.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Keenan |first=Mark |date=10 June 2022 |title='I fell in love with the house as soon as I saw that Virginia creeper' – snooker star Ken Doherty is saying farewell to his €2.5m home in Dublin 6 |url=https://www.independent.ie/life/home-garden/homes/i-fell-in-love-with-the-house-as-soon-as-i-saw-that-virginia-creeper-snooker-star-ken-doherty-is-saying-farewell-to-his-25m-home-in-dublin-6-41737967.html |work=The Irish Independent}}</ref>

Doherty was nearly blinded in 2002 in a bathroom accident; after slipping, he struck an ornament, which narrowly missed his left eye. However, the distinctive scar on his right cheek dates back to his seventh birthday, when he fell off a shed roof onto a metal dustbin.<ref name="DohertyRanelaghman">{{Cite news |last=Gilleece |first=Dermot |date=6 May 1997 |title=Ranelagh man at home with himself, his scar and old cue |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/ranelagh-man-at-home-with-himself-his-scar-and-old-cue-1.69545 |work=The Irish Times}}</ref>

Doherty and his family are of [[Roman Catholic]] faith, with his mother, Rose usually praying while Ken was playing matches.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

In May 2007, Doherty appeared on RTÉ's spoof show ''[[Anonymous (TV series)|Anonymous]]'', heavily disguised as a priest.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 May 2007 |title=World snooker ace Ken Doherty has to convince Ranelagh folk and Alex Higgins that he is a novice at snooker and a parish |url=https://presspack.rte.ie/2007/05/21/anonymous-9 |work=RTÉ}}</ref> Ostensibly he was a beginner at snooker and received some tips from [[Alex Higgins]], who was initially fooled by the make-up and Doherty's hopeless play. However, as "Fr Donoghue" began to clear the table, Higgins' suspicions were aroused and Doherty was eventually rumbled. Doherty's disguise was enough to fool his mother and his wife.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 May 2007 |title=I had no CUE It was you; HIGGINS SNOOKERED BY DOHERTY'S DISGUISE. |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/I+had+no+CUE+It+was+you%3b+HIGGINS+SNOOKERED+BY+DOHERTY%27S+DISGUISE.-a0163618769 |publisher=Sunday Mirror; archived by The Free Library}}</ref> In 2020, Doherty made a cameo appearance along with [[Jack Lisowski]] and [[Liang Wenbo]] in the snooker movie ''[[Break (2020 film)|Break]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 November 2020 |title=Watch Break – The Movie |url=https://wst.tv/break-the-movie |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808235004/https://wst.tv/break-the-movie/ |archive-date=8 August 2020 |publisher=World Snooker Tour}}</ref>

Doherty has been a WPBSA player director since 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 December 2018 |title=Ferguson and Doherty re-elected as WPBSA directors at AGM |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1073428/ferguson-and-doherty-re-elected-as-wpbsa-directors-at-agm |access-date=13 January 2020 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref>

== Performance and rankings timeline ==
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! Tournament
! [[1990–91 snooker season|1990/<br/>91]]
! [[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]]
! colspan="2"|[[2003–04 snooker season|2003/<br/>04]]
! [[2004–05 snooker season|2004/<br/>05]]
! [[2005–06 snooker season|2005/<br/>06]]
! [[2006–07 snooker season|2006/<br/>07]]
! [[2007–08 snooker season|2007/<br/>08]]
! [[2008–09 snooker season|2008/<br/>09]]
! [[2009–10 snooker season|2009/<br/>10]]
! [[2010–11 snooker season|2010/<br/>11]]
! [[2011–12 snooker season|2011/<br/>12]]
! [[2012–13 snooker season|2012/<br/>13]]
! [[2013–14 snooker season|2013/<br/>14]]
! [[2014–15 snooker season|2014/<br/>15]]
! [[2015–16 snooker season|2015/<br/>16]]
! [[2016–17 snooker season|2016/<br/>17]]
! [[2017–18 snooker season|2017/<br/>18]]
! [[2018–19 snooker season|2018/<br/>19]]
! [[2019–20 snooker season|2019/<br/>20]]
! [[2020–21 snooker season|2020/<br/>21]]
! [[2021–22 snooker season|2021/<br/>22]]
! [[2022–23 snooker season|2022/<br/>23]]
! [[2023–24 snooker season|2023/<br/>24]]
! [[2024–25 snooker season|2024/<br/>25]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Snooker world rankings|Ranking]]<ref name="Ranking history">{{Cite web |title=Ranking History |url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp |access-date=6 February 2011 |publisher=Snooker.org}}</ref><ref group="nb">From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season</ref>
|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="UR">New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking</ref>
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 1991/1992|51]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 1992/1993|21]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 1993/1994|11]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 1994/1995|7]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 1995/1996|9]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 1996/1997|7]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 1997/1998|3]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 1998/1999|4]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 1999/2000|7]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2000/2001|7]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2001/2002|4]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2002/2003|5]]
|align="center" colspan="2"|[[Snooker world rankings 2003/2004|6]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2004/2005|7]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2005/2006|11]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2006/2007|2]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2007/2008|4]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2008/2009|18]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2009/2010|44]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2010/2011|30]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2011/2012|29]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2012/2013|35]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2013/2014|27]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2014/2015|33]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2015/2016|45]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2016/2017|57]]
|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="INT">Players issued an invitational tour card began the season without ranking points</ref>
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2018/2019|65]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2019/2020|56]]
|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="INT"/>
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2021/2022|73]]
|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="INT"/>
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2023/2024|76]]
|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="INT"/>
|-
|colspan="40"|'''Ranking tournaments'''
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|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Championship League]]
|align="center" colspan="18" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="13" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 Championship League (ranking)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Championship League (ranking)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 Championship League (ranking)|RR]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 Championship League (ranking)|RR]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Xi'an Grand Prix]]
|align="center" colspan="35" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters|Saudi Arabia Masters]]
|align="center" colspan="35" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters|1R]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[English Open (snooker)|English Open]]
|align="center" colspan="27" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 English Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 English Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 English Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 English Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 English Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 English Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[British Open (snooker)|British Open]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1991 British Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1992 British Open|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1993 British Open|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1994 British Open|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1995 British Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1996 British Open|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1997 British Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1998 British Open|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 British Open (1998/1999)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 British Open (1999/2000)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 British Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 British Open|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 British Open|2R]]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2003 British Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 British Open|3R]]
|align="center" colspan="16" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 British Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 British Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Wuhan Open (snooker)|Wuhan Open]]
|align="center" colspan="34" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Northern Ireland Open (snooker)|Northern Ireland Open]]
|align="center" colspan="27" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 Northern Ireland Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 Northern Ireland Open|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 Northern Ireland Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Northern Ireland Open|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 Northern Ireland Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 Northern Ireland Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[International Championship]]
|align="center" colspan="23" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 International Championship|WR]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 International Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 International Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 International Championship (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 International Championship (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[UK Championship]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1992 UK Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1993 UK Championship|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[1994 UK Championship|F]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1995 UK Championship|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1996 UK Championship|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1997 UK Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1998 UK Championship|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 UK Championship|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 UK Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[2001 UK Championship|F]]
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[2002 UK Championship|F]]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2003 UK Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 UK Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2005 UK Championship|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 UK Championship|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2007 UK Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 UK Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 UK Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2013 UK Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 UK Championship|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 UK Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 UK Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 UK Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 UK Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 UK Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 UK Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 UK Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Snooker Shoot Out|Shoot Out]]
|align="center" colspan="21" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 Snooker Shoot Out|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 Snooker Shoot Out|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Snooker Shoot Out|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 Snooker Shoot Out|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Snooker Shoot Out|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 Snooker Shoot Out|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 Snooker Shoot Out (2022–23 season)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 Snooker Shoot Out (2023–24 season)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Scottish Open (snooker)|Scottish Open]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)</ref>
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1993 International Open|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1994 International Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1995 International Open|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1996 International Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1997 International Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1998 Scottish Open (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1999 Scottish Open (snooker)|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 Scottish Open (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[2001 Scottish Open (snooker)|F]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 Scottish Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2003 Scottish Open (snooker)|SF]]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="background:yellow;"|[[2004 Players Championship (snooker)|SF]]
|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 Scottish Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 Scottish Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 Scottish Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Scottish Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 Scottish Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Scottish Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 Scottish Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[German Masters]]<ref group="nb" name="GER">The event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)</ref>
|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[1995 German Open (snooker)|F]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1996 German Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1997 German Open (snooker)|SF]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" colspan="12" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 German Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2013 German Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 German Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 German Masters|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
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 German Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2024 German Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2025 German Masters|1R]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1992 Welsh Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[1993 Welsh Open (snooker)|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1994 Welsh Open (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1995 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1996 Welsh Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1997 Welsh Open (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1998 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 Welsh Open (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[2001 Welsh Open (snooker)|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[2002 Welsh Open (snooker)|F]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2003 Welsh Open (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 Welsh Open (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2005 Welsh Open (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 Welsh Open (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2007 Welsh Open (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 Welsh Open (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2013 Welsh Open (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 Welsh Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 Welsh Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 Welsh Open (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Welsh Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 Welsh Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Welsh Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Open (snooker)|World Open]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Grand Prix (1990/1991–2000/2001 and 2004/2005–2009/2010) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)</ref>
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1991 Grand Prix (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[1992 Grand Prix (snooker)|F]]
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[1993 Grand Prix (snooker)|F]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1994 Grand Prix (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1995 Grand Prix (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1996 Grand Prix (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1997 Grand Prix (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1998 Grand Prix (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1999 Grand Prix (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2000 Grand Prix (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 LG Cup (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 LG Cup (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="background:yellow;"|[[2003 LG Cup (snooker)|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 Grand Prix (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 Grand Prix (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 Grand Prix (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2007 Grand Prix (snooker)|RR]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2009 Grand Prix (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 World Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 World Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 World Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 World Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Grand Prix (snooker)|World Grand Prix]]
|align="center" colspan="25" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Players Championship (snooker)|Players Championship]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2015/2016)</ref>
|align="center" colspan="21" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Final|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Tour Championship (snooker)|Tour Championship]]
|align="center" colspan="29" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Snooker Championship|World Championship]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1991 World Snooker Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1994 World Snooker Championship|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1995 World Snooker Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1996 World Snooker Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[1997 World Snooker Championship|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[1998 World Snooker Championship|F]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1999 World Snooker Championship|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 World Snooker Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2001 World Snooker Championship|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2002 World Snooker Championship|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[2003 World Snooker Championship|F]]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 World Snooker Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 World Snooker Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2006 World Snooker Championship|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2007 World Snooker Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 World Snooker Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 World Snooker Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 World Snooker Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 World Snooker Championship|2R]]
|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="40"|'''Non-ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Masters (snooker)|The Masters]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1992 Masters (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1993 Masters (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1994 Masters (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1995 Masters (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1996 Masters (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1997 Masters (snooker)|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1998 Masters (snooker)|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[1999 Masters (snooker)|F]]
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[2000 Masters (snooker)|F]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2001 Masters (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 Masters (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2003 Masters (snooker)|SF]]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2004 Masters (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 Masters (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 Masters (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2007 Masters (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2008 Masters (snooker)|SF]]
|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;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Championship League]]
|align="center" colspan="18" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 Championship League|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2009 Championship League|RR]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Seniors Championship]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" colspan="19" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2010 World Seniors Championship|QF]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2015 World Seniors Championship|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 World Seniors Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|[[2020 World Seniors Championship|F]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2022 World Seniors Championship|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 World Seniors Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|[[2024 World Seniors Championship|F]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2025 World Seniors Championship|1R]]
|-
|colspan="40"|'''Former ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Classic (snooker)|Classic]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1991 Classic (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1992 Classic (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Strachan Open]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)</ref>
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1992 Strachan Open|SF]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Dubai Classic|Asian Classic]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Dubai Classic (1990/1991–1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)</ref>
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1990 Dubai Classic|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1991 Dubai Classic|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1992 Dubai Classic|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1993 Dubai Classic|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1994 Dubai Classic|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1995 Thailand Classic|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1996 Asian Classic|SF]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Malta Grand Prix]]
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[2000 Malta Grand Prix|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Thailand Masters]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Asian Open (1990/1991–1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/97)</ref>
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1992 Asian Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1993 Asian Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1994 Thailand Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1995 Thailand Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[1996 Thailand Open|F]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1997 Thailand Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1998 Thailand Masters|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1999 Thailand Masters|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2000 Thailand Masters|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[2001 Thailand Masters|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2002 Thailand Masters|QF]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Irish Masters]]
|align="center" colspan="12" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2003 Irish Masters|1R]]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="background:yellow;"|[[2004 Irish Masters|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 Irish Masters|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Northern Ireland Trophy]]
|align="center" colspan="16" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2006 Northern Ireland Trophy|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2007 Northern Ireland Trophy|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 Northern Ireland Trophy|2R]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Bahrain Championship]]
|align="center" colspan="19" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 Bahrain Championship|1R]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Wuxi Classic]]<ref name="WUC" group="nb">The event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009–2009/2010)</ref>
|align="center" colspan="19" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 Wuxi Classic|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2013 Wuxi Classic|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 Wuxi Classic|1R]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Australian Goldfields Open]]<ref name="AUS" group="nb">The event was called the Australian Open (1994/1995) and the Australian Masters (1995/1996)</ref>
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking
|align="center" colspan="16" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2011 Australian Goldfields Open|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 Australian Goldfields Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2013 Australian Goldfields Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Shanghai Masters (snooker)|Shanghai Masters]]
|align="center" colspan="18" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2007 Shanghai Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2009 Shanghai Masters|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 Shanghai Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 Shanghai Masters (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Paul Hunter Classic]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005) and the Fürth German Open (2005/2006–2006/2007)</ref>
|align="center" colspan="15" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Pro-am Event
|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Minor-Ranking Event
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 Paul Hunter Classic|3R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Indian Open (snooker)|Indian Open]]
|align="center" colspan="24" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2013 Indian Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 Indian Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 Indian Open (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[China Open (snooker)|China Open]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)</ref>
|align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1999 China International|QF]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 China Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2002 China Open (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2005 China Open (snooker)|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2006 China Open (snooker)|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2007 China Open (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 China Open (snooker)|2R]]
|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="background:#afeeee;"|[[2013 China Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 China Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 China Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 China Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Riga Masters (snooker)|Riga Masters]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)</ref>
|align="center" colspan="25" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Minor-Rank
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 Riga Masters|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2017 Riga Masters|SF]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[China Championship (snooker)|China Championship]]
|align="center" colspan="27" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 China Championship (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 China Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[WST Pro Series]]
|align="center" colspan="31" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 WST Pro Series|RR]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Turkish Masters]]
|align="center" colspan="32" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Gibraltar Open]]
|align="center" colspan="26" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 Gibraltar Open|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Gibraltar Open|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 Gibraltar Open|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Gibraltar Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 Gibraltar Open|2R]]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[WST Classic]]
|align="center" colspan="33" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[European Masters (snooker)|European Masters]]<ref group="nb" name="EUR">The event was called the European Open (1992/1993–1996/1997), the Irish Open (1998/1999) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)</ref>
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1991 European Open (snooker)|3R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1993 European Open (1992/1993)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1993 European Open (1993/1994)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1994 European Open (snooker)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1996 European Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1997 European Open (snooker)|SF]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1998 Irish Open|QF]]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2001 European Open (snooker)|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2003 European Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 European Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 Malta Cup|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[2006 Malta Cup|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2007 Malta Cup|QF]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 European Masters (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 European Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 European Masters (2020–21 season)|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 European Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|-
|colspan="40"|'''Former non-ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[1991 World Masters|World Masters]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1991 World Masters|2R]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[1994 Top Rank Classic|Top Rank Classic]]
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1994 Top Rank Classic|RR]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[1995 Red & White Challenge|Red & White Challenge]]
|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1995 Red & White Challenge|SF]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[1997 Superstar International|Superstar International]]
|align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1997 Superstar International|SF]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[German Masters]]<ref name="GER" group="nb" />
|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1998 German Masters|SF]]
|align="center" colspan="12" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Pontins Professional]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[1993 Pontins Professional|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[1994 Pontins Professional|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[1995 Pontins Professional|F]]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[1996 Pontins Professional|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1997 Pontins Professional|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1998 Pontins Professional|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1999 Pontins Professional|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2000 Pontins Professional|QF]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Malta Grand Prix]]
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1995 Malta Grand Prix|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1996 Malta Grand Prix|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[1997 Malta Grand Prix|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[1998 Malta Grand Prix|F]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 Malta Grand Prix|RR]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Champions Cup (snooker)|Champions Cup]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Charity Challenge (1994/1995–1998/1999)</ref>
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1995 Charity Challenge|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1996 Charity Challenge|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1997 Charity Challenge|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1998 Charity Challenge|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1999 Charity Challenge|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 Champions Cup|RR]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 Champions Cup|RR]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2001 Champions Cup|SF]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Scottish Masters]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[1993 Scottish Masters|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[1994 Scottish Masters|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1995 Scottish Masters|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1996 Scottish Masters|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1997 Scottish Masters|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1998 Scottish Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1999 Scottish Masters|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2000 Scottish Masters|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2001 Scottish Masters|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 Scottish Masters|1R]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Champions v Asia Stars Challenge|World Champions v Asia Stars]]
|align="center" colspan="15" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 World Champions v Asia Stars Challenge|RR]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;" |Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Northern Ireland Trophy]]
|align="center" colspan="16" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 Northern Ireland Trophy|1R]]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Irish Masters]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1991 Irish Masters|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[1992 Irish Masters|F]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1993 Irish Masters|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1994 Irish Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1995 Irish Masters|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1996 Irish Masters|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1997 Irish Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[1998 Irish Masters|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1999 Irish Masters|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 Irish Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 Irish Masters|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2002 Irish Masters|SF]]
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2007 Irish Masters|QF]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Euro-Asia Masters Challenge]]
|align="center" colspan="13" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[2003 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – Event 1|F]]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[2003 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – Event 2|'''W''']]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2007 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge|SF]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Irish Professional Championship]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1992 Irish Professional Championship|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[1993 Irish Professional Championship|'''W''']]
|align="center" colspan="13" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[2005 Irish Professional Championship|F]]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[2006 Irish Professional Championship|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[2007 Irish Professional Championship|'''W''']]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Pot Black]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1993 Pot Black|1R]]
|align="center" colspan="12" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2006 Pot Black|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[2007 Pot Black|'''W''']]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[European Masters (snooker)|Malta Cup]]<ref group="nb" name="EUR"/>
|align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|R
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[2008 Malta Cup|F]]
|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Series of Snooker|World Series Jersey]]
|align="center" colspan="19" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[World Series of Snooker 2008/2009#World Series of Snooker Jersey|QF]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Series of Snooker|World Series Warsaw]]
|align="center" colspan="19" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[World Series of Snooker 2008/2009#World Series of Snooker Warsaw|F]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Series of Snooker|World Series Grand Final]]
|align="center" colspan="19" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[World Series of Snooker 2008/2009#World Series of Snooker Grand Final|2R]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Series of Snooker|World Series Killarney]]
|align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[World Series of Snooker 2009/2010#World Series of Snooker – Killarney|SF]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Masters Qualifying Event]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Benson & Hedges Championship (1990/1991–2002/2003)</ref>
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1991 Masters (snooker)#Qualifying|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[1992 Masters (snooker)#Qualifying|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2009 Masters (snooker)#Qualifying|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 Masters (snooker)#Qualifying|1R]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[2009 Legends of Snooker|Legends of Snooker]]
|align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[2009 Legends of Snooker|F]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Irish Classic]]
|align="center" colspan="18" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[2008 Irish Classic|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2009 Irish Classic|RR]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[2011 Irish Classic|F]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Premier League Snooker|Premier League]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Matchroom League (1990/1991–1991/1992) and the European League (1992/1993–1996/1997)</ref>
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:thistle;"|[[1995 European League|F]]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[1996 European League|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1997 European League|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[1998 Premier League Snooker|'''W''']]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 Premier League Snooker|RR]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 Premier League Snooker|RR]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Snooker Shoot Out|Shoot Out]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1990 Shoot-Out|4R]]
|align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2011 Snooker Shoot-Out|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 Snooker Shoot-Out|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2013 Snooker Shoot-Out|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 Snooker Shoot-Out|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 Snooker Shoot-Out|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 Snooker Shoot-Out|1R]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Paul Hunter Classic]]
|align="center" colspan="15" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Pro-am Event
|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Minor-Ranking Event
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Paul Hunter Classic|1R]]
|align="center" colspan="40" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|{{nowrap|[[Six-red World Championship]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Six-red Snooker International (2008/2009) and the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)</ref>}}
|align="center" colspan="19" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 Six-red Snooker International|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2009 Six-red World Grand Prix|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 Six-red World Championship|RR]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 Six-red World Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2013 Six-red World Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 Six-red World Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 Six-red World Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Six-red World Championship|RR]]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 Six-red World Championship|RR]]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:78%;"
! 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
|-
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|DQ
| disqualified from the tournament
| 
| 
| 
| 
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NH / Not Held || event was not held.
|-
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NR / Non-Ranking Event || event is/was no longer a ranking event.
|-
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|R / Ranking Event || event is/was a ranking event.
|-
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|MR / Minor-Ranking Event || means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
|-
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|PA / Pro-am Event || means an event is/was a pro-am event.
|}
{{Reflist|group=nb}}
</div>

==Career finals==

===Ranking finals: 17 (6 titles)===
{| class="wikitable"
! Legend
|- bgcolor="#e5d1cb"
|  World Championship (1–2)
|- bgcolor="dfe2e9"
|  UK Championship (0–3)
|- bgcolor=
|  Other (5–6)
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!width="80"|Outcome
!width="20"|No.
!width="50"|Year
!style="width:250px;"|Championship
!style="width:200px;"|Opponent in the final
!style="width:50px;"|Score
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1.
| [[1992 Grand Prix (snooker)|1992]]
| [[Grand Prix (snooker)|Grand Prix]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Jimmy|White}}
| align="center"|9–10
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 1.
| [[1993 Welsh Open (snooker)|1993]]
| [[Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Alan|McManus}}
| align="center"|9–7
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 2.
| [[1993 Grand Prix (snooker)|1993]]
| [[Grand Prix (snooker)|Grand Prix]] <small>(2)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Peter|Ebdon}}
| align="center"|6–9
|- bgcolor="dfe2e9"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 3.
| [[1994 UK Championship|1994]]
| [[UK Championship]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Stephen|Hendry}}
| align="center"|5–10
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 4.
| [[1995 German Open (snooker)|1995]]
| [[German Masters|German Open]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|John|Higgins|John Higgins}}
| align="center"|3–9
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 5.
| [[1996 Thailand Open|1996]]
| [[Thailand Open (snooker)|Thailand Open]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Alan|McManus}}
| align="center"|8–9
|- bgcolor="#e5d1cb"
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 2.
| [[1997 World Snooker Championship|1997]]
| [[World Snooker Championship]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Stephen|Hendry}}
| align="center"|18–12
|- bgcolor="#e5d1cb"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 6.
| [[1998 World Snooker Championship|1998]]
| [[World Snooker Championship]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|John|Higgins|John Higgins}}
| align="center"|12–18
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 3.
| [[2000 Malta Grand Prix|2000]]
| [[Malta Grand Prix]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Mark|Williams|Mark Williams (snooker player)}}
| align="center"|9–3
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 4.
| [[2001 Welsh Open (snooker)|2001]]
| [[Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]] <small>(2)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Paul|Hunter}}
| align="center"|9–2
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 5.
| [[2001 Thailand Masters|2001]]
| [[Thailand Masters]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Stephen|Hendry}}
| align="center"|9–3
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 7.
| [[2001 Scottish Open (snooker)|2001]]
| [[Scottish Open (snooker)|Scottish Open]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Peter|Ebdon}}
| align="center"|7–9
|- bgcolor="dfe2e9"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 8.
| [[2001 UK Championship|2001]]
| [[UK Championship]] <small>(2)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Ronnie|O'Sullivan}}
| align="center"|1–10
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 9.
| [[2002 Welsh Open (snooker)|2002]]
| [[Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Paul|Hunter}}
| align="center"|7–9
|- bgcolor="dfe2e9"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 10.
| [[2002 UK Championship|2002]]
| [[UK Championship]] <small>(3)</small>
| {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Mark|Williams|Mark Williams (snooker player)}}
| align="center"|9–10
|- bgcolor="#e5d1cb"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 11.
| [[2003 World Snooker Championship|2003]]
| [[World Snooker Championship]] <small>(2)</small>
| {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Mark|Williams|Mark Williams (snooker player)}}
| align="center"|16–18
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 6.
| [[2006 Malta Cup|2006]]
| [[Malta Cup]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|John|Higgins|John Higgins}}
| align="center"|9–8
|}

===Minor-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="50"|Score
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up 
| 1.
| [[Strachan Challenge 1992/1993 – Event 3|1993]]
| [[Strachan Challenge (snooker)|Strachan Challenge – Event 3]]
| {{flagicon|MLT}} {{sortname|Tony|Drago}}
| align="center"|7–9
|}

===Non-ranking finals: 35 (20 titles)===
{| class="wikitable"
! Legend
|- style="background:#ffc;"
|  The Masters (0–2)
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
|  Premier League (2–1)
|-
|  Other (18–12)
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!width="80"|Outcome
!width="20"|No.
!width="50"|Year
!style="width:250px;"|Championship
!style="width:180px;"|Opponent in the final
!style="width:50px;"|Score
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner 
| 1.
| [[1992 Masters (snooker)#Qualifying|1991]]
| {{nowrap|[[Masters Qualifying Event|Benson & Hedges Championship]]}}
| {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Darren|Morgan}} 
| align="center"|9–3
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1.
| [[1992 Irish Masters|1992]]
| [[Irish Masters]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Stephen|Hendry}}
| align="center"|6–9
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 2.
| [[1993 Pontins Professional|1993]]
| [[Pontins Professional]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Darren|Morgan}}
| align="center"|9–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 3.
| [[1993 Irish Professional Championship|1993]]
| [[Irish Professional Championship]]
| {{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Stephen|Murphy|dab=snooker player}}
| align="center"|9–2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 4.
| [[1993 Scottish Masters|1993]]
| [[Scottish Masters]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Alan|McManus}}
| align="center"|10–9
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 5.
| [[1994 Pontins Professional|1994]]
| [[Pontins Professional]] <small>(2)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Nigel|Bond}}
| align="center"|9–5
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 6.
| [[1994 Scottish Masters|1994]]
| [[Scottish Masters]] <small>(2)</small>
| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Stephen|Hendry}}
| align="center"|9–7
|-style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 2.
| [[1995 European League|1995]]
| [[Premier League Snooker|European League]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Stephen|Hendry}}
| align="center"|2–10
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 3.
| [[1995 Pontins Professional|1995]]
| [[Pontins Professional]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Peter|Ebdon}}
| align="center"|8–9
|-style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 7.
| [[1996 European League|1996]]
| [[Premier League Snooker|European League]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Steve|Davis}}
| align="center"|10–5
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 8.
| [[1996 Pontins Professional|1996]]
| [[Pontins Professional]] <small>(3)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Nigel|Bond}}
| align="center"|9–7
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 9.
| [[1997 Malta Grand Prix|1997]]
| [[Malta Grand Prix]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|John|Higgins}}
| align="center"|7–5
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 10.
| [[1998 Irish Masters|1998]]
| [[Irish Masters]]
|bgcolor="lightblue"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]
|bgcolor="lightblue"|{{nowrap|Disqualified <ref group="nb">Having won 9–3, Ronnie O'Sullivan was subsequently stripped of his title and disqualified from the tournament, for failing a drugs test. Doherty was awarded the title.</ref>}}
|-
|-style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 11.
| [[1998 Premier League Snooker|1998]]
| [[Premier League Snooker|Premier League]] <small>(2)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Jimmy|White}}
| align="center"|10–2
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 4.
| [[1998 Malta Grand Prix|1998]]
| [[Malta Grand Prix]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Stephen|Hendry}}
| align="center"|6–7
|-style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 5.
| [[1999 Masters (snooker)|1999]]
| [[Masters (snooker)|The Masters]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|John|Higgins}}
| align="center"|8–10
|-style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 6.
| [[2000 Masters (snooker)|2000]]
| [[Masters (snooker)|The Masters]] <small>(2)</small>
| {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Matthew|Stevens}}
| align="center"|8–10
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 7.
| [[2003 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – Event 1|2003]]
| [[Euro-Asia Masters Challenge|Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – Event 1]]
| {{flagicon|THA}} {{sortname|James|Wattana}}
| align="center"|4–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 12.
| [[2003 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – Event 2|2003]]
| [[Euro-Asia Masters Challenge|Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – Event 2]]
| {{flagicon|HK}} {{sortname|Marco|Fu}}
| align="center"|5–2
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 8.
| [[2005 Irish Professional Championship|2005]]
| [[Irish Professional Championship]]
| {{flagicon|NIR}} {{sortname|Joe|Swail}}
| align="center"|7–9
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 13.
| [[2006 Irish Professional Championship|2006]]
| [[Irish Professional Championship]] <small>(2)</small>
| {{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Michael|Judge}}
| align="center"|9–4
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner 
| 14.
| [[2007 Irish Professional Championship|2007]]
| [[Irish Professional Championship]] <small>(3)</small>
| {{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Fergal|O'Brien}}
| align="center"|9–2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 15.
| [[2007 Pot Black|2007]]
| [[Pot Black]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Shaun|Murphy}}
| align="center"|1–0
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 9.
| [[2008 Malta Cup|2008]]
| [[European Open (snooker)|Malta Cup]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Shaun|Murphy}}
| align="center"|3–9
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 16.
| [[2008 Irish Classic|2008]]
| [[Lucan Racing Classic|Irish Classic]]
| {{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Fergal|O'Brien}}
| align="center"|5–2
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 10.
| [[World Series of Snooker 2008/2009|2008]]
| [[World Series of Snooker 2008/2009#World Series of Snooker Warsaw|World Series of Snooker Warsaw]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} {{sortname|Ding|Junhui}}
| align="center"|4–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 17.
| [[Pro Challenge Series|2009]]
| Pro Challenge Series – Event 2
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Gould]]
| align="center"|6–2
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 11.
| [[2009 Legends of Snooker|2009]]
| Legends of Snooker
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stephen Hendry]]
| align="center"| 3–5
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 12.
| [[2011 Irish Classic|2011]]
| [[Irish Classic]]
| {{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Fergal|O'Brien}}
| align="center"|2–5
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 13.
| [[2017 UK Seniors Championship|2017]]
| [[UK Seniors Championship]]
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Jimmy|White}}
| align="center"| 2–4
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 18.
| [[2018 UK Seniors Championship|2018]]
| [[UK Seniors Championship]]
| {{Flagicon|BRA}} {{sortname|Igor|Figueiredo}}
| align="center"| 4–1
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 14.
| [[2020 World Seniors Championship|2020]]
| [[World Seniors Championship]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy White]]
| align="center"| 4–5
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 19.
| 2024
| Seniors 900
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy White]]
| align="center"| 2–1
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 15.
| [[World Seniors Championship|2024]]
| [[World Seniors Championship]]
| {{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Igor Figueiredo]]
| align="center"| 2–5
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
|20.
| 2024
| Seniors 900
| {{Flagicon|MLT}} [[Tony Drago]]
|align="center"|2–1
|}

===Team finals: 2 ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!width="80"|Outcome
!width="20"|No.
!width="50"|Year
!style="width:220px;"|Championship
!style="width:120px;"|Team
!style="width:100px;"|Opponent(s) in the final
!style="width:50px;"|Score
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1.
| [[1996 World Cup (snooker)|1996]]
| [[World Cup (snooker)|World Cup]]
| {{flagcountry|IRL}}
| {{flagcountry|SCO}}
| align="center"|7–10
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 2.
| [[2001 Nations Cup (snooker)|2001]]
| [[Nations Cup (snooker)|Nations Cup]]
| {{flagcountry|IRL}}
| {{flagcountry|SCO}}
| align="center"|2–6
|}

===Pro-am finals: 14 (7 titles)===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!width="80"|Outcome
!width="20"|No.
!width="50"|Year
!style="width:250px;"|Championship
!style="width:200px;"|Opponent in the final
!style="width:50px;"|Score
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 1.
| 1988
| [[Pontins Open#Pontins Spring Open|Pontins Spring Open]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Colin Morton
| align="center"|7–5
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1.
| 1989
| [[Pontins Open#Pontins Spring Open|Pontins Spring Open]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Peter|Ebdon}}
| align="center"|4–7
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 2.
| 1996
| [[Pontins Open#Pontins Spring Open|Pontins Spring Open]] <small>(2)</small>
| {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Darren|Morgan}}
| align="center"|7–3
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 3.
| 1997
| [[Pontins Open#Pontins Spring Open|Pontins Spring Open]] <small>(3)</small>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Bunyard
| align="center"|7–6
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 4.
| 2002
| Cue Club Pro-Am
| {{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Rodney|Goggins}}
| align="center"|5–2<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2002 |title=Ken Doherty achieves maximum 147 break in Killarney Pro-Am |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002319/20021205/332/0027 |website=Kerryman |page=27}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 5.
| 2003
| Liam O'Connor Memorial
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Ian|McCulloch|Ian McCulloch (snooker player)}}
| align="center"|6–2<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 March 2003 |title=Mifsud performs well in Killarney tournament |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/mifsud-performs-well-in-killarney-tournament.154598 |access-date=13 January 2020 |website=Times of Malta}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 6.
| 2003
| Barry McNamee Memorial Trophy
| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Joe Swail]]
| align="center"|6–5<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 August 2009 |title=On this week |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/on-this-week_sto2027471/story.shtml |access-date=13 January 2020 |website=Eurosport}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 2.
| 2005
| Swiss Open
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Ricky|Walden}}
| align="center"|3–5<ref>{{Cite web |last=Live |first=Cheshire |date=2 December 2005 |title=Walden lines up title |url=http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/sport/other-sport/walden-lines-up-title-5276763 |access-date=13 January 2020 |website=chesterchronicle}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 3.
| 2006
| Pontins Pro-Am - Event 1
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jamie Cope]]
| align="center"|2–4<ref>{{Cite web |title=2006 Pontins Pro-Am – Event 1 |url=http://globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Pontins/06-7/06Pro-Am-1.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312204650/http://globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Pontins/06-7/06Pro-Am-1.htm |archive-date=12 March 2007 |access-date=6 February 2021 |publisher=Global Snooker Centre}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 7.
| 2006
| [[Pontins Open#Pontins World Series|Pontins World Series Grand Final]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ricky Walden]]
| align="center"|4–2<ref name="web.archive.org">{{Cite web |title=Pontins |url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228200841/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html |archive-date=28 February 2012 |access-date=2 February 2018 |publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 4.
| [[2007 Paul Hunter Classic|2007]]
| [[Paul Hunter Classic]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Barry|Pinches}}
| align="center"|0–4
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 5.
| 2007
| Swiss Open
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Dave|Harold}}
| align="center"|0–5<ref>{{Cite web |last=H |first=Dave |date=21 November 2007 |title=SNOOKER SCENE BLOG: HAROLD ON A SWISS ROLL |url=http://snookerscene.blogspot.com/2007/11/harold-on-swiss-roll.html |access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 6.
| 2009
| Pontins Pro-Am - Event 4
| {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Michael|White|Michael White (snooker player)}} 
| align="center"|4–5<ref>{{Cite web |title=2009 Pontins Pro-Am Series |url=http://www.global-snooker.com/2009-Pontins-Pro-Am-Series.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416012006/http://www.global-snooker.com/2009-Pontins-Pro-Am-Series.asp |archive-date=16 April 2011 |url-status=usurped |publisher=Global Snooker}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 7.
| 2009
| [[Pontins Open#Pontins World Series|Pontins World Series Grand Final]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Bingham]]
| align="center"|1–3<ref name="web.archive.org" />
|}

===Amateur finals: 7 (6 titles)===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!width="80"|Outcome
!width="20"|No.
!width="50"|Year
!style="width:250px;"|Championship
!style="width:200px;"|Opponent in the final
!style="width:50px;"|Score
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up 
| 1. 
| 1985
| [[Irish Amateur Championship (snooker)|Irish Amateur Championship]]
| {{flagicon|IRL}} Gay Burns
| align="center"|6–11
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 1.
| 1987
| [[Irish Amateur Championship (snooker)|Irish Amateur Championship]]
| {{flagicon|IRL}} Richard Nolan
| align="center"|8–7
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 2.
| 1987
| All-Ireland Amateur Championship
| {{flagicon|NIR}} Seamus McClarey
| align="center"|5–3<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 June 1987 |title=All-lreland crown for Doherty |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001730/19870618/487/0062 |url-access=subscription |work=Evening Herald (Dublin) |page=62}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 3.
| 1989
| [[Irish Amateur Championship (snooker)|Irish Amateur Championship]] <small>(2)</small>
| {{flagicon|IRL}} Anthony O'Connor
| align="center"|8–5
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 4.
| 1989
| [[IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship|World Under-21 Amateur Championship]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Jason|Ferguson|dab=snooker player}}
| align="center"|11–5
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 5.
| 1989
| All-Ireland Amateur Championship <small>(2)</small>
| {{flagicon|NIR}} Harry Morgan
| align="center"|5–2<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 September 1989 |title=Four titles for the Republic |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001730/19890914/375/0051 |url-access=subscription |work=[[Evening Herald]] |location=Dublin |page=51}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 6.
| 1989
| [[IBSF World Snooker Championship|World Amateur Championship]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Jonathan|Birch|dab=snooker player}}
| align="center"|11–2
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|group=nb}}
{{Reflist|2|refs=

{{Cite web |year=2009 |title=Ken Doherty |url=http://uk.yahoo.eurosport.com/snooker/person_prs28953.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204202516/http://uk.yahoo.eurosport.com/snooker/person_prs28953.shtml |archive-date=4 February 2009 |access-date=13 February 2010 |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] UK}}
}}

== Further reading ==
* {{Cite book |last=Doherty |first=Ken |title=Ken Doherty – Life in the Frame – My Story |publisher=[[Blake Publishing]] |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-84358-504-6}}

==External links==
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