Everything about Ian Mcculloch Snooker Player totally explained
Ian McCulloch (born
July 28,
1971) is an
English professional
snooker player from
Walton-Le-Dale,
Preston,
Lancashire. He is known for his ability to grind opponents down through protracted safety exchanges and disjointed breakbuilding. He has compiled 84 centuries in his career.
Career
He turned professional in
1992, and after steadily climbing up the rankings for many years, he reached the quarter-finals of a ranking event for the first time in the 1999
Welsh Open. He also made his debut in the Crucible stages of the World Championship in 1999.
Like
Barry Pinches he's entered his best form in his early 30s. He has reached two ranking event finals - the 2002
British Open (losing to
Paul Hunter) and the 2004
Grand Prix in his home town, (losing to
Ronnie O'Sullivan) .
He beat
David Gray to qualify for the 2003
World Championship in a clash between players who share their names with musicians, and went on to reach the quarter finals in 2004. He went one stage further in
2005, losing to
Matthew Stevens in the semi-final, beating
Mark J Williams 13-12 en route. He reached #16 in the rankings, but wasn't seeded for the tournaments as
Shaun Murphy (World Championship winner, but not in the top 16) took precedence over him.
His 2005/2006 season proved disappointing, with a quarter-final appearance in the
Welsh Open the only highlight, as he failed to qualify for the World Championship, losing to
Dave Harold, causing him to drop down the rankings. He made his first appearance as a
BBC pundit during the tournament.
An improved 2006-2007 campaign included a quarter-final run in the
Grand Prix, now held in
Aberdeen. He qualified for the World Championship, and in the first round he eliminated the defending champion
Graeme Dott 10-7, but was knocked out of the tournament in the second round 13-8 by
Anthony Hamilton.
In the 2007
UK Championship he also knocked out the defending champion, by coming from 5-0 down against
Peter Ebdon to beat him 9-8 in a remarkable comeback. He lost to
Stephen Maguire 9-5 in the last 16. He missed out on the world championship after losing 5-10 to
Liang Wenbo.
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