Adam Duffy
 Paul Hunter Classic 2016 | |
| Born | 30 March 1989 Sheffield,England |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Professional | 2011–2014, 2016–2018, 2022–2024 |
| Highestranking | 56 (June–August 2013) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 16 (x1) |
Adam Duffy(born 30 March 1989)[1]is an English former professionalsnookerplayer.
Duffy qualified for the2011–12professional Main Tour as one of four semi-finalists from the third and final2011 Q Schoolevent.[2]
Career
[edit]Debut season
[edit]As a new player on the tour Duffy would need to win four qualifying matches to reach the main stage of the ranking event tournaments. He came closest to doing this in the sixth event of the year, theWelsh Open,where he received a bye through round one and then beatJames WattanaandJack Lisowski,before being whitewashed 0–4 by former world championPeter Ebdonin the final qualifying round.[3]He also reached the last 16 ofEvent 2of the minor-rankingPlayers Tour Championshipseries, which included a 4–0 victory over world number oneMark Selby.[4]Duffy finished his first year as a professional ranked world number 62, inside the top 64 who guarantee their places for the2012–13 season.He was the second highest ranked of all the new players on the tour, after China'sYu Deluwho was number 58.[5]
2012/2013 season
[edit]Duffy had a poor2012–13 seasonas he lost his first six games and only won a total of four matches in ranking event qualifiers and two matches inPlayers Tour Championshiptournaments.[6]He finished a lowly 108th on the PTC Order of Merit, but did end the season ranked world number 60, his highest ranking to date.[7][8]
2013/2014 season
[edit]In his opening match, Duffy defeatedTony Drago5–2 to qualify for the2013 Wuxi Classicin China, but lost 5–3 toLu Ningin the wildcard round. At theUK ChampionshipDuffy beatBarry Pinchesin a deciding frame to face reigning world championRonnie O'Sullivanin the second round.[9]He led twice before the interval but went on to lose 6–3.[10]His results during the year meant that he dropped 31 places to world number 91 in the rankings to drop off the tour, with Duffy entering the2014 Q Schoolin an attempt to win his place back.[11]He came within two victories of doing so in the second event, but lost 4–3 toLee Walker.[9]
2014/2015 season
[edit]Duffy entered all the European Tour events during the season, and thanks to his high Q School ranking he was able to enter a number of ranking tournaments as well. At thePaul Hunter Classic,Duffy overcameRyan DayandGerard Greeneboth 4–3, before losing 4–0 toFergal O'Brienin the last 32. He qualified for theIndian Openby beatingJack Lisowski4–2 and then edged outGary Wilson4–3 to playJudd Trumpin the second round.[12]Duffy came from 3–1 down to level at 3–3, but would lose the deciding frame to the world number six in a three-hour match.[13]However, the display seemed to give him confidence heading into theWorld Championshipas he defeatedMartin Gould10–6 and won seven of the last eight frames to beatSam Baird10–7.[14][15]Duffy playedJamie Jonesin an attempt to become the first player from Sheffield to play at theCrucible,but was narrowly beaten 10–8. Duffy felt he had run out of steam during the match against an opponent who had been playing in tournaments all year, while Duffy had his playing opportunities limited due to his amateur status.[16]In the first event of2015 Q School,Duffy reached the final round and made breaks of 107, 93 and 70 againstEden Sharavbut lost 4–3.[17]
2015/2016 season
[edit]In the first round of the2015 UK Championship,Duffy pulled off a huge shock by eliminating world number nine and two-time winner of the eventDing Junhui6–2. He credited the win to working hard on his game at the academy in Sheffield.[18]He forced a deciding frame againstJoe Swailin the next round having been 5–3 down, but lost it.[19]He qualified for theChina Openby beatingThepchaiya Un-Nooh5–3, but would later withdraw from the event. Duffy lost in the final round of the EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs toSam Craigie,but by twice losing in the fifth round of the2016 Q Schoolhe earned a two-year tour card via the Q School Order of Merit.[20][21]
2016/2017 season
[edit]He played in the final qualifying round for theShanghai Mastersafter winning three matches, but was edged out 5–4 byRobert Milkins.Duffy lost in the second round of both thePaul Hunter ClassicandNorthern Ireland Open4–1 toLee Walkerand 4–3 toPeter Ebdonrespectively. He was beaten in eight of his final nine matches of the season after this.[22]
2017/2018 Duffy had a very poor season. His best performance was reaching the last stage of the World Championship Qualifiers where he lost 10–2 to Xiao Guodong. There was controversy in the 2nd frame where the ref called a waistcoat foul when Duffy was reaching across to pot the brown. He only required the brown and blue to win the frame, however Guodong cleared up to take a 2–0 lead.
He dropped off the tour at the end of the 2017/18 season and entered the2018 Q Schoolto win back his tour place, but his best result was a loss in the final round of the second event toCraig Steadman.[23]He entered again in2019.
Personal life
[edit]Duffy works part-time as a builder for his father's firm.[18]He is a big fan ofSheffield Wednesday F.C.
Performance and rankings timeline
[edit]| Tournament | 2010/ 11 |
2011/ 12 |
2012/ 13 |
2013/ 14 |
2014/ 15 |
2015/ 16 |
2016/ 17 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 |
2022/ 23 |
2023/ 24 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[24][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 62 | 60 | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 86 | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 88 | ||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 1R | 1R | A | LQ | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | LQ | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | Not Held | LQ | 1R | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | NH | LQ | |||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | LQ | LQ | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Non-Ranking Event | 1R | 1R | 4R | A | 2R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open | Not Held | MR | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||
| German Masters | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | LQ | LQ | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | LQ | 2R | ||||||||||||||
| Players Championship[nb 4] | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
| World Open | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | NH | WD | |||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic | Non-Ranking | LQ | WR | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open | NH | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | 1R | Non-Ranking | NH | NR | |||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | Minor-Ranking Event | 2R | 1R | A | NR | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 2R | NH | LQ | WD | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||
| China Open | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||
| Riga Masters[nb 5] | Tournament Not Held | Minor-Ranking | 1R | LQ | LQ | A | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | A | A | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | 1R | 1R | A | LQ | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | 1R | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | Ranking Event | |||||||||||||||||||
| Six-red World Championship | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | 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 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. | |||
Career finals
[edit]Pro-am finals: 1 (1 title)
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2012 | Paul Hunter English Open | Craig Steadman
|
6–3 |
Amateur finals: 3 (2 titles)
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2019 | Challenge Tour – Event 9 | Matthew Glasby
|
3–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 2020 | Challenge Tour – Event 10 | Kuldesh Johal
|
3–1 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2020 | Challenge Tour – Playoffs | Allan Taylor
|
0–4 |
References
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- ^"Order of Merit".WWW Snooker. 8 January 2012.Retrieved11 May2012.
- ^"Official World Ranking List for the 2012/2013 Season"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 16 June 2013.Retrieved10 May2012.
- ^"Adam Duffy 2012/2013".Snooker.org.Retrieved11 April2013.
- ^"Order of Merit 2012/2013".Snooker.org. Archived fromthe originalon 28 April 2013.Retrieved11 April2013.
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- ^"Adam Duffy 2014/2015".Snooker.org.Retrieved19 April2015.
- ^"Trump Wins Despite Duff Display".World Snooker.12 March 2015.Retrieved20 April2015.
- ^"Eckington potter Duffy advances in quest for Crucible qualification".The Star.Retrieved19 April2015.
- ^"Snooker: Adam Duffy one win away from making Crucible history in home city of Sheffield".The Star.Retrieved20 April2015.
- ^"Snooker: Adam Duffy's Crucible dream wrecked by Jamie Jones".The Star.Retrieved19 April2015.
- ^"Quartet Earn Tour Cards".World Snooker.19 May 2015.Retrieved27 May2015.
- ^ab"Amateur Duffy Shocks Ding".World Snooker.24 November 2015.Retrieved4 September2016.
- ^"Sheffield snooker ace Duffy 'gutted' at narrow UK Championship defeat".Sheffield Star.Retrieved4 September2016.
- ^"Adam Duffy 2015/2016".Snooker.org.Retrieved4 September2016.
- ^"Q School Order of Merit 2015/2016".Snooker.org.Retrieved4 September2016.
- ^"Adam Duffy 2016/2017".Snooker.org.Retrieved11 April2017.
- ^"Brown Earns Tour Return".25 May 2018.
- ^"Ranking History".Snooker.org.Retrieved6 February2011.
External links
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