Robin Hull

Infobox Snooker player
Name = Robin Hull


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Nationality = Flagicon|Finland Finnish
Nickname = Roope
Professional = 1992–2008
High ranking = #31
Current rank = #69
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Robin Hull (born 16 August 1974) is a retired Finnish professional snooker player. For some time he was the sole Scandinavian player on the game's main tour, although his accent reflects the fact that he was largely raised in London, and his father is English. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20020421/ai_n12622224 "Snooker: Contenders wait on O'Sullivan's shoulder" ("The Independent")] ] .

Career

He qualified for the World Championship in 2002, knocking out Steve Davis in the final qualifying round. In the first round proper, he lost 6-10 to Graeme Dott. He twice reached ranking event quarter-finals — the 2003 Welsh Open [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20030124/ai_n9679604 "Snooker: Hull conquers Higgins" ("The Independent")] ] and the 2006 Malta Cup.

Hull was a solid Cuegloss|Break|break-builder and compiled 111 competitive Cuegloss|Century|centuries during his career - as of the end of the 2007/2008 season, this is the highest amount for a player who has never featured in the elite top 16. Cite web
url = http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Centuries.htm
title = Chris Turner's Snooker Archive - Snooker’s Top Century Makers
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date = 2008
accessdate = 2008-02-12] However, he once missed the final Cuegloss|Black ball|black during a 147 attempt. [ [http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Players/Global_Europe/Global_Finland/fin_robin_hull.htm European Billiards & Snooker Association Player Profile: Robin Hull] ] .

A potentially-fatal viral infection kept him out of much of the 2003/2004 season. He was forced to pull out of qualifying for the 2007 World Championship, due to an irregular heartbeat thought to be linked to his past illness. [ [http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournament_news(id18522)-76.htm World Snooker News: Hull withdraws from Prestatyn qualifiers] ] After a similar problem in 2008, he decided to retire from professional competition. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/7188112.stm BBC Sport: Ailing Hull quits snooker circuit] ]

Links

* [http://www.110sport.com/110clients/snooker/robinhull.php Player profile and contact detail on 110sport.com]
* [http://www.worldsnooker.com/players_head_to_head-8781.htm Profile at World Snooker]

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