Dene O'Kane
Born | 24 February 1963 |
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Sport country | New Zealand |
Professional | 1984–2001, 2006/2007 |
Highest ranking | 18 |
Best ranking finish | Runner-up (x1) |
Dene O'Kane (born 24 February 1963)[1] is a former professional snooker player from New Zealand.
Career[]
O'Kane won the 1980 New Zealand Amateur Championship,[2]: 141 and represented New Zealand at the 1982 IBSF World Snooker Championship, winning six of his nine group matches, but failing to qualify on frame difference.[2]: 151 He turned professional in 1984,[3]
In his first professional tournament, the 1984 International Open, he won four qualifying matches, 5–2 against Maurice Parkin, 5–1 against , 5–4 against Jack Fitzmaurice and 5–4 against Mike Hallett, before losing 3–5 to Willie Thorne.[3] Also in his debut season, he reached the quarter-finals of the 1985 British Open, and progressing through the qualifying rounds with four wins and a , reached the last 32 of the 1985 World Snooker Championship, losing 4–10 to David Taylor.[4]
He reached the quarter-finals of the World Championships in 1987 and 1992.[4] He reached the final stages (last 32 or better) of the World Snooker Championship six times, but never in consecutive years.[1] He was the runner up in the 1989 Hong Kong Open, losing 8–9 to Mike Hallett after leading 8–6.[5]
He first reached the top 32 in the world rankings for the 1985/1986 season, returning 3 years later. In 1991/1992 he reached his career high of 18. He remained in the top 32 until 1996/1997.[1]
Having won £415,000 in prize money during his career, O'Kane started a career in real estate in 2007.[6]
Performance and rankings timeline[]
Tournament | 1984/ 85 |
1985/ 86 |
1986/ 87 |
1987/ 88 |
1988/ 89 |
1989/ 90 |
1990/ 91 |
1991/ 92 |
1992/ 93 |
1993/ 94 |
1994/ 95 |
1995/ 96 |
1996/ 97 |
1997/ 98 |
1998/ 99 |
1999/ 00 |
2000/ 01 |
2006/ 07 |
2008/ 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ranking[7][nb 1] | [nb 2] | 32 | 39 | 35 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 27 | 35 | 57 | 77 | 96 | [nb 3] | [nb 4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Prix | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK Championship | LQ | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | LQ | WD | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malta Cup[nb 5] | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | NR | LQ | Not Held | LQ | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Welsh Open | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
China Open[nb 6] | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championship | 1R | LQ | QF | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | QF | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | A | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Variant format tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six-red Snooker International | Tournament Not Held | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canadian Masters | NH | Non-Ranking | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hong Kong Open[nb 7] | Non-Ranking Event | NH | F | Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classic | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | 2R | QF | 3R | 1R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strachan Open | Tournament Not Held | 3R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dubai Classic[nb 8] | Tournament Not Held | NR | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | WD | NR | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malta Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | NR | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thailand Masters[nb 9] | Non-Ranking Event | Not Held | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | NR | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scottish Open[nb 10] | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Not Held | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
British Open | QF | 1R | LQ | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Zealand Masters | A | Not Held | QF | QF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shoot-Out | Tournament Not Held | 2R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hong Kong Open[nb 11] | A | A | A | 1R | NH | R | Not Held | SF | A | Tournament Not Held |
Performance Table Legend | |||||
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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. | |||
RV / Ranking & Variant Format Event | means an event is/was a ranking & variant format event. | |||
MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. | |||
VF / Variant Format Event | means an event is/was a variant format event. |
- ^ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
- ^ New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.
- ^ New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.
- ^ He was an amateur.
- ^ The event ran under different names such as the European Open (1988/1989 to 1996/1997) Irish Open (1998/1999)
- ^ The event run under different name as China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
- ^ The event also ran as the Australian Masters (1983/1984–1987/1988 & 1995/1996)
- ^ The event ran under different names such as Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)
- ^ The event ran under different names such as Asian Open (1989/1990 to 1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994 to 1996/1997)
- ^ The event ran under different names such as International Open (1984/1985, 1986/1987 to 1996/1997) and Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986)
- ^ The event also ran as the Australian Masters (1983/1984–1987/1988 & 1995/1996)
Career finals[]
Ranking finals: 1[]
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 1989 | Hong Kong Open | Mike Hallett | 8–9 |
Team finals: 1[]
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Team/partner | Opponent in the final | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 1989 | World Cup | Rest of the World | England | 8–9 |
Amateur finals: 12 (8 titles)[]
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
Winner | 1. | 1980 | New Zealand Amateur Championship | 4–1 | |
Runner-up | 1. | 1981 | Junior Pot Black | Dean Reynolds | 79–151[n 1] |
Winner | 2. | 2004 | World Amateur Championship - Masters | Eugene Hughes | 5–2 |
Winner | 3. | 2005 | Australian Open Championship | Glen Wilkinson | 8–7 |
Winner | 4. | 2005 | World Amateur Championship - Masters (2) | Joe Delaney | 5–4 |
Winner | 5. | 2006 | Oceania Championship | 6–5 | |
Runner-up | 2. | 2006 | Australian Open Championship | Steve Mifsud | 7–8 |
Winner | 6. | 2007 | Oceania Championship (2) | 6–5 | |
Winner | 7. | 2008 | Australian Open Championship (2) | 6–2 | |
Winner | 8. | 2008 | World Amateur Championship - Masters (3) | Geet Sethi | 5–1 |
Runner-up | 3. | 2009 | World Amateur Championship - Masters | Darren Morgan | 0–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 2020 | Oceania 6-red Championship | Kurt Dunham | 3–5 |
- ^ Final decided on aggregate score over two frames
References[]
- ^ a b c Kobylecky, John (2019). The Complete International Directory of Snooker Players – 1927 to 2018. Kobyhadrian Books. p. 180. ISBN 978-0993143311.
- ^ a b Everton, Clive (1985). Snooker: The Records. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0851124488.
- ^ a b Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. pp. 137–138. ISBN 0356146901.
- ^ a b Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 767–769. ISBN 978-0954854904.
- ^ "Final recovery - Snooker". The Times. London. 14 August 1989.
- ^ Millmow, Jonathan (1 March 2014). "O'Kane enjoying life after snooker". stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
External links[]
- New Zealand snooker players
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Competitors at the 2009 World Games