Date of Birth

13 March 1981

Home Town

Glasgow

Club

Spencer's Leisure, Stirling

High Match Break

147 - 2000 Regal Scottish

High Practice Break

147

1999

Ranking

2005-6 WSA No. 3

Achievements

PROFESSIONAL RECORD

2005-6

2005 Northern Ireland Trophy Quarter Final

2004-5

2005 World Championship Last 32

2004 British Open runner Up

2004 UK Champion

2004 Grand Prix Quarter Final

2004 World Championship Last 32

2003-4

2004 European Open Champion

2003 Irish Masters Last 16

2000-3

2002 British Open Last 16

2002 UK Championship Last 32

2000 Regal Scottish 147 break

AMATEUR RECORD

2000 IBSF World Champion

1997 IBSF World Championship Semi Finalist

1996 IBSF World Championship Last 16

1996 Pontins Star of the Future Champion

1995-6 Scottish Junior Winner

1995 Scottish Under 21 Championship Final

1995 Pontins Star of the Future Runner Up

1994-5 Won 4 Scottish Junior events

1994-5 Scottish Classic Winner

1993-4 Won 5 Scottish Under 14 Events

1994 Scottish Junior Champion

1994 Pontins Star of the Future runner up

1992-3 Won 4 Scottish Under 14 Events

1992-3 Scottish Under 14 Champion

Stephen earned his place on the Main Tour for 1999/00 after qualifying via the UK Tour and winning no less than ten matches in the world championship qualifying rounds. In his first full season on the circuit he reached the last 32 in both the British and China Opens and was ranked 100. He also made a maximum break in the first round of the 2000 Regal Scottish Open even though he went on to lose the match. In the autumn of 2000 he won the IBSF World (Amateur) Championship over in China and two more last 32 finishes in ranking events, including the China Open again moved him up to 52nd.

2001/2 was a mixture of first round defeats and a few better results, which resulted in him maintaining his ranking position, but not improving it. His first last 16 finish came in the 2002 British Open and he repeated this achievement later that same season in the Citywest Irish Masters moving him up eleven places in the rankings.

The 2003/4 season was a strange one which he began by losing his opening match in the LG Cup and the same thing happened in the penultimate event, the Player's Championship. In between he reached the last 32 of the UK Championship and the Welsh Open before going over to Malta for the European Open. There he beat Peter Ebdon and John Higgins on the way to the final where he came up against Jimmy White who he trounced 9-3 to collect his first ranking title. He also reached the Crucible stage of the world championship fore the first time and gave Ronnie O'Sullivan a tough match.

He was now assured of a place in the top 32 for the 2004/5 season with the top 16 a real possibility in the near future. A regular practice partner of Stephen Hendry, he looks certain to be around the latter stages of the major events for the next few seasons at least.

© Chris Turner - May 2004