Drew Henry
Scottish snooker player
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Career
A strong amateur, Henry won the 1988 Scottish Amateur Championship and reached the Semi-Finals of the World Amateur Championship in the same year.
Turning professional in 1991, Henry had a terrific start to his career, winning 51 of his first 62 career matches and rose to a ranking position of 39 within three seasons.
Spending 13 consecutive seasons within the World's top 48 players, Henry enjoyed his best form around the turn of the century, reaching three ranking event semi-finals, including the 2002 UK Championship, where he defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 9-6 in the Quarter-Final.
Henry achieved his best ranking of 18 for the 2001/2002 season, having narrowly missed a top 16 spot at the end of the season. He enjoyed five consecutive seasons within the World's top 32 players.
Henry was also victorious in the 1991 Pontins Professional, defeating John Read in the final and won the 1995 WPBSA Minor Tour Event 6 in Beijing, defeating Mark Williams 6-5. In 2002 Henry also defeated Ali Carter 5-3 to win the Scottish Masters Qualifying Event. In 1996 Henry narrowly missed out on a place in the Masters when he lost in a deciding frame 8-9 to Brian Morgan in the Final of the Benson & Hedges Championship. He also lost to Dominic Dale in the final of the Malaysian Masters in the same year.
One of Scotland's leading players through the 1990s and 2000s, Henry also appeared at the Crucible Theatre for the World Snooker Championships on six occasions, losing a number of close matches to leading players such as Mark Williams, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry and John Parrott. He made his debut at the crucible in 1994 losing 9-10 to John Parrott and his final appearance in 2005 losing by the same scoreline to Alan McManus, with his best runs being to the last 16 in 2000 and 2003.[2]
After 17 seasons as a pro, Henry lost his professional status in 2008 after dropping out of the World's top 64 players following a poor run of results. Henry completely retired from the game and has since made no attempt to regain his professional status.
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournaments | 1990/ 91 |
1991/ 92 |
1992/ 93 |
1993/ 94 |
1994/ 95 |
1995/ 96 |
1996/ 97 |
1997/ 98 |
1998/ 99 |
1999/ 00 |
2000/ 01 |
2001/ 02 |
2002/ 03 |
2003/ 04 |
2004/ 05 |
2005/ 06 |
2006/ 07 |
2007/ 08 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Rankings[nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 87 | 64 | 39 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 29 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 41 | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Prix[nb 4] | A | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | 2R | LQ | 3R | 2R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 3R | QF | 2R | SF | 2R | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | NH | LQ | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | LQ | 1R | 3R | 2R | LQ | LQ | 2R | 3R | 2R | LQ | 1R | ||||||||||||||||
| China Open[nb 5] | Tournament Not Held | NR | 1R | LQ | SF | LQ | Not Held | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | 1R | 2R | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strachan Open[nb 6] | NH | 1R | MR | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Classic[nb 7] | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| German Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | 1R | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand Masters[nb 8] | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | NR | Not Held | NR | NH | ||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship[nb 9] | Not Held | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | LQ | 2R | 2R | 1R | SF | 1R | 2R | 3R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||
| Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | 1R | LQ | LQ | NH | NR | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta Cup[nb 10] | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | NH | LQ | Not Held | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | NR | |||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strachan Challenge[nb 6] | NH | R | MR | 2R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||
- It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
- He was an amateur
- New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking
- The event was called the LG Cup (2001/2002-2003/2004)
- The event was called the China International (1997/1998-1998/1999)
- The event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993-1993/1994)
- The event was called the Dubai Classic (1990/1991-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
- The event was called the Asian Open (1990/1991-1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994-1996/1997)
- The event was called the International Open (1992/1993-1996/1997) and the Scottish Open (1997/1998-2002/2003)
- The event was called the European Open (1990/1991-1996/1997 and 2001/2002-2003/2004) and the Irish Open (1998/1999)
Career finals
Non-ranking finals: 4 (2 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 1995 | WPBSA Minor Tour - Event 6 |  Mark Williams |
6–5 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1996 | Malaysian Masters | Dominic Dale |
3–8 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1996 | Benson & Hedges Championship |  Brian Morgan |
8–9 |
| Winner | 2. | 2002 | Scottish Masters Qualifying Event | Ali Carter |
5–3 |
Pro-am finals: 2 (1 title)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1989 | Pontins Autumn Open | Jonathan Birch |
4–5 |
| Winner | 1. | 1991 | Pontins Autumn Open | John Read |
5–2 |
Amateur Finals: 1 (1 title)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 1988 | Scottish Amateur Championship |  Jimmy Allan |
9-8 |
