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	Topics Barry Hawkins Topic Home Barry Hawkins (born 23 April 1979, KentKent Kent is a county in England, south-east of London.... , EnglandFacts About England England is the largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom.... ) is an EnglishEnglish people group=English\|image=\|poptime= 110 - 120 million... professional snookerSnooker Snooker is a billiards sport that is played on a large baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in ... player. Career Before taking up snooker professionally he was an office clerk. He reached the Top 32 in the rankings in 2004/2005Snooker world rankings 2004/2005 The Snooker world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 2004/2005 season are listed below.... , having reached the semi-finals of 2005's Welsh OpenWelsh Open (snooker) The Welsh Open is a professional snooker tournament.... , as well as the last sixteen of three other tournaments. In 2005/2006Snooker season 2005/2006 The snooker season 2005/2006 is a series of snooker tournaments played during 2005 and 2006.... , he reached the semi-finals of the Grand PrixGrand Prix (snooker) The Grand Prix is a professional snooker tournament.... and the Welsh Open again, and also beat the high-ranked Ding JunhuiDing Junhui Ding Junhui is a Chinese snooker player, born in Yixing, Jiangsu, and is now a resident of England during the snooker season... to qualify for the World ChampionshipWorld Snooker Championship The World Snooker Championship, currently held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, is the climax of snooker's annual calen... for the first time . This cemented Hawkins' place in the Top 16 of the rankings for the 2006/2007 seasonSnooker world rankings 2006/2007 The snooker world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 2006/2007 season are listed below.... . At the World Championship in SheffieldSheffield !colspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"\|City of Sheffield... , however, Barry faced former Champion Ken DohertyKen Doherty Ken Doherty is an Irish professional snooker player.... in the first round, and in the intimidating Crucible TheatreCrucible Theatre The Crucible Theatre, located in the city centre of Sheffield, England is known for being a producing theatre, meaning shows... lost 10-1. He told the BBC that "I just couldn't perform and I don't know why... I'm gutted after such a good season to have performed like that." The 2006/2007 season saw Hawkins disappointed following two strong seasons. He reached the final of the non-ranking Kilkenny Irish Masters , however his only run past the last 16 in a ranking event was at the China OpenChina Open (snooker) The China Open is a professional snooker tournament.... , when he reached the semi-finals, again beating Ding along the way. A first-round defeat to Fergal O'BrienFergal O'Brien Fergal O'Brien is an Irish professional snooker player.... at the World Championship cost him his Top 16 place, and left him outside the Top 32 on the single-year rankingsSnooker world rankings Overview The snooker world rankings are a system of ranking professional snooker players.... . Early in the 2007/2008 season, Hawkins won the qualifying tournament for the 2008 Masters2008 Masters Snooker The 2008 SAGA Insurance Masters snooker tournament took place between 13 January and 20 January 2008 at the Wembley Arena.... , beating Kurt MaflinFacts About Kurt Maflin Kurt Maflin , is an internationally notable English amateur snooker player, living in and representing Norway.... . He won five other matches, also beating top-32 players Nigel BondNigel Bond Nigel Bond is an English professional snooker player.... and Jamie CopeJamie Cope Jamie Cope is an English professional snooker player from Stoke on Trent.... . He also reached the last 16 at the Grand Prix , UK Championship and China OpenChina Open China Open can refer to three events:... . So far, Hawkins's record at the World Championship has been relatively miserable. As well as the aforementioned one-sided defeat to Doherty, Hawkins lost in the first round the following two years as well, to O'Brien and Ali Carter respectively. On both occasions, Barry was defeated 10-9 having recovered from 9-6 behind. It means that he has a win/loss record at the Crucible of 0-3. Although Hawkins plays left-handedLeft-handed A person who is left-handed primarily uses his or her left hand, more so than the right hand; a left-hander will probably us... , he plays shots requiring a with his right hand, and is actually right-handed outside of snooker. Tournament wins Non ranking Benson & Hedges Championship 2007 br>