Declan Hughes (snooker player)

Declan Hughes

Born	(1973-04-27) 27 April 1973 (age 51)
Sport country	Northern Ireland
Professional	1993–1997, 2000/2001, 2008/2009
Highest ranking	96 (2008/2009)

Declan Hughes (born 27 April 1973) is a former professional snooker player from Northern Ireland.

Career

He played on the main tour for the 2008–09 season; he qualified by topping the Northern Ireland amateur rankings.[1] After failing to win a match in the season's opening events, he did not compete in the remainder of tournaments.

He won the Northern Ireland Amateur Championship and the Pontins Spring Open in 1992.[2] He is also a pool player, winning the Irish 9-ball championship in 2008.[3]

Career finals

Pro-am finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	1992	Pontins Spring Open	Steve James	7–2

Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	1992	Northern Ireland Amateur Championship	Andy Sharpe	10–8

References

1. "2008–9 Main Tour Players". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
2. "Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
3. "Declan Hughes is Click.ie All Ireland 9-Ball Champion". pro9.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

External links

• Profile at World Snooker at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 July 2009)
• Declan Hughes at snooker.org