Andrew Pagett
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Andrew Pagett is a Welsh professional snooker player
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He became a professional in 2003, and first qualified for the Main Tour in 2008/2009, but lost his place after just one season. He regained his place for the 2010/2011 season by topping the Welsh rankings. He is a practice partner of Mark Williams
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Pagett qualified for the 2011 World Snooker Championship
after winning four qualifying matches. He knocked out Zhang Anda
, Bjorn Haneveer
and Nigel Bond
, before beating Andrew Higginson
10–6 to qualify for the final stages of a major event for the first time, where he was defeated 10–7 by Jamie Cope
.
Pagett lives in Blackwood, Caerphilly, and is a father-of-two.
Snooker
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
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He became a professional in 2003, and first qualified for the Main Tour in 2008/2009, but lost his place after just one season. He regained his place for the 2010/2011 season by topping the Welsh rankings. He is a practice partner of Mark Williams
Mark Williams (snooker player)
Mark James Williams, MBE is a Welsh professional snooker player who has been World Champion twice, in 2000 and 2003. Often noted for his single-ball potting, he has earned the nickname, The Welsh Potting Machine...
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Pagett qualified for the 2011 World Snooker Championship
2011 World Snooker Championship
The 2011 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 16 April and 2 May 2011 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 74th edition of the event and was the last ranking event of the 2010/2011 snooker season...
after winning four qualifying matches. He knocked out Zhang Anda
Zhang Anda
Zhang Anda is a Chinese professional snooker player, who made his debut on the Main Tour for the 2009/2010 season. He qualified by winning the ACBS Asian Under-21 Championship....
, Bjorn Haneveer
Bjorn Haneveer
Bjorn Haneveer is a Belgian professional snooker player. Haneveer also commentates on snooker matches for Dutch Eurosport.-Career:...
and Nigel Bond
Nigel Bond
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, before beating Andrew Higginson
Andrew Higginson
Andrew Higginson is an English professional snooker player, currently living in Widnes. He is best known for reaching the final of the 2007 Welsh Open as a virtual unknown...
10–6 to qualify for the final stages of a major event for the first time, where he was defeated 10–7 by Jamie Cope
Jamie Cope
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Pagett lives in Blackwood, Caerphilly, and is a father-of-two.