Darren Morgan
Darren Morgan at the 2008 European Snooker Championship
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| Born |
3 May 1966 Newport, Wales |
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| Sport country |
 Wales
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| Nickname | Welsh Wizard, Welsh Teeth |
| Professional | 1988–2007 |
| Highest ranking | 8 (1994/95, 1995/96) |
| Highest break | 145 (UK Championship) |
| Century breaks | 111 |
| Best ranking finish | Runner-up (2 times) |
| Tournament wins | |
| Non-ranking | 7 |
Darren Morgan (born 3 May 1966) is a Welsh former professional snooker player who now competes as an amateur.
Morgan won the World Amateur Championship in 1987 and played on the professional main tour from 1988 until 2007. He earned just over £1 million in prize money, reached a high ranking of eight, and was ranked within the top 16 for many years despite never winning a ranking event. He compiled 111 century breaks in his career, one of only 49 players to have completed a century of centuries in professional play.
Morgan was born in Newport, South Wales.
His best achievements as a professional were to win the Irish Masters in 1996, beating Steve Davis 9–8 in the final, and he captained Wales to victory in the 1999 Nations Cup. He was also a semi-finalist in the 1994 World Championship, beating Mark King 10–5, Willie Thorne 13–12 and John Parrott 13–11 before losing to Jimmy White 9–16. He was also a quarter-finalist on three occasions, beating Ken Doherty and Ronnie O'Sullivan in 1996 and 1997 respectively at the Crucible. When he beat O'Sullivan in 1997 it was in the round after O'Sullivan had scored his memorable 5:20 147 break against Mick Price.
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