Haydon Pinhey

Haydon Pinhey is an English snooker player from Devon.

Haydon Pinhey
BornPlymouth, Devon
Sport country England
Best ranking finishR32 (x2)

Early life

From Plymouth, Devon. Pinhey attended Sir John Hunt Community Sports College and worked at the Plaza Snooker Club on the Barbican of his home town.

Career

He made his television debut at the 2021 Snooker Shoot Out.[1]

2021-2022

Pinhey played in a number of professional events during the 2021-22 World Snooker Tour season, featuring in the Championship League, the Turkish Masters, the Gibraltar Open and the Snooker Shootout. He reached the final round of the third qualifying school event.[2]

2022-2023

In July 2022 Pinhey got the biggest win of his career when he beat world number 21 Matthew Selt to qualify for the European Masters.[3] Further success came at the 2023 Snooker Shoot Out where he reached the last 64.

At the 2023 WST Classic Pinhey secured the biggest win of his career when he beat top-ten ranked and future World Champion Luca Brecel on his way to the last 32.[4] Pinhey secured a good win over Duane Jones at the 2023 Q School as he sought a place on the main tour after losing in the final round for three consecutive years of Q school between 2020 and 2022.[5] Unfortunately for Pinhey, it was fourth consecutive year of being one match away from earning a tour card from Q School as he was defeated by former top-20 player Andrew Higginson. However, his performances were good enough to place Pinhey second in the Q School order of merit, from which top of places are taken for ranking events during the 2023-24 World Snooker Tour.[6]

2023-24

Pinhey was entered into the draw for the 2023 Championship League held at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England from 26 June 2023. His results included a draw against Mohamed Ibrahim, and a defeat to Si Jiahui.[7][8]

Personal life

Pinhey is a father of two.[9]

Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament 2020/
21		 2021/
22		 2022/
23		 2023/
24
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League RR RR RR RR
European Masters A A 1R LQ
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ DNQ
Shoot Out 3R 1R 2R
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ
Tour Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship A A LQ
Former ranking tournaments
WST Pro Series RR Tournament Not Held
Turkish Masters NH LQ Not Held
Gibraltar Open 1R 1R Not Held
WST Classic Not Held 3R NH
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 Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. He was an amateur

References
  1. Abel, Stuart (6 February 2021). "Plymouth snooker star Haydon Pinhey set for TV debut on Eurosport". Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. Clarke, Daniel (5 June 2022). "Plymouth snooker star Haydon Pinhey just misses out on turning professional". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. Clarke, Daniel (19 July 2022). "Plymouth potter Haydon Pinhey scores biggest career win". Devon Live. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. "Plymouth's Haydon Pinhey suffers final round Q School defeat". Plymouth Herald. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  5. "Pullen clinched final day spot". wst.tv. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  6. Clark, Daniel (11 June 2023). "Plymouth's Haydon Pinhey falls shot of earning World Snooker tour card". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  7. "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2023". Championship League Snooker. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  8. "Si starts sesson strongly". wst.tv. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  9. "Haydon Pinhey: Snooker player determined to make World Snooker Tour". BBC Sport. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
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