Michael Wasley

Michael Wasley

Michael Wasley at the 2015 German Masters
Born	(1990-02-23) 23 February 1990 (age 27) Gloucester, England
Sport country	England
Professional	2012–2016
Highest ranking	72 (May–June 2014)
Career winnings	£60,701
Highest break	144 (2015 German Masters Qualifying)
Century breaks	29
Best ranking finish	Last 16 (2014 World Championship)

Michael Wasley (born 23 February 1990) is an English former professional snooker player.

Wasley turned professional in 2012 after qualifying via Event 3 of Q School and gained a two-year tour card for the 2012/13 and 2013/14 snooker seasons. He won five matches in the event, concluding with a 4–3 victory over Fraser Patrick. His biggest achievement to date is reaching the last 16 of the 2014 World Championship.

Wasley's first match as a professional was a 5–4 win against Liam Highfield in qualifying for the 2012 Wuxi Classic. He lost 1–5 to Passakorn Suwannawat in the following round. In November, Wasley qualified for the main draw of a ranking event for the first time. He beat Jack Lisowski 5–1 and former world champion Peter Ebdon 5–3 to reach the last 32 of the German Masters, where Neil Robertson comfortably beat him 5–1. Wasley also qualified for the Welsh Open thanks to wins over Anthony McGill and top 16 player Mark Davis. He led 2–1 in the last 32 against Andrew Higginson, but lost three frames to bow out of the event 2–4. Wasley saw off Sean O'Sullivan in the first round of World Championship Qualifying, but his season was ended in the next round as James Wattana beat him 10–7. Wasley finished his first year on tour ranked world number 80.