Paul Norris (born 2 August 1966) is an English professional snooker player. He won a two-year card for the World Snooker Tour from the 2026–27 season. He qualified for the main tour at 59 years old, and is currently the oldest snooker player to turn professional.
Career From the Midlands, Norris moved to Sussex in the 1990s, initially in Haywards Heath and Crawley before settling in Brighton. He competed in amateur snooker competitions during his stay in Brighton, where wins in local leagues across England earned him a place to represent England in senior's snooker in 2005. Norris then emigrated to Australia to live with his partner, Jessica Woods, a nine-time Australian women's snooker champion whom he met during a snooker competition in Egypt.
Norris participated in the 2026 Asia-Pacific Snooker Championship as a first-timer, with the venue being at his local snooker club in Albury, where he eventually beat Vinnie Calabrese 6–5 in the final and won a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour from the 2026–27 snooker season. Speaking to The Argus as he returned to Brighton, he compared himself on tour as "the equivalent of a 39-year-old non-league player signing for Arsenal".
Upon turning professional, Norris has moved back to England and practises at the Castle Snooker Club in Brighton.
Personal life He was trained as a classical actor from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Performance and rankings timeline Tournament 2016/17 2026/27RankingIt shows the ranking at the beginning of the seasonHe was an amateurNew players on the Main Tour don't have a rankingRanking tournamentsChampionship LeagueNRRRChina OpenALQWuhan OpenNHLQBritish OpenNHLQEnglish OpenALQShenzhen OpenNHLQNorthern Ireland OpenALQInternational ChampionshipALQUK ChampionshipAShoot OutAScottish OpenALQGerman MastersAWelsh OpenAWorld Grand PrixDNQPlayers ChampionshipDNQWorld OpenNHTour ChampionshipNHWorld ChampionshipANon-ranking tournamentsPaul Hunter ClassicLQNH 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
Amateur finals: 1 (1 titles) OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScoreWinner1.2026Asia Pacific Championship Vinnie Calabrese6–5
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