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Dominic Dale
Dale in 2016
Born(1971-12-29)29 December 1971(age 52)
Coventry,England
Sport countryWales
NicknameThe Spaceman[1]
Professional1992–present
Highestranking19 (1999/00)
Current ranking40 (as of 4 July 2024)
Century breaks246 (as of 3 July 2024)
Tournament wins
Ranking2
Minor-ranking1

Dominic Dale(born 29 December 1971) is a Welsh[2]professionalsnookerplayer, as well as snooker commentator and presenter for theBBCandEurosport.

Career[edit]

Dale was born inCoventry,England.[2]He won the Welsh Amateur Championship, which allowed him to compete at the World Amateur Championship in Bangkok. Dale reached the final, but lost 9–11 againstNoppadon Noppachorn.Dale turned professional for the1992–93 season.[2]

He has won two ranking tournaments in his career, the first of which – theGrand Prixin 1997 – he won while ranked number 54 in the world, beating then world number 2John Higgins9–6 in the final. It took him a decade to repeat the achievement at the2007 Shanghai Masters,where he defeated compatriotRyan Day10–6 in the final, from 2–6 behind. On his way to the Shanghai final he beatRory McLeod,Ken Doherty,Adrian Gunnell,Dave HaroldandMark Selby.[3]

Both of his ranking victories were in the season-opening tournaments; he also reached the semi-finals of the season-opening events in 2002 (LG Cup) and 2006 (Northern Ireland Trophy). He also beatPeter Ebdonat the2008 Malta Cup,despite a bout of stomach cramps and a drinking session the night before the match.[4]

Dale is the only player to have won multiple ranking tournaments without ever reaching the top 16, but he was 14th on the one-year list for both 1997/1998 and 1999/2000 (missing out due to an unsuccessful 1998/1999 season).

His bestWorld Championshipperformances were in 2000 and 2014, when he reached the quarter-finals.

Dale won the third professional tournament of his career when he wonEvent 6of thePlayers Tour Championship 2010/2011,beatingMartin Gould4–3 in the final. This win, along with other consistent performances, were enough to see him back into the top 32 players. He also qualified for theWorld Championshipfor the first time since 2004,[5]although he was comprehensively beaten 10–2 in the first round byRonnie O'Sullivan.

2011/2012 season[edit]

Dale during the2011 Paul Hunter Classic

Dale had a good start to his2011–12 seasonas he reached the quarter-finals of the first event, theAustralian Goldfields Open.Dale was originally due to meetRonnie O'Sullivanin the first round, but due to his withdrawal for medical reasons he instead played amateurSteve Mifsudand won 5–2.[6]He then beat home favouriteNeil Robertsonon the final black in a 5–4 win lasting almost four hours,[7]before losing toMark Williamsin another final-frame decider, having never been behind in the match until the end.[8] He then reached the final stages of theUK Championshipfor the first time since2005by beatingNigel Bondin the final qualifying round and was drawn againstJudd Trumpin the last 32. Dale led 4–2 before Trump had a large slice of fortune in the seventh frame byflukinga pink. Dale would eventually lose the match 4–6.[9]He also reached the2012 PTC Finalscourtesy of finishing twentieth in theOrder of Merit.[10]His qualification was largely due to making the final ofEvent 10,where he was beaten byMichael Holt2–4.[11]In the Finals he lost 2–4 toXiao Guodongin the first round.[12] Dale qualified for theWorld Championshipwith a 10–3 victory overBen Woollastonto set up another first round meeting with Judd Trump.[12]He led the match 7–6 against an opponent who later revealed to be suffering from food poisoning, before conceding four successive frames to lose 7–10.[13]Dale finished the season ranked world number 23, meaning he had climbed 8 places during the year.[14]

2012/2013 season[edit]

2013 German Masters

Dale qualified for nine of the eleven ranking events during the2012–13 season,but lost in the first round in eight of them.[15]The exception was at theInternational Championshipwhere he beatGraeme Dott6–3, before losing 5–6 to 14-year-oldLü Haotianin the second round.[16]Dale's best run in thePTC'scame atEvent Threeby reaching the semi-finals in a run that included a 4–2 overMark Selby,but he lost to world number 65Rod Lawler0–4.[15]Dale finished 28th on the Order of Merit, just outside the top 26 who qualified for theFinals.[17]Dale reached the opening round of theWorld Championshipby dispatchingAlfie Burden10–5 and playedJudd Trumpat this stage for the second successive year where he was defeated 10–5.[15]His end of season ranking was world number 23 for the second year in a row.[18]

2013/2014 season[edit]

2014 German Masters

Dale reached his second quarter-final in theAustralian Goldfields Openin three years in the early stages of the2013–14 season.He eliminatedMike DunnandFergal O'Brien,but then lost 5–1 toMarco Fu.[19] In the next four ranking events he lost in the first round of two and failed qualify for both of the others.[19]

In January 2014, Dale won theSnooker Shoot-Outfinal in Blackpool, beating Stuart Bingham in a close frame. Dale had received significant support from the crowd and had promised to singMy Wayshould he win the event. In his post-match interview he sang a short rendition of the song, showcasing an impressive baritone voice.[20]The result seemed to kick start his season as the following week he beatSteve DavisandJohn Higginsat theGerman Masters,but let a 3–1 lead slip in the last 16 againstDing Junhuito lose 5–3.[21]Dale also won two matches before falling at the third round in theWelsh OpenandWorld Open,losing toMark SelbyandAlan McManusrespectively.[19]

Dale qualified for theWorld Championshipcourtesy of defeatingAndrew Higginsonin the final round of qualifying.[22]He facedMark Davisin the first round and beat him 10–5, marking his first win at the Crucible since 2000.[23]Dale followed this up with a 13–4 win overMichael Wasley(who had beaten pre-tournament second favouriteDing Junhuiin his opening match) to reach the quarter-finals for the second time, 14 years after the first.[24]Dale playedBarry Hawkinsand trailed 11–5 after the second session, but then amazingly won seven frames in a row to be just one away from reaching the semi-finals and matching the biggest comeback at this stage ever at theCrucible.However, Hawkins won the two frames he required without giving Dale a chance to beat him 13–12. Later, Dale revealed that he had reverted to an old cue action before the start of the final session.[25]

2014/2015 season[edit]

Dale lost 5–3 toMark Davisin the first round of theAustralian Goldfields Openand he reached the semi-finals of theSix-red World Championship,whereRicky Waldenbeat him 7–1.[26]At theShanghai Mastershe knocked outJudd Trump5–2, before losing 5–1 toStuart Bingham.[27]This last 16 defeat would prove to be Dale's best finish in a ranking event this season as he could not win another match at a venue until theChina Open,when he oustedJimmy Robertson5–3, but then fell 5–2 toBarry Hawkinsin the second round.[26]He had a consistent year in the minor-rankingEuropean Tourevents with a pair of last 16 exits helping him to finish 25th on theOrder of Meritto claim the last qualification place for theGrand Final,where he was whitewashed 4–0 byMark Selbyin the opening round.[26]

2015/2016 season[edit]

At theInternational Championship,Dale defeatedMatthew Selt6–1 and then lost 6–3 toJoe Perryin the second round.[28]His second round match withPeter Ebdonat theUK Championshipfinished at 1:30am as Dale relinquished a 5–4 advantage to be beaten 6–5.[29]Breaks of 72, 73, 82 and 61 saw Dale sneak pastMark Williamsin the opening round of thePlayers Championship Finals4–3, before he lost 4–1 toShaun Murphy.[30]Dale won more than one match at a ranking event for the only time this season when he knocked outJamie JonesandDarryl Hillat theChina Open,but then was beaten 6–1 byStephen Maguirein the third round.[28]

2016/2017 season[edit]

2016 Paul Hunter Classic

Dale saw off Ishpreet Chadha 4–2 andMarco Fu4–0 to reach the third round of theIndian Open,where he lost 4–1 toPeter Ebdon.At thePaul Hunter Classiche enjoyed victories overBen Woollaston,Ian Glover,Michael Holt,Yan BingtaoandJimmy Whiteto play in the semi-finals of a ranking event for the first time since 2007.[31]Dale was defeated 4–2 byMark Selby.[32]He lost in the second round of theInternational Championship6–2 toStuart Binghamand won three frames in a row to take his third round match withShaun Murphyat theUK Championshipin to a final-frame decider. He had chances in it but could not take them to be ousted 6–5.[33]In the finalWorld Championshipqualifying round Dale made the 200th century break of his career, but would be defeated 10–5 byLuca Brecel.[31]

Personal life[edit]

Dale's personality, dress sense and hair styles make him one of the more flamboyant players on the circuit. In his early years he wore a white suit with colourful shirts. In 2007 he sported bleached blonde hair with a bright pink shirt. His interests include snooker memorabilia,Art Decoand operatic singing. After his Shanghai Masters semi-final win, he celebrated by singing "My Way"at the post-match conference.[34][35]and also did so after his victory in2014 Snooker Shoot-Out.In December 2007 Dale moved toViennawith his then girlfriend.[36]His form declined after this move, which he attributed to not having a professional training partner in Vienna,[37]and he returned to live in the UK four years later, although only for a year.[35]

Performance and rankings timeline[edit]

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25
Ranking[38][nb 1] [nb 2] 164 99 79 87 54 23 19 20 20 20 28 32 34 39 31 32 34 45 31 23 23 24 33 38 32 46 [nb 3] 70 61 59 61 40
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking Event 2R RR RR RR RR
Xi'an Grand Prix Tournament Not Held
Saudi Arabia Masters Tournament Not Held
English Open Tournament Not Held 1R 1R 1R 3R 1R LQ 1R 1R
British Open LQ 2R LQ LQ 3R 3R 1R 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R 1R Tournament Not Held 2R LQ 1R
Wuhan Open Tournament Not Held 1R
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held 4R 1R 1R 1R 3R LQ 1R 1R
International Championship Tournament Not Held 2R LQ 1R 2R 2R 2R LQ LQ Not Held 2R
UK Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R 1R 2R 1R 3R 3R 2R 2R 2R 2R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 3R 2R 2R 1R 2R 3R LQ LQ
Shoot Out Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking Event 3R 1R 4R 2R 1R 1R SF QF
Scottish Open[nb 4] LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ 2R 2R 2R 1R 3R 1R 2R Tournament Not Held MR Not Held 4R 2R 2R 1R 2R LQ LQ 3R
German Masters[nb 5] Not Held LQ LQ LQ NR Tournament Not Held 2R LQ 1R 3R LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ 2R LQ LQ LQ
Welsh Open LQ LQ LQ 1R 1R 3R 1R 2R 1R LQ 1R SF 2R 1R LQ 1R 1R 1R 1R LQ 1R 3R 1R 1R 3R 2R 2R 4R 1R LQ 2R QF
World Open[nb 6] LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ W 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R RR RR LQ LQ LQ 1R 1R 3R Not Held LQ 1R 1R 1R Not Held 2R
World Grand Prix Tournament Not Held NR DNQ 1R DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 1R
Players Championship[nb 7] Tournament Not Held 2R 1R DNQ DNQ 1R 2R DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ 2R LQ 1R QF LQ 1R LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R 1R 1R QF LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R
Non-ranking tournaments
Champion of Champions Tournament Not Held A 1R A A A A A A A A A
The Masters LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A A A LQ A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Championship League Tournament Not Held RR A A A RR RR RR RR RR A RR A RR A A A A
World Seniors Championship Tournament Not Held A A A A QF QF A A A A A A A A
Former ranking tournaments
Asian Classic[nb 8] LQ LQ 2R LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Not Held Non-Ranking Event 1R NR Tournament Not Held
Thailand Masters[nb 9] LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R SF LQ LQ NR Not Held NR Tournament Not Held
Irish Masters Non-Ranking Event LQ LQ LQ NH NR Tournament Not Held
Northern Ireland Trophy Tournament Not Held NR SF 2R 2R Tournament Not Held
Bahrain Championship Tournament Not Held QF Tournament Not Held
Wuxi Classic[nb 10] Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking Event 1R 1R LQ Tournament Not Held
Australian Goldfields Open[nb 11] Not Held Non-Ranking Tournament Not held QF 1R QF 1R LQ Tournament Not Held
Shanghai Masters Tournament Not Held W 1R LQ LQ 1R 1R LQ 2R LQ LQ 1R Non-Ranking Not Held Non-Ranking
Paul Hunter Classic[nb 12] Tournament Not Held Pro-am Event Minor-Ranking Event SF 3R 2R NR Tournament Not Held
Indian Open Tournament Not Held 1R LQ NH 3R 2R 1R Tournament Not Held
China Open[nb 13] Tournament Not Held NR 1R LQ 2R 1R Not Held LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ 2R 2R 3R LQ LQ 1R Tournament Not Held
Riga Masters[nb 14] Tournament Not Held Minor-Rank LQ LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
China Championship Tournament Not Held NR LQ LQ 1R Tournament Not Held
WST Pro Series Tournament Not Held 2R Tournament Not Held
Turkish Masters Tournament Not Held LQ Not Held
Gibraltar Open Tournament Not Held MR 1R 3R 2R 1R 1R 1R Not Held
WST Classic Tournament Not Held 1R Not Held
European Masters[nb 15] 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ NH 1R Not Held 1R LQ LQ LQ SF LQ NR Tournament Not Held 1R 1R LQ LQ 1R LQ 2R 1R NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Malta Masters Not Held QF Tournament Not Held
Malaysian Masters Not Held W Tournament Not Held
Scottish Masters A A A A A A A A LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
Malta Cup[nb 15] Ranking Event NH R Not Held Ranking Event RR Tournament Not Held
Masters Qualifying Event[nb 16] MR LQ 3R 1R 1R 3R 4R 3R 4R 2R 3R F NH A A 1R A A Tournament Not Held
World Grand Prix Tournament Not Held 1R Ranking Event
General Cup[nb 17] Tournament Not Held F Tournament Not Held A NH A A A A A Tournament Not Held
Shoot Out Tournament Not Held 2R QF 3R W 1R 1R Ranking Event
Paul Hunter Classic Tournament Not Held Pro-am Event Minor-Ranking Event Ranking Event QF Tournament Not Held
Six-red World Championship[nb 18] Tournament Not Held A A A NH QF 3R SF A 3R A A A Not Held A 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
DQ disqualified 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.
  1. ^From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ^New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  3. ^Players qualified One Year Ranking List started the season without ranking points
  4. ^The event was called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)
  5. ^The event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)
  6. ^The event was called the Grand Prix (1992/1993–2000/2001 and 2004/2005–2009/2010) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)
  7. ^The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2015/2016)
  8. ^The event was called the Dubai Classic (1992/1993–1994/1995) and Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
  9. ^The event was called the Asian Open (1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)
  10. ^The event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009–2009/2010)
  11. ^The event was called the Australian Open (1994/1995–1995/1996) and the Australian Masters (1995/1996)
  12. ^The event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005) and the Fürth German Open (2005/2006–2006/2007)
  13. ^The event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
  14. ^The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
  15. ^abThe event was called the European Open (1992/1993–1996/1997 and 2001/2002–2003/2004), the Irish Open (1998/1999) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)
  16. ^The event was also called the Benson & Hedges Championship (1990/1991–2002/2003)
  17. ^The event was called the General Cup International (2004/2005, 2009/2010 and 2011/2012)
  18. ^The event was called the Six-red Snooker International (2008/2009) and the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)

Career finals[edit]

Ranking finals: 2 (2 titles)[edit]

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 1997 Grand Prix ScotlandJohn Higgins 9–6
Winner 2. 2007 Shanghai Masters WalesRyan Day 10–6

Minor-ranking finals: 2 (1 title)[edit]

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2010 Players Tour Championship – Event 6 EnglandMartin Gould 4–3
Runner-up 1. 2011 Players Tour Championship – Event 10 EnglandMichael Holt 2–4

Non-ranking finals: 4 (2 titles)[edit]

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 1996 Malaysian Masters ScotlandDrew Henry 8–3
Runner-up 1. 2003 Masters Qualifying Event AustraliaNeil Robertson 5–6
Runner-up 2. 2004 General Cup ThailandIssara Kachaiwong 3–6
Winner 2. 2014 Snooker Shoot Out EnglandStuart Bingham 1–0

Pro-am finals: 7 (6 titles)[edit]

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2004 Liam O'Connor Memorial Republic of IrelandMario Fernandez 6–1[39]
Winner 2. 2005 Liam O'Connor Memorial(2) WalesJamie Jones 6–0[40]
Runner-up 1. 2007 Pontins Pro-Am - Event 2 Republic of IrelandLeo Fernandez 2–4[41]
Winner 3. 2007 Pontins Pro-Am - Event 5 EnglandStephen Craigie 4–2[42]
Winner 4. 2008 3 Kings Open Republic of IrelandRichard McHugh 5–0[43]
Winner 5. 2010 3 Kings Open(2) EnglandMatthew Couch 5–1[44]
Winner 6. 2011 3 Kings Open(3) MaltaTony Drago 5–1[45]

Team finals: 2 (1 title)[edit]

Outcome No. Year Championship Team/partner Opponent(s) in the final Score
Winner 1. 1999 Nations Cup Wales Scotland 6–4
Runner-up 1. 2000 Nations Cup Wales England 2–6

Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)[edit]

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 1991 Welsh Amateur Championship WalesDavid Bell 8–7
Runner-up 1. 1992 World Amateur Championship ThailandNoppadon Noppachorn 9–11

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