Snooker Special Report: The best improved player of 2010
The main theme of this article is to enlighten the players who came from down under to rise on the surface this year. Snooker players who have had a positive year regarding their game, rankings and improvisation are;
Mark Williams – It may sound awkward to mention a renowned, triple-crowned and twice world champion player in such list, but as many of us know for a fact, that Williams has suffered and survived in recent years.
Former world number one Mark’s ranking descended well below his calibre. He entered the year 2010 as world number-15 and earned the esteemed third spot in world rankings, before end of the year.
Ending the year ranked number-3, having entered it in 15th place is a matchless achievement, for which Mark Williams can be claimed to be the most improved player of the year 2010. Mark won a PTC event earlier this year and managed to get through
to the final of the UK championship, and a couple of semi-final performances helped him, overlap the rankings.
Mark Davis – Mark Davis has improved a great deal this year, as he has moved inside the top-32 lot. He has been in the professional circuit for years and has shown some great skills over the number of years.
Unfortunately, he hasn’t been able to sustain his form, this year however, he looks to be carrying his form persistently to up and coming events.
World number-26 has been able to win some matches this year, as he progressed into the quarter-finals in Shanghai. Mark is doubtlessly moving ahead and this year was a mile stone in his journey.
Marcus Campbell – The scot cueist has enjoyed an excellent year and can undoubtedly be claimed as one of the most improved snooker players in the year 2010. Marcus has shown his capabilities over the number of years, to white-wash any of
the players around.
Marcus has been ranked under world’s top-64 for nine consecutive seasons; however, he has played some good snooker this year and has now cruised into the world’s top-32.
Marcus is famous for running over Stephen Hendry with a score-line of 9-0 in 1998.
Martin Gould – The 29-years-old English cueist has moved from 47th spot up into the top-32, amazingly for the first time in his career. He has reached the last-16 rounds of the World championship along with a final of a Players
tour championship PTC event.
Marcus is struggling hard to earn a place in the elite top-16, as he has proven his class by reaching into the quarter-finals of the world open tournament this year.
Mark Joyce – Mark was slipped out of the top-64 this year; however, he made a surprising come back as he made his way to the first major quarter-final of his career. On his way to the quarter-finals of the UK championship, Mark defeated
world number-7 Ali Carter.
Mark was not only being able to qualify for the world championship but he played in a very fine style, as he moved to 47th spot from the 60th.
Tom Ford – The English cueist is a member of professional circuit for number of years. The Leicester’s cueist has struggled hard to remain noticed in the circuit; however, the glacier seems to be melting for Ford now, as he has successfully
qualified for both World and UK championship events for the very first time in his career.
Winning his first professional minor-ranking title during the PTC event Ford has now moved into the top-32 slot for the first time. Will he be able to keep the momentum and earn some name in 2011?
Andrew Higginson – The 32-years-old English cueist Andrew also had a positive year. Andrew turned professional 15 years ago and has never been able to win a ranking event in his entire career.
This year, however, Andrew showed some positive intentions and consistency, as he has made his place under top-32 in the world rankings.
Andrew Higginson by all means is a talented and skilful cueist; he can continue to rise on the world snooker scene if he carries his form into the next year.
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