1. Anthony McGill was born on 5 February 1991 and is a Scottish professional snooker player.
18 Facts About Anthony McGill
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Anthony McGill is a practice partner of retired snooker player Alan McManus.
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Anthony McGill won the 2016 Indian Open, after having previously never been beyond the quarter-final stage of a ranking event.
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Anthony McGill was runner-up to Stuart Carrington in the 2006 Junior Pot Black.
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Anthony McGill was runner-up in the 2008 European Under-19's Championship behind Stephen Craigie.
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Anthony McGill did not manage to qualify for the main stage of any ranking event tournaments during the season, reaching the final qualifying on one occasion in an attempt to reach the German Masters.
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Anthony McGill had a very good season in the Players Tour Championship events by reaching his first ever minor-ranking final in the European Tour Event 5, played in his homeland of Scotland.
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Anthony McGill ended the season at number 48 in the rankings, at that point his highest position.
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Anthony McGill lost in qualifying for the first three events of the season, but at the Indian Open he reached the quarter-finals of a ranking tournament for the first time.
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Anthony McGill was beaten in the last 32 of ranking events on three further occasions during the season.
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Anthony McGill was the world number 24 afterwards, resulting in a climb of 21 places in 12 months.
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Anthony McGill just fell short of ending a season inside the top 16 for the first time as he was 17th.
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Anthony McGill lost to Mark Davis in the first round of the Snooker Shootout 2018.
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Davis scored a century break to knock Anthony McGill, defending champion out of the tournament.
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Anthony McGill's form slipped this season and saw his world ranking dropped from 14th to 23rd by the end of the season.
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Anthony McGill was unable to advance past the third round in all the tournaments.
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Anthony McGill then won two more matches to reach the semi-final where he played Kyren Wilson.
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Anthony McGill failed to qualify for the 2024 World Championship after losing in qualifying to He Guoqiang.