Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)
English snooker player
Anthony Stephen Hamilton (born 29 June 1971) is an English retired professional snooker player. He turned professional in 1991 and spent fifteen seasons ranked within the top 32, including five within the top 16, reaching a career high of number 10 in the 1999/2000 season. He reached three ranking finals during his career, losing 7–9 to Fergal O'Brien in the 1999 British Open final and 8–9 to Mark Williams in the 2002 China Open final before winning his only ranking title at the 2017 German Masters, beating Ali Carter 9–6 in the final. His best performances in Triple Crown events were reaching four World Snooker Championship quarter-finals, in 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2007, and reaching one Masters semi-final in 1999.
Hamilton lost his professional tour card after his defeat in the 2025 World Snooker Championship qualifiers and announced his retirement in June 2025 after losing in the second event of 2025 Q School.
Career
1991–2000
Hamilton turned professional in 1991 and entered the world's top 32 in 1995/1996.
During this period he reached two ranking tournament finals. In the British Open in 1999, he lost to Fergal O'Brien. Hamilton opened with two centuries, but O'Brien won five frames on the final black to defeat the Nottingham man. The other was the 2001 China Open, in which Mark Williams beat him 9–8, having been 5–8 down.
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