David Roe Explained

David Roe
Birth Date:	11 September 1965
Birth Place:	Derby, Derbyshire, England
Professional:	1986–2010
High Ranking:	13 (1994/95)
Best Finish:	Quarter-final (x4)

David Roe (born 11 September 1965) is a former English professional snooker player, and a four-time ranking tournament quarter-finalist.

Career

Roe was born on 11 September 1965 in Derby.^[1] He began his professional career for the 1986–87 snooker season after qualifying through the pro-ticket series. In his second professional season he reached the last 32 or better in four tournaments, and a year later he reached the last 16 of the 1989 World Snooker Championship on his debut in the main event,^[2] to reach the top 32 of the rankings.^[3] He then had two poorer seasons, before two quarter-finals in 1991/1992. A year later he reached the top 16, despite not reaching a quarter-final in that season.^[4]

Roe spent three successive seasons in the Top 16 and reached a highest position of 13th in 1994/1995 (up from, and back down to, no. 16 in 1993/1994 and 1995/1996 respectively). Roe fell out of the top 32 after a succession of early defeats, and never regained this status.^[5]

A run to the last 16 of the China Open was the best finish of Roe's 2005–06 season. He had to win three qualifying matches to secure his position at the Beijing event, where he defeated Li Yin Xi (a wild card) and Paul Hunter, before ultimately losing 5–3 to Joe Swail. In 2006/2007 his best were two last-32 runs,^[6] and another followed at the 2008 Welsh Open. He won just two matches in the 2008/2009 season, causing him to drop to 62nd in the rankings.

Roe dropped off the tour at the end of the 2009/2010 season, after 24 years as a professional. He moved to Iran, where he coached their national team, and converted to Islam.^[7] He later became a snooker coach at the Hong Kong Sports Institute,^[8] working with women's world champion Ng On-yee.^[9]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament	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	2002/ 03	2003/ 04	2004/ 05	2005/ 06	2006/ 07	2007/ 08	2008/ 09	2009/ 10
Ranking^[10] ^[11]	^[12]	83	39	26	36	50	32	16	13	16	34	49	48	58	55	49	48	57	52	61	56	55	52	62
Ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters	Tournament Not Held																					LQ	LQ	LQ
Grand Prix^[13]	1R	2R	1R	1R	LQ	LQ	2R	2R	1R	1R	LQ	2R	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	1R	1R	RR	LQ	LQ	LQ
UK Championship	1R	3R	3R	1R	2R	1R	2R	3R	1R	1R	1R	LQ	1R	1R	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ
Welsh Open	Tournament Not Held					1R	2R	QF	1R	1R	LQ	1R	1R	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	1R	LQ	2R	LQ	LQ
China Open^[14]	Tournament Not Held											NR	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	Not Held		LQ	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ
World Championship	LQ	LQ	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	1R	2R	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters	A	A	A	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	WR	1R	WR	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	A	LQ	A
Former ranking tournaments
Canadian Masters	NR		LQ	Tournament Not Held
Hong Kong Open^[15]	NR		NH	3R	Tournament Not Held				NR		Tournament Not Held
Classic	LQ	LQ	1R	1R	2R	LQ	Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open	Tournament Not Held					QF	Tournament Not Held
Dubai Classic^[16]	Not Held		NR	3R	1R	QF	3R	1R	2R	1R	LQ	Tournament Not Held
German Masters^[17]	Tournament Not Held									QF	LQ	LQ	NR	Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix	Tournament Not Held								Non-Ranking Event					LQ	NR	Tournament Not Held
Thailand Masters^[18]	NR		Not Held		2R	LQ	3R	2R	LQ	2R	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	NR	Not Held			NR	Not Held
Scottish Open^[19]	LQ	2R	1R	1R	Not Held		2R	3R	2R	3R	2R	2R	1R	LQ	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ	Tournament Not Held
British Open	1R	3R	2R	1R	1R	1R	3R	2R	1R	1R	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	LQ	1R	Tournament Not Held
Irish Masters	Non-Ranking Event																LQ	LQ	LQ	NH	NR	Not Held
Malta Cup^[20]	Not Held		2R	2R	LQ	2R	2R	2R	2R	1R	LQ	NH	LQ	Not Held		LQ	1R	1R	LQ	LQ	1R	NR	Not Held
Northern Ireland Trophy	Tournament Not Held																			NR	2R	LQ	LQ	NH
Bahrain Championship	Tournament Not Held																						LQ	NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
	LQ	LQ	2R	Tournament Not Held
Shoot-Out	Tournament Not Held				QF	Tournament Not Held
Pot Black	Tournament Not Held					A	A	QF	Tournament Not Held											A	A	A	Not Held
Red & White Challenge	Tournament Not Held									SF	Tournament Not Held
Guangzhou Masters	Tournament Not Held									QF	Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix	Tournament Not Held									A	QF	A	A	A	R	A	Tournament Not Held
Charity Challenge^[21]	Tournament Not Held									1R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	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				event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event				event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event				event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event				event is/was a minor-ranking event.

Career finals

Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	1984	WPBSA Pro Ticket Series Event 1	Jon Wright	5–4
Runner-up	1.	1984	WPBSA Pro Ticket Series Event 2	Jon Wright	1–5

Notes and References

Book: Morrison, Ian . 1988 . Hamlyn Who's Who in Snooker . London . Hamlyn . 9780600557135 . 92 .
Book: Hayton . Eric . Dee . John . 2004 . The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History . Rose Villa Publications . Lowestoft . 9780954854904 . 856–858.
New world ranking list . Snooker Scene . June 1989 . 20–21 .
Official world rankings . Snooker Scene . June 1989 . 18–20 .
Book: Kobylecky, John . 2019 . The Complete International Directory of Snooker Players – 1927 to 2018 . Kobyhadrian Books . 9780993143311 . 209.
Web site: Davis exits after final frame thriller in cup . 12 April 2022 . 12 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220412113432/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/ . live .
News: Black . Ian . UK coach David Roe makes cut with Iranian snooker team . 19 October 2010 . 12 April 2022 . The Guardian . 25 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200925234625/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/19/iran-snooker-david-roe-coach . live .
Web site: Sports Bulletin . Hong Kong Sports Institute . 8 . 2016 . 12 April 2022 . 3 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170403153958/http://hksi.org.hk/hksdb/html/pdf/sb/08_16/sb_e.html . live .
News: Careem . Nazvi . Super Typhoon Mangkhut worries prompt world champion Ng On-yee to call home – she hopes her UK win will lift Hong Kong spirits . https://web.archive.org/web/20201109043131/https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2164567/super-typhoon-mangkhut-plays-world-champion-ng-yees-mind-she-hopes . 17 September 2019 . 9 November 2020 .
Web site: Ranking History. Snooker.org. 7 April 2018. 19 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181219070820/http://www.snooker.org/Rnk/history.asp. live.
From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
The event was also called the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)
The event was also called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
The event was also called the Australian Masters (1986/1987–1987/1988 and 1995/1996) and Australian Open (1994/1995)
The event was also called the Dubai Masters (1988/1989), Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)
The event was also called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)
The event was also called the Asian Open (1989/1990–1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)
The event was also called the International Open (1986/1987–1989/1990 and 1992/1993–1996/1997) and Players Championship (2003/2004)
The event was also called the European Open (1988/1989–1996/1997 and 2001/2002–2003/2004) and Irish Open (1998/1999)
The event was also called the Champions Cup (2000/2001–2002/2003)
Book: Morrison, Ian . 1986 . The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker . Twickenham . Hamlyn Publishing Group . 0600501922 . 147.