Rod Lawler
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Lawler at the 2014 German Masters
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| Born |
12 July 1971 Liverpool, Lancashire |
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| Sport country |
 England
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| Nickname | The Plod |
| Professional | 1990– |
| Highest ranking | 20 (1996/1997) |
| Current ranking | 60 (as of 18 December 2016) |
| Career winnings | £651,798 |
| Highest break | 143 (2003 World Championship Qualifying) |
| Century breaks | 101 |
| Best ranking finish | Runner-up (1996 International Open) |
| Tournament wins | |
| Minor-ranking | 1 |
| Non-ranking | 1 |
Rod Lawler (born 12 July 1971 in Liverpool, Lancashire) is an English professional snooker player. He is noted for his slow playing style, which gave rise to his nickname, "Rod the Plod".
Since turning professional in 1990, Lawler has reached one ranking tournament final - the 1996 International Open, where he lost 3–9 to John Higgins - and won one minor-ranking tournament, Event 3 of the 2012/2013 Players Tour Championship, where he defeated Marco Fu 4–2 in the final.
Lawler has compiled 100 competitive century breaks during his career, including his highest, a 143, in qualifying for the 2003 World Championship.
He turned professional in 1990. His first season proved to be quite successful as he reached the last 32 in the Dubai Classic, losing out 2–5 to former World Billiards Champion Rex Williams. He then followed this up with a run to the Quarter Finals of the Classic, beating John Virgo 5–3 to qualify, as well as Joe Johnson 5–3 in the second round, before losing 2–5 to Mike Hallett. His best run in a ranking tournament was in 1996, when he reached the final of the International Open, beating World Champion Stephen Hendry 5–3 in the second round, but his run ended in the final where he lost 9–3 to John Higgins.
He also reached the final of the 1994 Benson and Hedges Championship, losing 5–9 to Mark Williams in the Final.
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