# Billy Snaddon

Billy Snaddon (born 7 July 1969) is a Scottish former professional snooker player. He reached the World Snooker Championship first round five times, but never progressed past this stage. He spent 5 seasons ranked among the game's top 32, peaking at No. 24 in 2000.

## Career

Snaddon began life as a footballer, but turned to snooker after a hip disease ended his football career, turning professional in 1991. He reached the last sixteen of seven ranking events before finally reaching a quarter-final, in the 1998 Irish Open.
He reached one ranking final in his thirteen-year career, in the 1999 Regal China International. A rank outsider in this tournament, he took out the top 16 players James Wattana, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Lee and Stephen Hendry en route to the final before losing 3–9 to World Champion John Higgins. Snaddon also reached the quarter-final of the Thailand Masters a year later.
In 2016, he won in both the team, and seniors individual, categories at the Blackball (pool) International World Championship.

## 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 | | 74 | 59 | 36 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 40 | 67 |
| Ranking tournaments ||||||||||||||
| LG Cup | LQ | 3R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | LQ | LQ |
| British Open | LQ | LQ | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | LQ | LQ |
| UK Championship | 2R | 2R | LQ | 1R | LQ | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ |
| Welsh Open | LQ | 2R | 1R | LQ | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ |
| European Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | NH | QF | Not Held | Not Held | QF | LQ | LQ |
| 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 | LQ |
| Players Championship | NH | 3R | LQ | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | LQ | LQ |
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ |
| Non-ranking tournaments ||||||||||||||
| Masters Qualifying Event | LQ | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 3R | 2R |
| The Masters | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ |
| 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 | 2R | 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 |
| Asian 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 | 1R | LQ | 1R | 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 | 1R | NR | 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 | F | LQ | 1R | LQ | Not Held | Not Held |
| Thailand Masters | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | 1R | QF | LQ | LQ | NR | NH |
| Former non-ranking tournaments ||||||||||||||
| King's Cup | NH | A | A | W | 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 |
| Poland Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | QF | 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 |
| Scottish Masters | A | A | 1R | QF | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | 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 | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. |
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. |
| R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. |
* ↑ New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.
* ↑ The event was also called the Grand Prix (1991/1992–2000/2001)
* ↑ The event was also called the Irish Open (1998/1999)
* ↑ The event was also called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Scottish Open (1997/1998–2002/2003)
* ↑ The event was also called the Benson and Hedges Satellite Championship (1991/1992) and the Benson and Hedges Championship (1992/1993–2002/2003)
* ↑ The event was also called the Dubai Classic (1991/92–1994/1995) and Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
* ↑ The event was also called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
* ↑ The event was also called the Asian Open (1991/1992–1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)

## Career finals
### Ranking finals: 1

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1999 | China International | John Higgins | 3–9 |

### Non-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 1994 | King's Cup | Noppadon Noppachorn | 8–4 |