11 Facts About Alfie Burden

Alfred Burden was born on 14 December 1976 and is an English former professional snooker player from London.

Alfie Burden originally had his eyes set on making a career as a professional footballer, but a badly broken leg curtailed this ambition.

Alfie Burden spent a couple of seasons at Arsenal FC as a schoolboy apprentice, but was with Swindon Town FC at the time of the injury.

Alfie Burden soon showed he was well above average at snooker and qualified for the World Championship in 1998.

Alfie Burden finished 34th on the Order of Merit, nine places outside of qualifying for the Finals.

Alfie Burden ended the season 67th in the world rankings which would have relegated him from the tour, but his Asian Tour performances earned him a new two-year card.

In December 2016 Alfie Burden scored his first 147 Maximum Break in competition, coming against Daniel Wells in the English Open.

Alfie Burden went into Qualifying for the 2018 World Championships in danger of losing his place on the Tour and in need of a good showing to retain his place.

In December 2018 Alfie Burden defeated former world champions Peter Ebdon and John Higgins on his way to reaching the quarter-finals of the Scottish Open.

Alfie Burden has the highest number of centuries for any player never to have been ranked in the top 32.

Alfie Burden announced his retirement from snooker on 2 September 2020.