Stephen Maguire was born on 13 March 1981 and is a Scottish professional snooker player.
22 Facts About Stephen Maguire
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Stephen Maguire has won six major ranking tournaments, including the 2004 UK Championship, and has twice since reached the finals of that event.
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Stephen Maguire is a prolific break-builder, having compiled more than 450 century breaks, including three maximums.
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Two years later, Stephen Maguire reached the final of his first world ranking event, the 2004 European Open.
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Players praised the quality of play that Stephen Maguire had produced to win his first Triple Crown event.
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At the 2008 China Open, Stephen Maguire compiled his first maximum break against Ryan Day in the semi-finals.
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Stephen Maguire reached the quarter-final stage of the 2008 World Championship, but lost in another final-frame decider to Joe Perry.
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Stephen Maguire made three century breaks during the tournament, including a 144, which was the highest of the event.
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Stephen Maguire reached the final of the 2012 German Masters, whitewashing both Higgins and Murphy en route.
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Stephen Maguire had wins over O'Sullivan and Stephen Lee on his way to the final, where he played Peter Ebdon.
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Stephen Maguire unwittingly became Hendry's last opponent, as the seven-time world champion retired immediately after the match.
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Stephen Maguire stated after the win that he was going to put a greater emphasis on his play this season.
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Stephen Maguire then lost in the second round of three consecutive ranking events and the first round of both the Masters and the German Masters.
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In February 2013, Stephen Maguire won his first ranking event title in over five years at the Welsh Open.
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Stephen Maguire defeated Anthony Hamilton, Matthew Stevens, Alan McManus and Judd Trump to face Stuart Bingham in the final.
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Stephen Maguire then lost in the first round of the next two ranking events and withdrew from the China Open to enter the 2014 World Championship in poor form.
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Stephen Maguire needed two snookers in the deciding frame of his quarter-final match with Neil Robertson, which he managed after Robertson accidentally potted the black.
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Stephen Maguire's end-of-season ranking of world number 15 was the lowest he had been in 11 years.
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Stephen Maguire failed to qualify for the PTC Finals after finishing 42nd on the European Order of Merit.
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Stephen Maguire was unable to break back into the top 16 during the season and so needed to win three matches to qualify for the 2017 World Championship.
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Murphy spoke to the referee while Stephen Maguire was away; the tournament director Mike Ganley was summoned, and he docked Stephen Maguire a frame for not being ready to start at the scheduled time.
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However, Stephen Maguire allowed Gray to retrieve it without a frame being docked.