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This article is about the snooker player. For the former VFL/AFL player, see Darren Morgan (Australian footballer).
Darren Morgan 
Darren Morgan at the 2008 European Snooker ChampionshipBorn 3 May 1966
Newport, WalesSport country 
WalesNickname Welsh Wizard, Dazza Professional 1988–2007 Highest ranking 8 (1994/95, 1995/96) Highest break 145 (UK Championship) Century breaks 111 Best ranking finish Runner-up (3 times) Tournament wins Non-ranking 6 Darren Morgan (born 3 May 1966 in Newport, Wales) is a Welsh snooker player, who won the World Amateur Championship in 1987, and played on the main World Snooker tour from 1988 through 2007. He earned just under £1 million in prize money, reached a high ranking of 8, and was ranked within the top 16 for many years despite never winning a ranking event. He compiled 111 century breaks in his career, one of only 42 players to have completed a century of centuries in professional play.[1]
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Career
His best achievements as a professional were to win the Irish Masters in 1996, beating Steve Davis 9–8 in the final, and he captained Wales to victory in the 1999 Nations Cup. He was also a semi-finalist in the 1994 World Championship, beating Mark King 10–5, Willie Thorne 13–12 and John Parrott 13–11 before losing to Jimmy White 9–16. He was also a quarter-finalist on three occasions, beating Ken Doherty and Ronnie O'Sullivan in the 1996 and 1997 respectively at the Crucible.
Morgan still plays in amateur and pro-am events, and won the European Masters and World Masters Championship titles in 2007.
On 22 October 2009 he won the TCC Pro-Am by beating fellow Welshman Mark Williams 7–4 in the final.[2]
On 23 November 2009 Morgan won his second IBSF World Snooker Championship in the Masters section, defeating three-time defending champion Dene O'Kane of New Zealand 6–0 in the final.[3]
Morgan entered the World Open 2010 as an amateur along with fellow senior Tony Knowles and caused an upset by reaching the last 64 of the competition, before narrowly losing to former world number 4 Matthew Stevens 3-2 in Round 3.
Personal life
He lives with his wife, Tracey, and their three daughters in Fleur-de-Lys, near Blackwood, and owns a nearby snooker club in Crosskeys, Newport, named The Red Triangle , where he coaches young players.[4]
Tournament wins
Non ranking
- Pontins Professional – 1989, 2000
- Shoot-Out – 1990
- Welsh Professional Championship – 1990, 1991
- Irish Masters – 1996
Team
- Nations Cup with team Wales – 1999
Pro-Am
- TCC Pro-Am; 2009
Amateur
- IBSF World Amateur Championship – 1987
- European Masters Championship – 2007, 2009
- IBSF World Masters Championship – 2007, 2009
- Bargoed Labour Club Invitational; 2009 [5]
References
- ^ Turner, Chris (2008). "Top Century Makers". Snooker Archive. self-published. http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Centuries.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- ^ Global Snooker: 2009 TCC Pro-Am (Results)
- ^ The Hindu: Kamal Chawla’s run comes to an end; Morgan is the master
- ^ Wales Online: Meet snooker star Darren Morgan
- ^ Global Snooker: 2009 Bargoed Labour Club Invitational (Results)
External links
- Darren Morgan – results & statistics at CueTracker.net
- Morgan Sports - Darren's Sports Trophy Business
- Player profile on Global Snooker
Categories:- 1966 births
- Living people
- Welsh snooker players
- People from Newport
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