# Troy Shaw

Troy Shaw (born 6 October 1969) is an English former professional snooker player.

## Career

Competing on the main tour from 1991, Shaw won the second leg of minor ranking tournament the Strachan Challenge in 1993, beating Nigel Bond in the final. He reached his highest ranking, 74th, the following year. At the end of the 2002–03 snooker season, Shaw was ranked 94th and did not qualify to remain on the professional tour.

## Performance and rankings timeline

| Tournament | 1991/ 92 | 1992/ 93 | 1993/ 94 | 1994/ 95 | 1995/ 96 | 1996/ 97 | 1997/ 98 | 1998/ 99 | 1999/ 00 | 2000/ 01 | 2001/ 02 | 2002/ 03 | 2003/ 04 |
| Ranking | | 121 | 77 | 74 | 125 | 133 | 131 | 88 | 96 | 116 | 97 | 83 | |
| Ranking tournaments ||||||||||||||
| LG Cup | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A |
| British Open | 1R | 3R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | A |
| UK Championship | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A |
| Welsh Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | A |
| European Open | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | NH | LQ | Not Held | Not Held | LQ | LQ | A |
| Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | A |
| Players Championship | NH | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A |
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ |
| Non-ranking tournaments ||||||||||||||
| The Masters | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A |
| Former ranking tournaments ||||||||||||||
| Classic | LQ | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Strachan Open | LQ | MR | NR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Dubai Classic | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| German Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Malta Grand Prix | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | NR | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| China Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| Thailand Masters | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | NR | 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 |
| DQ | disqualified from the tournament | | | | |
| NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | event was not held. |
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | event is/was no longer a ranking event. |
| R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | event is/was a ranking event. |
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |
| PA / Pro-am Event | PA / Pro-am Event | PA / Pro-am Event | PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. |
* ↑ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
* ↑ He was not on the Main Tour.
* ↑ The event was previously known as the Grand Prix (1990/1991–2000/2001)
* ↑ The event was previously known as the Irish Open (1998/1999)
* ↑ The event was also known as the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Scottish Open (1997/1998–2002/2003)
* ↑ The event was also known as the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)
* ↑ The event was also known as the Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)
* ↑ The event was also known as the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
* ↑ The event was also known as the Asian Open (1991/1992–1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/97)

## Career finals
### Minor-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)

| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1993 | Strachan Challenge – Event 2 | Nigel Bond | 9–4 |

### Pro-am finals: 2 (1 title)

| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1990 | Kuedos Invitational | James Wattana | 3–5 |
| Winner | 2006 | Hall Green Pro-Am | Mark Sutton | 4–3 |