Igor Figueiredo
| Born |
October 11, 1977 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
|---|---|
| Sport country |
 Brazil
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| Nickname | T-Igor |
| Professional | 2010–2012, 2013– |
| Highest ranking | 65 (September 2010) |
| Current ranking | 121 (as of 18 December 2016) |
| Career winnings | £38,425 |
| Highest break | 137 (2014 UK Championship) |
| Century breaks | 5 |
| Best ranking finish | Last 16 (2017 Welsh Open) |
Igor Almeida Figueiredo (born October 11, 1977) is a Brazilian professional snooker player.
Prior to entering the PIOS tour in 2009, Figueiredo had only played on 10-foot tables in his home country. Despite this, his results were impressive, allowing him to finish 12th on the year-end ranking list. Figueiredo's most significant achievement however came at the 2009 IBSF World Championship, as he enjoyed a spectacular run to the final. Although he lost 10-8 to experienced Alfie Burden, he was given a wild card by WPBSA onto the main tour for 2010/2011.
In his first professional tournament, the minor-ranking PTC Event 1, Figueiredo won two matches to reach the last 32. He went further in the Event 3, losing a decider to Barry Hawkins in the last 16. At the Shanghai Masters, Figueiredo beat Jamie O'Neill 5–4 and David Gilbert 5–4 (despite being docked a frame for forgetting his cue). His run ended in the last 64 losing 5–1 to Fergal O'Brien. He also qualified for the televised stages of the World Open, losing 0–3 in the third round to Mark Williams. From this point however, Figueiredo started to struggle for form, losing all his opening matches at the major tournaments. Thanks to his strong performances at the PTC events he was able to retain his tour card for the 2011/12 season, despite finishing only 80th in the world rankings.
Due to the lack of sponsorship Figueiredo only entered qualifying for one ranking event of the next season, the 2012 World Championship, where he won three matches, before losing 7–10 to Joe Jogia. He also participated in the inaugural Brazil Masters and defeated world number 17 Jamie Cope in the first round 4–2, but then lost by the same scoreline to Graeme Dott in the quarter-finals.
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