Born | 1935 |
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Died | 2008 (aged 72) |
Sport country | Scotland |
Professional | 1981–1983 |
John Phillips (1935–2008) was a Scottish professional snooker player. [1] [2]
Phillips was born in Springburn. [2] In 1952, he eliminated the reigning champion, Mark Wildman, from the 1952 British youth snooker tournament, [3] before losing to Gary Owen in the second round. [4] He won the Scottish amateur snooker championship in 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964 and 1971, and was runner-up in 1975. [5]: 130 At the 1970 World Amateur Snooker Championship he won four of his six round-robin group matches, which was not enough to qualify for the knockout stage. [5]: 149 Whilst an amateur player, he worked as a postman. [2]
He was accepted as a professional by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) in 1981. [6] At the 1982 Scottish Professional Championship, he lost 3–6 to Eddie Sinclair, and his first qualifying round match at the 1982 World Snooker Championship resulted in a 3–9 defeat by Paul Medati. [7] He withdrew from the 1982 Bass and Golden Leisure Classic, [8] the 1982 International Open, [7] the 1982 Professional Players Tournament, [9] and the 1982 UK Championship, [7] before resigning his membership of the WPBSA in 1983. [10] Phillips was known for the high quality of his safety play. [2] He died in 2008, aged 72. [2]