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doherty playing at the 2012 paul hunter classic ranelagh , dublin , republic of ireland 250px 17 september 1969 `` the darlin ' of dublin '' , ken doherty phc 2012-1 . jpg ken doherty
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ken doherty

ken doherty -lrb- born 17 september 1969 -rrb- is an irish professional snooker player and radio presenter .
he is the one of only two players to have been world amateur -lrb- 1989 -rrb- and world professional champion -lrb- 1997 -rrb- .
he was also world under-21 champion in 1989 .
as a prolific break-builder , doherty has compiled more than 300 century breaks in professional competition .
