Dean Reynolds
Dean Reynolds (born 11 January 1963 in Grimsby) is an English former professional snooker player whose career spanned twenty years from 1981 to 2001.
| Born | 11 January 1963 Grimsby, Lincolnshire |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Professional | 1981–2001 |
| Highest ranking | 8 (1990/91) |
| Best ranking finish | Runner-up (x2) |
Career
Before turning professional, Reynolds won the first-ever Junior Pot Black in 1981, beating Dene O'Kane, another future professional, with a 2-frame aggregate score of 151–79.[1]
He twice reached a ranking tournament final, but lost both times, in the 1989 British Open to Tony Meo[2] and in the 1989 Grand Prix to Steve Davis.[3]
Reynolds is one of the select band of players who have compiled a sixteen-red clearance (143 break) in competition at the 2006 European Team Championships in Carlow.[4]
In April 2009 Reynolds suffered a stroke and had to relearn his snooker technique.[5]
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 1981/ 82 |
1982/ 83 |
1983/ 84 |
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 |
2001/ 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ranking[6] | [nb 1] | 22 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 38 | 51 | 54 | 55 | 69 | 109 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open[nb 2] | Non-Ranking Event | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | F | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Prix[nb 3] | NH | QF | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | F | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Open[nb 4] | Tournament Not Held | WD | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | LQ | LQ | NH | LQ | Not Held | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | QF | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | LQ | 3R | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | Tournament Not Held | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open[nb 5] | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand Masters[nb 6] | Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | Not Held | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | WD | LQ | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open[nb 7] | NR | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | QF | 1R | SF | 1R | Not Held | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | 2R | 1R | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | WR | 1R | QF | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Irish Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canadian Masters[nb 8] | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking | 1R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong Open[nb 9] | Non-Ranking Event | NH | 1R | Tournament Not Held | NR | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic | NR | 1R | LQ | 2R | SF | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strachan Open | NH | 3R | MR | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai Classic[nb 10] | Tournament Not Held | NR | QF | SF | 3R | 1R | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| German Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 1R | LQ | NR | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | NR | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | 2R | 1R | Ranking Event | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open[nb 2] | LQ | LQ | LQ | Ranking Event | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong Open[nb 9] | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | NR | Tournament Not Held | A | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent Cup | Tournament Not Held | A | SF | A | A | A | NH | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pontins Professional | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Masters | Not Held | A | Not Held | QF | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Professional Championship | Not Held | QF | QF | QF | W | 2R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong Challenge | Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | QF | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgian Masters | Tournament Not Held | QF | A | A | Not Held | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot-Out | Tournament Not Held | 4R | Ranking Event | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Ranking Event | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pot Black | A | A | A | A | A | Tournament Not Held | 1R | A | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Matchplay | Tournament Not Held | A | SF | QF | 1R | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi–finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| NH / Not Held | 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. | |||
- New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.
- The event was known as British Gold Cup (1979/1980), Yamaha Organs Trophy (1980/1981) and International Masters (1981/1982 to 1983/1984).
- The event was also called the Professional Players Tournament (1982/1983 to 1983/1984).
- The event was also called the Irish Open (1998/1999).
- The event was also called the China International (1997/1998 and 1998/1999)
- 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 (1981/1982 to 1984/1985, 1986/1987 to 1996/1997) and Goya Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986).
- The event run under the name Canadian Open (1979/1980 to 1980/1981)
- The event ran under different names as Australian Masters (1979/1980 to 1987/1988 and 1995/1996) and Australian Open (1994/1995).
- The event run under different names as Dubai Masters (1988/1989), Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)
Career finals
Ranking finals: 2
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1989 | British Open | Tony Meo |
6–13 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1989 | Grand Prix | Steve Davis |
0–10 |
Non-ranking finals: 3 (2 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 1988 | English Professional Championship | Neal Foulds |
9–5 |
| Winner | 2. | 1994 | Merseyside Professional Championship | Jason Ferguson |
5–1 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1995 | Merseyside Professional Championship | Rod Lawler |
4–5 |
Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 1981 | Junior Pot Black |  Dene O'Kane |
151–79[n 1] |
- Final decided on aggregate score over two frames
References
- "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- Turner, Chris. "British Open Including British Gold Cup, Yamaha Organs Trophy and Yamaha International Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- "1989 Grand Prix Results". www.snookerdatabase.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- "World Records - Snooker.org". www.snooker.org. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010.
- "Snooker star Dean Reynolds recovering well from stroke". This is Grimbsby. Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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