Patrick Wallace
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Patrick Wallace is a former professional snooker
player from Dungannon
in Northern Ireland
. He is an accountancy graduate from Queens University
, Belfast
(1992). Wallace captained the Queen's team to the British Universities title at Leeds in 1992 and won his first Northern Ireland title the following year before reaching the semi-finals of the world amateur championship.
Wallace is the only player to have reached the quarter-finals of the World Championship
on their only appearance at the finals. He achieved this in 2001, beating Alan McManus
10–2 and Mark King
13–5 on his way before being knocked out by his good friend and fellow countryman Joe Swail
, losing 11–13. He has failed to reach the Crucible stages of the world championship
since then. His percentage of points scored to points conceded at the Crucible is the third-highest of all time, behind only Stephen Hendry
and John Higgins, albeit based on a single year.
Wallace dropped off the Main Tour after the 2005/2006 season. He returned/wentback to the tour for 2007/2008 after winning the Northern Ireland Championship, and kept his place for the next four seasons. Following his 10-9 defeat at the hands of Matthew Selt
in the penultimate round of qualifying for the 2011 World Snooker Championship
, he announced his retirement from the game. Wallace had however entered PTC1 but withdrew from the event without playing a match.
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 :...
player from Dungannon
Dungannon
Dungannon is a medium-sized town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the third-largest town in the county and a population of 11,139 people was recorded in the 2001 Census. In August 2006, Dungannon won Ulster In Bloom's Best Kept Town Award for the fifth time...
in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. He is an accountancy graduate from Queens University
Queen's University of Belfast
Queen's University Belfast is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The university's official title, per its charter, is the Queen's University of Belfast. It is often referred to simply as Queen's, or by the abbreviation QUB...
, Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
(1992). Wallace captained the Queen's team to the British Universities title at Leeds in 1992 and won his first Northern Ireland title the following year before reaching the semi-finals of the world amateur championship.
Wallace is the only player to have reached the quarter-finals of the World Championship
World Snooker Championship
The World Snooker Championship is the leading professional snooker tournament in terms of both prize money and ranking points. The first championship was held in 1927; since 1977, it has been played at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England...
on their only appearance at the finals. He achieved this in 2001, beating Alan McManus
Alan McManus
Alan McManus is a Scottish professional snooker player, known for his tactical play and safety shots, giving rise to his nickname "Angles" McManus.-Career:...
10–2 and Mark King
Mark King (snooker player)
Mark King is an English professional snooker player. He has not yet won a ranking tournament, but came close when he was a beaten finalist in the 1997 Regal Welsh Open and the 2004 Irish Masters.- Career :...
13–5 on his way before being knocked out by his good friend and fellow countryman Joe Swail
Joe Swail
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, losing 11–13. He has failed to reach the Crucible stages of the world championship
World Snooker Championship
The World Snooker Championship is the leading professional snooker tournament in terms of both prize money and ranking points. The first championship was held in 1927; since 1977, it has been played at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England...
since then. His percentage of points scored to points conceded at the Crucible is the third-highest of all time, behind only Stephen Hendry
Stephen Hendry
Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...
and John Higgins, albeit based on a single year.
Wallace dropped off the Main Tour after the 2005/2006 season. He returned/wentback to the tour for 2007/2008 after winning the Northern Ireland Championship, and kept his place for the next four seasons. Following his 10-9 defeat at the hands of Matthew Selt
Matthew Selt
Matthew Selt is an English professional snooker player from Romford. He qualified for the professional tour by finishing seventh on the Pontin’s International Open Series in 2006/2007...
in the penultimate round of qualifying 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...
, he announced his retirement from the game. Wallace had however entered PTC1 but withdrew from the event without playing a match.