# Chris Norbury

Christopher Norbury (born 14 August 1986) is an English former professional snooker player. He began his professional career by playing Challenge Tour in 2003, at the time the second-level professional tour. Norbury first entered Main Tour for the 2005–06 season, after finishing the 2004/05 Challenge Tour Rankings on the rank 5. He played in the latter stages of the Paul Hunter Classic in both 2008 and 2009, losing in the first round to Shaun Murphy 4–1 in 2008, and losing to Dave Harold 4–2 in 2009.
He runs Elite Snooker Club in Lostock Hall, Lancashire along with fellow professional player, Shokat Ali.

## Personal life

Chris supports his local football, team Accrington Stanley. Chris is married.

## Performance and rankings timeline

| Tournament | 2002/ 03 | 2003/ 04 | 2004/ 05 | 2005/ 06 | 2006/ 07 | 2009/ 10 | 2010/ 11 | 2011/ 12 | 2012/ 13 | 2013/ 14 | 2014/ 15 |
| Ranking | | | | 159 | 72 | | | | | | 108 |
| Ranking tournaments ||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Non-Ranking | Non-Ranking | Non-Ranking | A | LQ | LQ |
| Australian Goldfields Open | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | A | LQ | LQ |
| Shanghai Masters | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | LQ | A | A | A | LQ | LQ |
| International Championship | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | LQ | LQ |
| UK Championship | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | 2R | 1R |
| German Masters | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | WR | A | LQ | LQ |
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | 1R | 1R |
| Indian Open | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | LQ | LQ |
| Players Championship Grand Final | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| China Open | Not Held | Not Held | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | LQ | LQ |
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | LQ | LQ |
| Non-ranking tournaments ||||||||||||
| The Masters | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | A |
| Former Ranking tournaments ||||||||||||
| Malta Cup | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | NR | LQ | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| World Open | A | A | A | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 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 | 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. |
| 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. |
* ↑ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
* 1 2 3 4 5 He was an amateur.
* 1 2 3 New players don't have a ranking.
* ↑ The event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2009/2010)
* ↑ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013)
* ↑ The event was called the European Open (2002/2003–2003/2004)
* ↑ The event was called the LG Cup (2002/2003–2003/2004) and the Grand Prix (2004/2005–2009/2010)