- Jamie Cope
Infobox Snooker player
Name = Jamie Cope
Nickname =
Caption =
Born = birth date and age|1985|9|12|df=y
Birthplace = Longton,Stoke-on-Trent
Nationality = flagicon|England English
Professional = 2001–
High ranking = #19
Current rank = #19
Prize money = GB£118,100 [http://www.worldsnooker.com/players_head_to_head-9401.htm]
High break = 147 (2006 Grand Prix)
Best finish = Runner up:
Grand Prix (2006),
China Open (2007)
Other wins =
World champ =Jamie Cope (born
12 September 1985 , Longton,Stoke-on-Trent ,Staffordshire ,England ) is an English professionalsnooker player. He has reached the finals of two ranking tournaments. He has a fast, entertaining style of play (being nicknamed "Shotgun" due to his speed around the table and aggressive playing style. [http://globalcuesportscentre.com/files/Players/Global_Europe/Global_England/eng_cope.htm Profile at the Global Snooker Centre] ]Career
Early career
Cope has an impressive record as a junior, but dropped off the Main Tourclarifyme 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 theWelsh 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 andAlan McManus .2006–present
On
23 October 2006 , Cope made a 147 break in a match againstMichael Holt during the Grand Prix inAberdeen ,Scotland . He was only the third player to achieve a 147 in the tournament's history, afterRonnie O'Sullivan andJohn Higgins . (Tom Ford has since become the fourth man to make a 147 at the Grand Prix, on15 October 2007 .) After progressing from the group stages, Cope defeatedRobert Milkins in the last-16 to reach his first quarter-final in ranking events. He beat Joe Perry again in a closely fought match which required a deciding ninth Cuegloss|Frame|frame. Eventually, Cope won after a slip-up by Perry on Cuegloss|Yellow ball|the yellow. In the semi-finals, Cope defeated Mark King 6-3, but he lost 5-9 to Australian competitor Neil Robertson in the final. Cope had struggled early in the match and fell 2-8 behind. He briefly rallied to claim the next three frames, but Robertson won the fourteenth frame to clinch the title.On31 March 2007 , Cope progressed into the final of the China Open againstGraeme Dott , after beatingBarry Hawkins on the last Cuegloss|Black ball|black (not Cuegloss|Re-spot|respotted) of the final frame in the semi-finals. However, he lost the final, again by 5 frames to 9.In the 2007/2008 season, he reached the last 32 of the
Shanghai Masters losing 5-2 toJohn Higgins . He failed in the Grand Prix 2007 to progress beyond the group stages, finishing 6th in his group due to not winning a match. In the UK Championship Cope produced a very good performance in beating the then world number oneJohn Higgins 9-3 in the last 32. He then beat Barry Hawkins 9-8 in the last 16 before losing to eventual champion,Ronnie O'Sullivan in the Quarter-finals. He made his World Championship debut in 2008, losing 10-9 toPeter Ebdon in the first round. At the 2008 Shanghai Masters he scored the second 147 of his career against Mark Williams, but lost their last-16 match 2-5Cope has made a break of 155, the maximum that is realistically possible, in a witnessed practice match, by taking advantage of a Cuegloss|Free ball|free ball.
External links
*World Snooker|id=9401
* [http://www.worldsnooker.com/news_latest-17511.htm Article mentioning Jamie's early-2005/2006 form]
* [http://globalcuesportscentre.com/files/Players/Global_Europe/Global_England/eng_cope.htm Profile at the Global Snooker Centre]References
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