Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)

Anthony Hamilton

Hamilton at the 2013 German Masters
Born	(1971-06-29) 29 June 1971 (age 45) Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Sport country	England
Nickname	The Robin Hood of Snooker Swampy Sheriff of Pottingham
Professional	1991–
Highest ranking	10 (1999/2000)
Current ranking	66 (as of 18 December 2016)
Career winnings	£1,311,462
Highest break	145 (1995 World Championship Qualifying)
Century breaks	271
Tournament wins
Ranking	1
Non-ranking	3

Anthony Stephen Hamilton (born 29 June 1971 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands) is an English professional snooker player noted for his strong break-building technique and distinctive appearance. He has spent five seasons ranked among the game's top 16, and fifteen in the top 32, reaching a career-high of number ten in the world in the 1999/2000 season. Known as a prolific break builder, Hamilton has compiled more than 250 competitive century breaks during his career. Having long been considered by many as the best player to never win a ranking tournament, Hamilton won his first title in 2017, beating Ali Carter 9–6 in the final of the German Masters.

Hamilton turned professional in 1991, entering the world's top 32 in 1995/1996. Hamilton has reached two ranking tournament finals. In the British Open in 1999, where he lost to Fergal O'Brien, Hamilton opened with two centuries, but O'Brien won five frames on the final black to defeat the Nottingham man. The other was the 2001 China Open. Mark Williams beat him 9–8, despite Hamilton having led 8–5. He made the first of his four World Championship quarter-finals in 2000, losing 3–13 to John Higgins.