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Jamie Cope

Jamie Cope
Jamie Cope PHC 2012-1.jpg
Jamie Cope at the 2012 Paul Hunter Classic
Born (1985-09-12) 12 September 1985 (age 31)
Longton, Stoke-on-Trent
Sport country  England
Nickname The Shotgun
Professional 2002–2004, 2005–
Highest ranking 13 (September 2010 and December 2010 – February 2011)
Current ranking 74 (as of 18 December 2016)
Career winnings £616,146
Highest break 147 (3 times)
Century breaks 155
Best ranking finish Runner-up (2006 Grand Prix, 2007 China Open)
Tournament wins
Non-ranking 2

Jamie Cope (born 12 September 1985 in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) is an English professional snooker player. He has reached the finals of two ranking tournaments and the semi-finals of the 2011 Masters. Cope entered the top 16 in the world rankings earlier in that season, but thereafter developed a tremor which has been attributed to being either an essential tremor or the yips, which makes his cue arm shake. This condition has caused Cope to slip markedly down the rankings in recent years which saw him drop out of the top 64 at the end of the 2014/2015 season. He has a fast, entertaining style of play, being nicknamed "Shotgun" due to his speed around the table and aggressive playing style.

Cope had an impressive record as a junior, but dropped off the Main Tour after two largely unsuccessful seasons. However, he finished top in the Challenge Tour for emerging players in the 2004/05 season, winning two of its four tournaments. This enabled him to return to the Main Tour. His stated intention in pre-season was to finish the year in the Top 48, a tough target which he technically achieved by default after Paul Hunter's illness. He reached the last 16 of the season-opening Grand Prix tournament. Later in the 2005/2006 season he reached the same stage of the Welsh Open and China Open. Those three last-16 defeats were all 5–4. During the season he claimed wins over Joe Perry, Steve Davis, John Parrott and Alan McManus.


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