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Jim Donnelly (snooker player)

Jim Donnelly
Born (1946-06-13) 13 June 1946 (age 71)
Sport country  Scotland
Professional 1982–1997
Highest ranking 29 (1982/83)
Career winnings £23,727
Highest break 112 (1984 World Championship, 1985 UK Championship)
Century breaks 2
Best ranking finish Last 16 (1983 International Open)

Jim Donnelly (born 13 June 1946) is a Scottish former professional snooker player who now coaches. He was seeded 29th in the world rankings for the 1982-1983 season. He played in the 1982 World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, the first Scottish professional player to do so, where he was eliminated in the first round in a match against Ray Reardon.

Donnelly is now using his skills in snooker to provide snooker coaching lessons to people of all ages. Donnelly has pioneered the Scottish game being the first Scot to compete at the crucible and as a coach, coaching the likes of John Higgins, Alan McManus and many of the top Scottish Junior players.



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