Stephen Maguire
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| Stephen Maguire | ||
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| Born | March 13, 1981 | |
| Nationality |  Scottish |
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| Nickname(s) | Livewire, On-Fire Maguire |
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| Professional | 1998– | |
| Highest ranking | #3 (2005/06) | |
| Highest break | 147 (Regal Scottish, 2000) | |
| Tournament wins | ||
| Ranking events | 2 | |
Stephen Maguire (born March 13, 1981) is a Scottish professional snooker player from Glasgow. When he was young, he was so keen to play the game that his grandparents knocked a wall out of their flat to ensure that a table would fit.
Maguire was the surprise winner of the 2004 European Open. Ranked 41 in the world at the time, he beat Jimmy White 9-3 in the final. He then went to win the UK Championship on 28 November 2004 with a 10-1 victory over David Gray, after having knocked out world number one Ronnie O'Sullivan earlier in the tournament. He has played O'Sullivan 5 times so far in his career, losing to him in two World Snooker Championship first-round matches. The second half of his 2004-2005 season was disappointing, but he still moved up to #3 in the World Rankings. In the 2005/2006 season he only reached one quarter-final, showing evidence of a loss in form, especially when losing 13-4 to qualifier Marco Fu in the World Championship, blaming his shortcomings on a lack of fitness, stating "I don't want to be a fat world champion". [1]
[edit] Tournament wins
- Ranking tournaments
- European Open (2004)
- UK Championship (2004)
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