Michael "Mike" Henson (born 8 October 1959) is a British-German former professional snooker player and multiple German Snooker Champion. He competed on the professional tour from 1990 to 1994 and in the 1998/99 season.
Career Henson was born in Scotland and moved to Germany in the mid-1980s. He initially worked as a billiard coach in Gifhorn. Despite early unsuccessful attempts to qualify for the professional circuit, he later joined the pro ranks when the tour opened its doors in 1991.
Henson's amateur career highlights include seven German championship titles, both in singles and doubles. He also participated in multiple Amateur World Championships and performed notably in international tournaments such as the Dutch Open.
Performance and rankings timeline Tournament 1990/91 1991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1998/99RankingIt shows the ranking at the beginning of the season He was an amateurNew players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking395515Ranking tournamentsGrand PrixALQWDALQUK ChampionshipALQWDALQIrish OpenThe event was called the European Open (1990/1991-1993/1994)ALQWDALQWelsh OpenNHLQWDALQScottish OpenThe event was also called the International Open (1992/1993-1993/1994)Not HeldWDALQThailand MastersThe event was called the Asian Open (1990/1991-1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994)ALQWDALQChina InternationalTournament Not HeldLQBritish OpenALQWDALQWorld ChampionshipALQWDALQNon-ranking tournamentsThe MastersALQAAAFormer ranking tournamentsClassicALQNot HeldStrachan OpenThe event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993-1993/1994)NHLQMRNRNHDubai ClassicALQWDANHFormer non-ranking tournamentsWorld Masters2RTournament Not HeldBelgian ChallengeNH1RNot 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 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.PA / Pro-am Event means an event is/was a pro-am event.
Achievements 7× German Champion (Singles, Doubles, Open) Last 16 – Belgian Challenge Multiple Amateur World Championship appearances
References
External links Profil von Mike Henson im Global Snooker Centre (archiviert)