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Tony Chappel was born in Wales, on 28 May 1960.<ref name="CUESPORT">{{cite book |last1=Hayton |first1=Eric |last2=Dee |first2=John |date=2004 |title=The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History |publisher=Rose Villa Publications |location=Lowestoft |isbn=978-0-9548549-0-4 |pages=292–294}}</ref> He started playing [snooker]] aged 14. He reached the final of the 1974 Welsh Boys' Championship, won the title in 1976, and retained it in 1977.<ref name="NEAG">{{cite news |title=Terry Griffiths to coach series of master classes |newspaper=Neath Guardian |date=18 February 1982 |page=3 }}</ref> He was also runner-up in the Welsh Youth Championship in 1977.<ref name="NEAG"/> In 1982 he became an "apprentice professional" employed by the Mackworth Billiards company, where he was coached by [[Terry Griffiths]], the [[1979 World Snooker Championship|1979 World Snooker Champion]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Terry |title=Tony gets the star build-up |newspaper=Daily Mirror |date=4 February 1982 |page=}}</ref> That year, he defeated professional [[Cliff Wilson]] in the final of a pro-am tournament at Ealing Snooker Centre.<ref>{{cite news |title=Snooker tourney will be 'bigger and better' |newspaper=Southall Gazette |date=10 September 1982 |page=21}}</ref> |
Tony Chappel was born in Wales, on 28 May 1960.<ref name="CUESPORT">{{cite book |last1=Hayton |first1=Eric |last2=Dee |first2=John |date=2004 |title=The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History |publisher=Rose Villa Publications |location=Lowestoft |isbn=978-0-9548549-0-4 |pages=292–294}}</ref> He started playing [snooker]] aged 14. He reached the final of the 1974 Welsh Boys' Championship, won the title in 1976, and retained it in 1977.<ref name="NEAG">{{cite news |title=Terry Griffiths to coach series of master classes |newspaper=Neath Guardian |date=18 February 1982 |page=3 }}</ref> He was also runner-up in the Welsh Youth Championship in 1977.<ref name="NEAG"/> In 1982 he became an "apprentice professional" employed by the Mackworth Billiards company, where he was coached by [[Terry Griffiths]], the [[1979 World Snooker Championship|1979 World Snooker Champion]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Terry |title=Tony gets the star build-up |newspaper=Daily Mirror |date=4 February 1982 |page=}}</ref> That year, he defeated professional [[Cliff Wilson]] in the final of a pro-am tournament at Ealing Snooker Centre.<ref>{{cite news |title=Snooker tourney will be 'bigger and better' |newspaper=Southall Gazette |date=10 September 1982 |page=21}}</ref> |
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Chappel was accepted by the [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]] as a professional player in 1984.<ref name="NEWPRO84">{{cite magazine |title=New professionals |magazine=Snooker Scene |date=June 1984 |page=20 }}</ref><ref name="NEAG"> Some of the players he defeated during his career include: [[Steve Davis]], [[Terry Griffiths]], [[John Parrott]], [[Stephen Hendry]], [[Alan McManus]], [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]] and [[Ken Doherty]]. His best finish was one semi-final appearance in 1990, where he lost just 6–5, on the black, to [[Dennis Taylor]]. He also reached the quarter-finals and last 16 of many tournaments throughout his career, his last run to this stage of an event being the last 16 of the 1997 [[Welsh Open (snooker)|Regal Welsh Open]]. [http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/wo_res.shtml] The highest break of his career was a 143 which he compiled in the qualifying of the [[1999 World Snooker Championship|1999 World Championship]]. |
Chappel was accepted by the [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]] as a professional player in 1984.<ref name="NEWPRO84">{{cite magazine |title=New professionals |magazine=Snooker Scene |date=June 1984 |page=20 }}</ref><ref name="NEAG"/> Some of the players he defeated during his career include: [[Steve Davis]], [[Terry Griffiths]], [[John Parrott]], [[Stephen Hendry]], [[Alan McManus]], [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]] and [[Ken Doherty]]. His best finish was one semi-final appearance in 1990, where he lost just 6–5, on the black, to [[Dennis Taylor]]. He also reached the quarter-finals and last 16 of many tournaments throughout his career, his last run to this stage of an event being the last 16 of the 1997 [[Welsh Open (snooker)|Regal Welsh Open]]. [http://www.snooker.org/trn/9697/wo_res.shtml] The highest break of his career was a 143 which he compiled in the qualifying of the [[1999 World Snooker Championship|1999 World Championship]]. |
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He qualified for the main stage of the [[World Snooker Championship]] once, in [[World Snooker Championship 1990|1990]], losing 4–10 to [[Tony Knowles (snooker player)|Tony Knowles]] in the last 32. |
He qualified for the main stage of the [[World Snooker Championship]] once, in [[World Snooker Championship 1990|1990]], losing 4–10 to [[Tony Knowles (snooker player)|Tony Knowles]] in the last 32. |
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| Born | May 28, 1960 |
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| Sport country |  Wales |
| Professional | 1984–2001 |
| Highest ranking | 37 (1990–1992) |
| Best ranking finish | Semi-final (x1) |
Tony Chappel (born 28 May 1960) is a former Welsh professional snooker player from Pontarddulais in Swansea, whose career spanned seventeen years from 1984 to 2001.
Career
Tony Chappel was born in Wales, on 28 May 1960.[1] He started playing [snooker]] aged 14. He reached the final of the 1974 Welsh Boys' Championship, won the title in 1976, and retained it in 1977.[2] He was also runner-up in the Welsh Youth Championship in 1977.[2] In 1982 he became an "apprentice professional" employed by the Mackworth Billiards company, where he was coached by Terry Griffiths, the 1979 World Snooker Champion.[3] That year, he defeated professional Cliff Wilson in the final of a pro-am tournament at Ealing Snooker Centre.[4]
Chappel was accepted by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association as a professional player in 1984.[5][2] Some of the players he defeated during his career include: Steve Davis, Terry Griffiths, John Parrott, Stephen Hendry, Alan McManus, Stephen Lee and Ken Doherty. His best finish was one semi-final appearance in 1990, where he lost just 6–5, on the black, to Dennis Taylor. He also reached the quarter-finals and last 16 of many tournaments throughout his career, his last run to this stage of an event being the last 16 of the 1997 Regal Welsh Open. [1] The highest break of his career was a 143 which he compiled in the qualifying of the 1999 World Championship.
He qualified for the main stage of the World Snooker Championship once, in 1990, losing 4–10 to Tony Knowles in the last 32.
He was relegated from the professional tour after finishing 115th in the rankings at the end of the 2000/01 snooker season.[6]
In April 2013 Chappel took part in the preliminary qualifiers for the 2013 World Snooker Championship. He beat David Singh 5–2 in the second round. but then lost 5–1 to Patrick Wallace in the third round.[7]
References
- ^ Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 292–294. ISBN 978-0-9548549-0-4.
- ^ a b c "Terry Griffiths to coach series of master classes". Neath Guardian. 18 February 1982. p. 3.
- ^ Smith, Terry (4 February 1982). "Tony gets the star build-up". Daily Mirror.
- ^ "Snooker tourney will be 'bigger and better'". Southall Gazette. 10 September 1982. p. 21.
- ^ "New professionals". Snooker Scene. June 1984. p. 20.
- ^ "Williams top, O'Sullivan second in end of season rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 2001. pp. 35–36.
- ^ "2013 Betfair World Championship Pre-Qualifiers results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2013.