13 Facts About Barry Pinches

Barry Pinches has compiled over 100 century breaks in his career.

Barry Pinches won the English Amateur Championship in 1988, enabling him to turn professional in 1989.

Barry Pinches was runner-up to James Wattana at the 1988 World Amateur Championship.

Barry Pinches's best ranking tournament run to date, was in the 2003 UK Championship, where he reached the quarter-finals with victories over Marco Fu, Graeme Dott and Stephen Lee, before Stephen Hendry ended his run.

Barry Pinches attributed this loss of form to attempting to change his cue action.

Barry Pinches won two matches but then lost in the final round in qualifying for the first three ranking events of the season.

Barry Pinches made it to the main draw at the next event, the 2012 International Championship, thanks to wins over Daniel Wells, Xiao Guodong and Joe Perry.

Barry Pinches reached the main draw of the World Open and China Open but lost in the first round both times.

Barry Pinches had a consistent season in the European Tour events with his deepest runs being last 16 defeats at the Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup and Gdynia Open which saw him finish 49th on the Order of Merit.

Barry Pinches was involved in two frames of note during the season.

Barry Pinches dropped off the tour at the end of the season and he failed to regain his place on the main tour through the 2016 Q School.

On 14 October 2017 Barry Pinches entered the World Seniors Championship 1st Qualifying in Newbury for the Snooker Legends Tour.

Barry Pinches entered the 2018 Q School in May in the hope of winning back his place on the main snooker tour.