Ben Hancorn

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Ben Hancorn
Born (1982-05-24) 24 May 1982 (age 39)
Bristol, England
Sport country England
Professional2020–present
Highest ranking84 (August 2021)
Current ranking 88 (as of 20 December 2021)
Best ranking finishLast 32 (x5)

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

Career[]

In 2008, Hancorn was the runner up in the English Amateur Championship, losing the final to David Grace.[2] Following this defeat Hancorn stopped playing snooker for a near 10-year hiatus before taking part again in the Challenge Tour.[3]

In February 2020, Hancorn overcame Rory McLeod 5–3 in the final of the English Amateur Championship at the Centaur Arena in Cheltenham.[4]

At the Q School 2020 – Event 2 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, Hancorn beat the likes of Dean Reynolds and Chen Feilong, before seeing off Kuldesh Johal in the final round. With these wins Hancorn clinched a two-year Tour Card for the 2020–21 and 2021–22 snooker seasons.[5]

In October 2020 Hancorn beat both Sean Maddocks and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh at the English Open to clinch his first 2 professional victories, before losing against Welshman Jak Jones in the round of 32.[6] Hancorn was a surprise package at the 2021 WST Pro Series round robin first round with 6 consecutive victories, including a win against Ronnie O'Sullivan.[7]

Performance and rankings timeline[]

Tournament 2002/
03 		2003/
04 		2004/
05 		2018/
19 		2020/
21 		2021/
22
Ranking[8][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 84
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Tournament Not Held NR RR RR
British Open A A A Not Held 3R
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held A 1R LQ
English Open Tournament Not Held A 3R LQ
UK Championship A A A A 1R 1R
Scottish Open[nb 4] A A NH A 1R 3R
World Grand Prix Tournament Not Held A DNQ DNQ
Shoot-Out Tournament Not Held 1R 3R 1R
German Masters Tournament Not Held A LQ LQ
Players Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ
European Masters[nb 5] A A A A 1R LQ
Welsh Open A A A A 1R
Tournament Not Held
Gibraltar Open Tournament Not Held A 1R
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ
World Championship LQ LQ LQ A LQ
Former ranking tournaments
Indian Open Tournament Not Held LQ Not Held
WST Pro Series Tournament Not Held 2R NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Merseyside Professional Championship A 1R 1R Tournament Not Held
Performance Table Legend
LQ lost in the qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) 		QF lost in the quarter-finals
SF lost in the semi-finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
DNQ did not qualify for the tournament A did not participate in the tournament WD withdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Held means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
VF / Variant Format Event means an event is/was a variant format event.
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. ^ a b c d He was an amateur.
  3. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  4. ^ The event was called the Players Championship (2003/2004)
  5. ^ The event was called the European Open (2002/2003-2003/2004) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005)

Career finals[]

Amateur finals: 3 (1 title)[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Ben Hancorn - Player Profile - Snooker". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  2. ^ "Hancorn Wins 100th English Amateur Snooker Championship". February 8, 2020. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  3. ^ Bickell, Dave. "Tournament success for Ben". North Somerset Times. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  4. ^ "Hancorn pots way to 100th English Amateur Championship crown". North Somerset Times. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  5. ^ "Q School 2 (2020) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2021-12-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "WST Pro Series snooker: 'Beating Ronnie key to glory' – World number 120 Hancorn stuns O'Sullivan". Eurosport. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  8. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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