Les Dodd
| Born | 11 February 1954[1] Southport |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Professional | 1982–1997, 1998/1999 |
| Highest ranking | 36 (1983–1984) |
| Best ranking finish | Quarter-final (x2) |
Les Dodd (born 11 February 1954) is an English former professional snooker player. He was runner-up in the 1987 English Professional Championship.
Career
[edit]Dodd was born on 11 February 1954 in Southport, and turned professional in 1982.[2] In his first professional season, he reached the televised stages of the 1983 World Snooker Championship, where he lost 7–10 to Eddie Charlton.[2]
Dodd's only professional final was the 1987 English Professional Championship; there, he was defeated 9–5 by Tony Meo, having earlier eliminated Tony Knowles, Barry West, Mike Hallett and reigning World Champion Joe Johnson.[2][1]
He reached the quarter-finals of two ranking events in 1990; the British Open, where he lost 2–5 to Steve James, and the Asian Open, where Mike Hallett beat him 5–4.[1]
Dodd was ranked 121st in the world at the end of the 1996–97 season, and dropped off the professional tour.[3] He regained his status for the 1998–99 season, but lost it again immediately thereafter.[1][4] The highest world ranking that he attained in his career was 36th, in the 1983–84 snooker world rankings.[5]
In the 2012 World Seniors Championship, Dodd defeated Andrew Milliard 2–0, Bill Oliver 2–0 and Steve Meakin 2–1 to qualify for the last 16,[6] but fell at this stage 0–2 to Alain Robidoux.[7] He failed to qualify in 2013, losing in the last round to Philip Williams,[8] and entered again in 2015 and 2016, again losing in the last round of qualifying on both occasions; John Welsh defeated him 2–0 in 2015, and he lost by the same scoreline to Robert Milkins in the 2016 edition.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Rose Villa Publications. pp. 363–365. ISBN 978-0954854904.
- ^ a b c Morrison, Ian (1988). Hamlyn Who's Who in Snooker. London: Hamlyn. p. 64. ISBN 9780600557135.
- ^ "WPBSA World Rankings 1996–97". Snooker Scene. June 1997. pp. 28–30.
- ^ "Stevens, O'Brien, Hunter in top 16 for first time". Snooker Scene. June 1999. pp. 29–30.
- ^ Kobylecky, John (2019). The Complete International Directory of Snooker Players – 1927 to 2018. Kobyhadrian Books. pp. 57–58. ISBN 9780993143311.
- ^ "World Seniors Championship Qualifiers - Centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship (2012)". snooker.org. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "888casino.com World Seniors Championship Qualifiers (2013)". snooker.org. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ "World Seniors Championship Qualifiers (2014)". snooker.org. Archived from the original on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "World Seniors (30-31 Jan 2016)". snooker.org. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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