Adam Duffy

Adam Duffy
Born (1989-03-30) 30 March 1989
Sheffield
Sport country  England
Professional 2011–2014, 2016–
Highest ranking 58 (June–August 2013)[1][2][3]
Current ranking 110 (as of 31 October 2016)
Career winnings £62,767[4]
Highest break 139 (2012 China Open Qualifying)
Century breaks 28[4]
Best ranking finish Last 32 (2015 Indian Open)

Adam Duffy (born 30 March 1989)[5] is an English professional snooker player.

Duffy qualified for the 2011/2012 professional Main Tour as one of four semi-finalists from the third and final Q School event.[6]

Career

Debut season

As a new player on the tour Duffy would need to win four qualifying matches to reach the main stage of the ranking event tournaments. He came closest to doing this in the sixth event of the year, the Welsh Open, where he received a bye through round one and then beat James Wattana and Jack Lisowski, before being whitewashed 0–4 by former world champion Peter Ebdon in the final qualifying round.[7] He also reached the last 16 of Event 2 of the minor-ranking Players Tour Championship series, which included a 4–0 victory over world number one Mark Selby.[8] Duffy finished his first year as a professional ranked world number 62, inside the top 64 who guarantee their places for the 2012/2013 season. He was the second highest ranked of all the new players on the tour, after China's Yu Delu who was number 58.[9]

2012/2013 season

Duffy had a poor 2012/2013 season as he lost his first six games and only won a total of four matches in ranking event qualifiers and two matches in Players Tour Championship tournaments.[10] He finished a lowly 108th on the PTC Order of Merit, but did end the season ranked world number 60, his highest ranking to date.[11][12]

2013/2014 season

In his opening match, Duffy defeated Tony Drago 5–2 to qualify for the 2013 Wuxi Classic in China, but lost 5–3 to Lu Ning in the wildcard round. At the UK Championship Duffy beat Barry Pinches in a deciding frame to face reigning world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan in the second round.[13] He led twice before the interval but went on to lose 6–3.[14] His results during the year meant that he dropped 31 places to world number 91 in the rankings to drop off the tour, with Duffy entering Q School in an attempt to win his place back.[15] He came within two victories of doing so in the second event, but lost 4–3 to Lee Walker.[13]

2014/2015 season

Duffy entered all the European Tour events during the season, and thanks to his high Q School ranking he was able to enter a number of ranking tournaments as well. At the Paul Hunter Classic, Duffy overcame Ryan Day and Gerard Greene both 4–3, before losing 4–0 to Fergal O'Brien in the last 32. He qualified for the Indian Open by beating Jack Lisowski 4–2 and then edged out Gary Wilson 4–3 to play Judd Trump in the second round.[16] Duffy came from 3–1 down to level at 3–3, but would lose the deciding frame to the world number six in a three-hour match.[17] However, the display seemed to give him confidence heading into the World Championship as he defeated Martin Gould 10–6 and won seven of the last eight frames to beat Sam Baird 10–7.[18][19] Duffy played Jamie Jones in an attempt to become the first player from Sheffield to play at the Crucible, but was narrowly beaten 10–8. Duffy felt he had run out of steam during the match against an opponent who had been playing in tournaments all year, while Duffy had his playing opportunities limited due to his amateur status.[20] In the first event of Q School, Duffy reached the final round and made breaks of 107, 93 and 70 against Eden Sharav but lost 4–3.[21]

2015/2016 season

In the first round of the 2015 UK Championship, Duffy pulled off a huge shock by eliminating world number nine and two-time winner of the event Ding Junhui 6–2. He credited the win to working hard on his game at the academy in Sheffield.[22] He forced a deciding frame against Joe Swail in the next round having been 5–3 down, but lost it.[23] He qualified for the China Open by beating Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–3, but would later withdraw from the event. Duffy lost in the final round of the EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs to Sam Craigie, but by twice losing in the fifth round of Q School he earned a two-year tour card via the Order of Merit.[24][25]

Personal life

Duffy works part-time as a builder for his father's firm.[22]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2010/
11 		2011/
12 		2012/
13 		2013/
14 		2014/
15 		2015/
16		 2016/
17
Ranking[26][nb 1] UR UR[nb 2] 62 60 91[nb 3] UR
Ranking tournaments
Australian Goldfields Open NH LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
Shanghai Masters A LQ LQ LQ A LQ
International Championship Not Held LQ 1R A LQ
UK Championship A LQ LQ 2R A 2R 1R
German Masters A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
Welsh Open A LQ LQ 1R A 1R
World Grand Prix[nb 4] A LQ LQ LQ NR DNQ
Players Championship Grand Final[nb 5] DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
China Open A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
World Championship A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
Variant format tournaments
Shoot-Out A A 1R 1R A A
Former ranking tournaments
Wuxi Classic Non-Ranking LQ WR LQ NH
Indian Open Not Held LQ 2R 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 means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. ↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. ↑ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  3. ↑ He was an amateur.
  4. ↑ The event was called the World Open (2010/2011) and the Haikou World Open (2011/2012–2013/2014)
  5. ↑ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013)

References

  1. ↑ "Issued after the Wuxi Classic 2013" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Issued after the Australian Goldfields Open 2013" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Issued after the Rotterdam Open (ET2) 2013" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Career-total Statistics for Adam Duffy – Professional". CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Official player profile of Adam Duffy". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. "Players Alphabetical" section. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "Brave Gilbert Comes Through Final Event". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  7. ↑ "Adam Duffy 2011/2012". Snooker.org. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Order of Merit". WWW Snooker. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  9. ↑ "Official World Ranking List for the 2012/2013 Season" (PDF). Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "Adam Duffy 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  11. ↑ "Order of Merit 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  12. ↑ "Official World Snooker Ranking List for the 2013/2014 Season" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  13. 1 2 "Adam Duffy 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  14. ↑ "UK Championship: Ronnie O'Sullivan reaches third round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  15. ↑ "World Snooker Rankings After the 2014 World Championship" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  16. ↑ "Adam Duffy 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "Trump Wins Despite Duff Display". World Snooker. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  18. ↑ "Eckington potter Duffy advances in quest for Crucible qualification". The Star. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  19. ↑ "Snooker: Adam Duffy one win away from making Crucible history in home city of Sheffield". The Star. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "Snooker: Adam Duffy's Crucible dream wrecked by Jamie Jones". The Star. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  21. ↑ "Quartet Earn Tour Cards". World Snooker. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  22. 1 2 "Amateur Duffy Shocks Ding". World Snooker. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  23. ↑ "Sheffield snooker ace Duffy 'gutted' at narrow UK Championship defeat". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  24. ↑ "Adam Duffy 2015/2016". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  25. ↑ "Q School Order of Merit 2015/2016". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  26. ↑ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.

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