Dean Reynolds (born 11 January 1963 in Grimsby) is an English former professional snooker player whose career spanned twenty years from 1981 to 2001.
Early and personal life From Grimsby, Reynolds is a left-handed player and started playing snooker at the age of five years-old with his father 'Butch' who was a league standard club player. By the age of 12 years-old, Reynolds was displaying aptitude for the game, and in 1979 he won the Grimsby Boys Championships and the Lincolnshire and South Humberside Junior Championships.
Career Prior to turning professional in 1981, Reynolds won the first-ever Junior Pot Black in 1981, beating another future professional, Dene O'Kane, with a two- aggregate score of 151–79. He also defeated defending champion Tommy Murphy in the national under-19 championships that year.
In his first professional event, he qualified for The Crucible stages of the 1982 World Snooker Championship, after beating Ray Edmonds in the final round of qualifying. At the Championship he was the youngest player to qualify, and was drawn against the oldest, and he triumphed, winning 10-7 against Fred Davis, before his run was ended by South African Silvino Francisco.
In his first full season he defeated Willie Thorne at the 1982 International Open before being whitewashed by Steve Davis in the next round. He defeated Edmonds again in the final round of qualifying for the 1983 Snooker World Championship, where he was defeated by Alex Higgins.
He reached the quarter finals of the 1984 Rothmans Grand Prix where he was again whitewashed by Davis, and the semi-finals of the 1987 Mercantile Credit Classic as he became a top-16 player for the first time. He defeated Neal Foulds in the final of the English professional championships in 1988.
He twice reached a ranking tournament final, but lost on both occasions, the first at the 1989 British Open against Tony Meo, and the second at the 1989 Grand Prix against Steve Davis.
Reynolds is one of the select band of players who have achieved a in competition, having made a 143 after potting a at the 2006 European Team Championships in Carlow.
In April 2009, Reynolds suffered a stroke and had to relearn his snooker technique.
Performance and rankings timeline Tournament 1981/82 1982/83 1983/84 1984/85 1985/86 1986/87 1987/88 1988/89 1989/90 1990/91 1991/92 1992/931993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16RankingNew players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking2219222429152215812192829303851545569He was an amateurRanking tournamentsAustralian Goldfields OpenThe event was called the Australian Masters (1981/1982-1987/1988 and 1995/1996), the Hong Kong Open (1989/1990) and the Australian Open (1994/1995-1995/1996)Non-Ranking EventNH1RTournament Not HeldNon-RankingTournament Not HeldAAAAAUK ChampionshipNon-Ranking EventLQ2R3R1R3R3R1RQF3R3R2R1RLQ3RLQLQLQAAAAAAAGerman MastersThe event was called the German Open (1995/1996-1997/1998) and the Grand Prix (1984/1985-2000/2001)Tournament Not Held1R1RLQNRTournament Not HeldAAAAAWelsh OpenTournament Not Held3R1R1R1R1R2RLQLQLQLQAAAAAAAWorld Grand PrixTournament Not HeldNRDNQPlayers Championship Grand FinalTournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQChina OpenThe event was called the China International (1997/1998-1998/1999)Tournament Not HeldNRLQLQLQANHAAAAAWorld Championship2R1RLQ1R1R1R1RQF2R2R1R1RLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQAAAAANon-ranking tournamentsWorld Seniors ChampionshipTournament Not HeldATournament Not HeldLQLQLQLQLQThe MastersA1RAAAA1RAWR1RQFLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQAAAAAAShoot-OutTournament Not Held4RTournament Not HeldAAAAAFormer ranking tournamentsCanadian MastersTournament Not HeldNon-Ranking Event1RTournament Not HeldClassicNon-Ranking1RLQ2RSF2R2R2R1R1RTournament Not HeldStrachan OpenThe event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993-1993/1994)Tournament Not Held3RMRNRTournament Not HeldAsian ClassicThe event was called the Dubai Masters (1988/1989), the Dubai Classic (1989/1990-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)Tournament Not HeldNRQFSF3R1RLQ1R1R1RTournament Not HeldMalta Grand PrixTournament Not HeldNon-Ranking EventLQNRTournament Not HeldThailand MastersThe event was called the Asian Open (1989/1990-1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994-1996/1997)Not HeldNon-Ranking EventNot Held2R2R3R2R2RLQLQLQLQWDLQLQANRTournament Not HeldBritish OpenThe event was called the International Masters (1981/1982-1983/1984)Non-Ranking Event2R1R2R1RF2R3R1R1R1R2R2RLQ1R1R1RLQAATournament Not HeldEuropean OpenThe event was called the Irish Open (1998/1999)Tournament Not HeldWD2R3R2R2R3R3RLQLQNHLQNot HeldAATournament Not HeldScottish OpenThe event was called the International Open (1981/1982-1984/1985, 1986/1987-1989/1990 and 1992/1993-1996/1997) and the Goya Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986)NR2R1R1R3RQF1RSF1RNot Held1R2R1R1RLQ1RLQLQLQAANHMRNot HeldWorld OpenThe event was called the Professional Players Tournament (1982/1983-1983/1984), the Grand Prix (1984/1985-2000/2001) and the LG Cup (2001/2002-2002/2003)NHQF2RQF1R1R1R2RF1R2R1R1R2R1RLQLQ1RLQLQAAAAANot HeldFormer non-ranking tournamentsUK ChampionshipA2R1RRanking EventInternational MastersLQLQLQRanking EventNot HeldQFQFQFW2RTournament Not HeldNew Zealand MastersNot HeldAANot HeldQFATournament Not HeldWorld MastersTournament Not Held1RTournament Not HeldHong Kong ChallengeThe event was called the Hong Kong Masters (1983/1984-1988/1989) and the World Series Challenge (1990/1991)Not HeldAAAAAANHQFATournament Not HeldKent ClassicThe event was called the Kent Cup (1986/1987-1990/1991)Tournament Not HeldASFAAANHATournament Not HeldWorld MatchplayTournament Not HeldASFQF1RATournament Not HeldPot BlackAAAAATournament Not Held1RAATournament Not HeldStrachan ChallengeTournament Not HeldRMRLQ1RTournament Not HeldAustralian MastersAAAAAA1RNHRTournament Not HeldAATournament Not HeldBelgian MastersTournament Not HeldQFAANot HeldATournament Not HeldPontins ProfessionalAAAAAAQFAAAAAAAAAAAATournament Not HeldIrish MastersAAAAAAAAA1RAAAAAAAAAAARTournament Not HeldScottish MastersAAAAAAANHA1RAAAAAAAAAAAATournament Not Held Performance Table LegendLQ 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-finalsSF lost in the semi–finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD withdrew from the tournament NH / Not Held means an event was not heldNR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking eventR / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking eventMR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event
Career finals Ranking finals: 2 Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreRunner-up 1. 1989 British Open Tony Meo 6–13Runner-up 2. 1989 Grand Prix Steve Davis 0–10
Non-ranking finals: 3 (2 titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 1988 English Professional Championship Neal Foulds 9–5Winner 2. 1994 Merseyside Professional Championship Jason Ferguson 5–1Runner-up 1. 1995 Merseyside Professional Championship Rod Lawler 4–5
Amateur finals: 2 (2 titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 1981 Junior Pot Black Dene O'Kane 151–79Final decided on aggregate score over two framesWinner 2. 1981 British Under-19 Championship Tommy Murphy3–1
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