Paul Mifsud Explained

Paul Mifsud
Birth Date:1945 or 1946
Professional:1983–1985
High Ranking:49 (1983–1984)
Best Finish:Last 32 (x1)

Paul Mifsud is a Maltese former professional snooker player.

Career

Mifsud turned professional in 1983, and in the primitive world rankings at this time, was placed 49th. He was relegated from the snooker tour two seasons later, and has since competed as an amateur.

Mifsud's most notable performance was in reaching the last 32 of the 1984 World Championship, where he lost 2–10 to Terry Griffiths. He was twice World Amateur champion, in 1985 and 1986, defeating Dilwyn John 11–6 in the former and Kerry Jones 11–9 in the latter, and had reached the final in 1976, where he lost 1–11 to the rising Doug Mountjoy.

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament1983/
84
1984/
85
1990/
91
1995/
96
1996/
97
Ranking[1] [2] [3] 49[4]
Ranking tournaments
International OpenALQNHAA
Grand Prix[5] LQLQAAA
World Championship1RAAAA
Non-ranking tournaments
Malta Grand PrixTournament Not Held1R1R
Former ranking tournaments
ClassicLQAANot Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
World MastersNot Held1RNot Held
Performance Table Legend
LQlost in the qualifying draw
  1. R
lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finals
SFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament
DNQdid not qualify for the tournamentAdid not participate in the tournamentWDwithdrew 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.
PA / Pro-am Event means an event is/was a pro-am event.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ranking History. Snooker.org. 6 February 2011.
  2. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  3. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  4. He was an amateur.
  5. The event was called the Professional Players Tournament (1983/1984)