 Maguire at the2015 German Masters | |
| Born | (1981-03-13)13 March 1981 (age 44)[1] Glasgow, Scotland |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Scotland |
| Nickname | On Fire[2] |
| Professional | 1998–present |
| Highestranking | 2 (2008/09–2009/10) |
| Current ranking | 25 (as of 9 November 2025) |
| Maximum breaks | 3 |
| Century breaks | 540 (as of 23 November 2025) |
| Tournament wins | |
| Ranking | 7 |
| Minor-ranking | 3 |
Stephen Maguire (born 13 March 1981) is a Scottish professionalsnooker player. He has won seven major ranking tournaments, including the2004 UK Championship, and has twice since reached the finals of that event. Maguire turned professional in 1998 after winning theIBSF World Snooker Championship. He was in the top 16 of thesnooker world rankings for 11 consecutive years, from 2005 to 2016, twice reaching world no. 2. He is a prolific break-builder, having compiled over 500century breaks, including threemaximums.
Maguire turned professional as asnooker player in 1998.[3] He qualified for the1999 UK Championship, where he was defeated 2–9 byMark King in the first round.[4] He played in qualifying for the2000 World Championship, defeating Wayne Brown,Nick Walker andBradley Jones to reach the final qualifying round, where he lost 9–10 toJoe Swail.[5][6] Maguire qualified again for the2002 UK Championship, going on to defeatFergal O'Brien 9–4 in the first round, before losing 7–9 toKen Doherty in the second.[7][8]
Two years later, Maguire reached the final of his firstworld ranking event, the2004 European Open. Ranked 41st in the world, he defeatedPeter Ebdon andJoe Perry (both 5–4),John Higgins 5–3 andStephen Lee 6–4 to meetJimmy White in the final.[9] He then defeated White 9–3 to win the championship.[10] TheBBC described Maguire as a "surprising winner",[11] and he admitted to being "very surprised how badly everybody has played against me here".[12] At the2004 World Championship later that season, he qualified for the 32-player competition for the first time. He lost 6–10 in the opening round toRonnie O'Sullivan, who admitted to being impressed by Maguire's performance and tipped him to be a future world champion.[13]
The following season at the2004 British Open, Maguire defeated O'Sullivan 6–1 in the semi-finals to reach his second ranking event final. This led to O'Sullivan claiming that he had "never seen anything like that on a snooker table before" and also rated Maguire as "probably the best [player] in the world at the moment".[14] Maguire met John Higgins in the final, but lost 6–9.[15][16]
At the2004 UK Championship, Maguire defeated Mark King,Mark Davis, Stephen Lee, Ronnie O'Sullivan andSteve Davis en route to the final, where he defeatedDavid Gray 10–1.[17] Players praised the quality of play that Maguire had produced to win his firstTriple Crown event. Davis described him as "inspired",[18] while O'Sullivan suggested that he could "rule the game for the next ten years".[19] In the first round of the2005 World Championship, Maguire led O'Sullivan 9–7 but lost the match 9–10.[20] At the end of the season he moved from 24th to 3rd in theworld rankings.[21]
During the2005–06 snooker season, Maguire only reached one quarter-final, at the2006 Malta Cup where he lost 4–5 against Ken Doherty.[22] He won his first-round match at the2006 World Championship, but lost toMarco Fu 4–13 in the second round.[23][24] However, at the2007 World Championship the following year, he defeated Joe Perry, Joe Swail andAnthony Hamilton to reach the semi-finals.[25] He played John Higgins and led 14–10, but lost seven out of the next eightframes to lose 15–17.[26][27]
Maguire won the rankingNorthern Ireland Trophy in November 2007, defeating Fergal O'Brien 9–5 in the final.[28] His second Triple Crown final came at the2007 UK Championship. He defeated Joe Swail,Ian McCulloch,Mark Williams andShaun Murphy to reach the final, where he was defeated by Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–2.[29][30] At the2008 China Open, Maguire compiled his secondmaximum break againstRyan Day in the semi-finals.[31] He won the match 6–5 and then beat Murphy in the final 10–9 on adeciding frame to win the title.[32] He reached the quarter-final stage of the2008 World Championship, but lost in another final-frame decider (12–13) to Joe Perry. He ended the2007–08 season ranked world number two.[33] He retained this position going into the2009–10 season,[34] after reaching the semi-finals of both theShanghai Masters and theUK Championship.[35][36]
Maguire began the2009–10 season by winning the first event of thePro Challenge Series, defeatingAlan McManus 5–2 in the final.[37] He followed this by reaching the semi-finals at theUK Championship by defeatingMichael Holt 9–6 in the first round,Stuart Bingham 9–3 in the second round, andPeter Lines 9–5 in the quarter-finals, before losing to Ding Junhui 5–9.[38][39] At the invitationalMasters event in January, he beat Mark King 6–3 in the first round and Ryan Day 6–1 in the quarter-finals, but lost 3–6 in the semi-finals againstMark Selby.[40][41] He also reached the semi-final stage at theWelsh Open, beatingDominic Dale 5–4 in the first round,Barry Hawkins 5–1 in the second round, and Mark Williams 5–1 in the quarter-finals, but he lost 3–6 against defending championAli Carter.[42][43] Maguire made a poor start to the2011–12 season, with first-round exits at the opening two ranking events of the year, theAustralian Goldfields Open and theShanghai Masters.[44][45] He defeatedStephen Hendry and John Higgins at theUK Championship to set up a quarter-final with world number sevenJudd Trump, but lost the match 3–6.[46] He made threecentury breaks during the tournament, including a 144, which was the highest of the event.[47]
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In January 2012, Maguire won his first tournament carrying ranking points for almost four years, atPTC Event 12 in Germany. After beating Joe Perry 4–2 in the final, he stated that he had not practised at all over the Christmas period.[48] The result meant that he finished eighth in theOrder of Merit and qualified for the2012 Finals.[49] He exited theMasters in the first round for the second successive year following a 4–6 defeat to Mark Williams.[50] He reached the final of the2012 German Masters, whitewashing both Higgins and Murphy en route. He lost the final 7–9 against O'Sullivan, despite making three consecutive century breaks.[51] At the PTC Finals, Maguire was whitewashed 0–4 in the semi-finals byNeil Robertson.[52]
After a quarter-final run in theWelsh Open and a first-round defeat in theWorld Open, Maguire competed in theChina Open.[52] He had wins over O'Sullivan and Stephen Lee on his way to the final, where he played Peter Ebdon. Maguire trailed 1–5 before winning seven of the next ten frames to level the match at 8–8, forcing a deciding frame which Ebdon won.[53] At the2012 World Championship, Maguire defeatedLuca Brecel 10–5 in the first round, Joe Perry 13–7 in the second, and Stephen Hendry 13–2 in the quarter-finals with asession to spare.[54] He unwittingly became Hendry's last opponent, as the seven-time world champion retired immediately after the match.[55] Maguire lost his semi-final 12–17 to Ali Carter,[56] and finished the season ranked world number four, meaning he had climbed four places during the year.[57]
Maguire lost in the first round of the opening ranking event of the new season with a 4–5 defeat toRod Lawler at theWuxi Classic and then could not advance out of his group in theSix-red World Championship.[58] His results soon picked up, as he won the second PTC title of his career at theUK PTC Event 1 by beatingJack Lisowski 4–3 in the final. He stated after the win that he was going to put a greater emphasis on hissafety play this season.[59] Maguire's form continued as he reached his second consecutivePTC Event final, but this time he lost 3–4 toMartin Gould.[60] He then lost in the second round of three consecutive ranking events and the first round of both theMasters and theGerman Masters.[58]
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In February 2013, Maguire won his first ranking event title in over five years at theWelsh Open.[61][62] He defeated Anthony Hamilton,Matthew Stevens, Alan McManus and Judd Trump to face Stuart Bingham in the final.[58] He came back from 5–7 down and eventually won the match with a composed 82 break in the deciding frame to triumph 9–8.[62] He lost 4–5 toRicky Walden in the second round of theWorld Open and, despite finishing third on the PTC Order of Merit to qualify for theFinals, was beaten 3–4 by Joe Swail in the first round.[58][63] Maguire cruised into the semi-finals of theChina Open by seeing off Michael Holt 5–3 and Barry Hawkins and Bingham both 5–1. He played Neil Robertson and led 4–2, but went on to lose 5–6.[64] He faced world number 67Dechawat Poomjaeng in the opening round of the2013 World Championship and became part of "one of the biggest shocks" in the recent history of the tournament as he lost 9–10 to the "charismatic Thai" player.[65]
Maguire's first ranking event of the2013–14 season was theShanghai Masters, where he was defeated 2–5 byXiao Guodong in the opening round.[66] He reached the semi-finals of the inauguralIndian Open and fought back from 0–3 down against home favouriteAditya Mehta to level at 3–3 but lost the deciding frame.[67] At theUK Championship, Maguire came back from 2–5 down against Luca Brecel in the second round to win 6–5 and also edged pastLiang Wenbo 6–5, before beating John Higgins 6–3.[66][68] He lost 2–6 to Neil Robertson in the quarter-finals, with the Australian criticising the playing condition of the snooker table as "absolute garbage" after the match.[69]
Maguire defeated both Joe Perry 6–4 and Robertson 6–2 at theMasters.[70][71] He faced O'Sullivan in the semi-finals but lost to the reigning world champion 6–2.[72] He won three matches to reach the last 16 of theWelsh Open, but relinquished his title by losing 3–4 to 19-year-oldJoel Walker.[73] He then lost in the first round of the next two ranking events and withdrew from theChina Open to enter the2014 World Championship in poor form.[66] Maguire produced a comeback from 3–6 and 6–9 down against Ryan Day to send the first-round match into a deciding frame but, despite having a chance to win, he lost 9–10. Afterwards, he described it as "a season from hell for me" and "I just want to forget it".[74] He ended the season as world number 14.[75]
In June 2014, Maguire whitewashed Judd Trump 5–0 to reach the quarter-finals of theWuxi Classic where he lost 4–5 against Martin Gould, despite making the tournament's highest break of 145.[76] Three months later, he won theSix-red World Championship, defeating Ricky Walden 8–7 in the final.[77] However, he failed to advance beyond the second round in the three major ranking events following Wuxi. After losing 1–4 to Trump in the opening round of theChampion of Champions, Maguire hinted at retiring from the game.[78] When he came back from 0–3 down againstYu Delu to win 6–4 in the second round of theUK Championship, he remarked that he might seek the help of a sports psychologist in the future.[79] He then beat Mark Williams 6–2,David Morris 6–3 and Marco Fu 6–4 to play in his first major ranking event semi-final in over a year.[80] He again faced Trump and lost the first four frames, as well as being 1–5 behind. Maguire pulled the deficit back to a single frame and had chances to send the match into a deciding frame, but wentin-off when escaping a snooker on the colours and lost 4–6.[81] A week later, Maguire continued his resurgence of form to win the inauguralLisbon Open, defeatingMatthew Selt 4–2 in the final.[82] During theGerman Masters, he stated that he had regained his confidence and it would take "something special to stop him".[83] He needed two snookers in the deciding frame of his quarter-final match with Neil Robertson, which he managed after Robertson accidentally potted the black.[84] In his second consecutive ranking event semi-final, Maguire was defeated 2–6 by Mark Selby.[85] He advanced to the quarter-finals of theWelsh Open without facing a top-16 player, and lost 1–5 to John Higgins.[86]
In 2015, Maguire qualified for the televised stages of the World Championship for a 12th straight year courtesy of Selby defeatingRobert Milkins in theChina Open, which kept Maguire in the top 16.[87] In the opening round of theWorld Championship, he forced a deciding frame after having been 5–9 down toAnthony McGill, but then lost the decider. This was the fourth time in five seasons that Maguire had lost in the last 32 of the World Championship, and on each occasion he exited 9–10 having trailed and levelled the match.[88] His end-of-season ranking of world number 15 was the lowest he had been in 11 years.[89]
Maguire and teammate John Higgins lost in the final of the2015 Snooker World Cup to Chinese teenagersZhou Yuelong andYan Bingtao.[90] Maguire then reached the semi-finals of the first ranking event of the year by thrashing Judd Trump 5–1 at theAustralian Goldfields Open, but he lost 1–6 to Martin Gould.[91][92] He began his fourth-round match against Neil Robertson with a 118 break, but it was the only frame he could win in a 1–6 defeat.[93] He was knocked out in the quarter-finals of theGerman Masters 1–5 byGraeme Dott and the first round of both theWelsh Open (3–4 toMartin O'Donnell) and theWorld Grand Prix (0–4 to Higgins).[94] He failed to qualify for thePTC Finals after finishing 42nd on theEuropean Order of Merit.[95] This meant that Maguire needed a strong run at theChina Open to avoid having to qualify for the2016 World Championship at the end of the season. He achieved this with four wins to the China Cup semi-finals, but he was then whitewashed 6–0 by Trump.[96][97] Despite his automatic qualification for the World Championship, Maguire stated that he felt embarrassed at being unable to motivate himself for the event, after losing 7–10 to Alan McManus in the first round.[98] His 18th-place campaign was the first time that Maguire finished outside of the top 16 since 2004.[99]
Maguire beat Barry Hawkins to make the quarter-finals of theIndian Open where he lost 1–4 to Anthony McGill. He made a 147 and two other centuries in his 5–0 wildcard win over Xu Yichen at theShanghai Masters.[100] He then whitewashed Shaun Murphy 5–0 and defeated Hawkins 5–3 andMichael White 5–1 to reach the semi-finals, where he lost 3–6 toDing Junhui.[101] He lost 3–6 to Luca Brecel in the fourth round of theUK Championship and was then defeated 1–5 against Mark Selby in the quarter-finals of theChina Open.[102] Maguire was unable to break back into the top 16 during the season and so needed to win three matches to qualify for the2017 World Championship. Victories followed overKritsanut Lertsattayathorn,Nigel Bond andLi Hang and he faced McGill in the opening round.[103] From 2–2, Maguire scored 447 points without reply and went on to triumph 10–2 in his first match win at the Crucible since 2012.[104] He then thrashedRory McLeod 13–3 with a session to spare to reach the quarter-finals and came from 1–5 down to draw level with Barry Hawkins at 6–6.[105] However, from 9–9 Maguire lost four frames in a row to be beaten 9–13.[106]
Maguire's form continued to improve in the2017–18 season. He reached the final of theRiga Masters in June, but lost 2–5 to Ryan Day.[107] In December, with wins overYuan Sijun,Jak Jones, Liang Wenbo, Graeme Dott, and Joe Perry, Maguire advanced to the semi-finals of theUK Championship again, but was defeated 4–6 by the eventual champion Ronnie O'Sullivan.[108] Shortly after the UK Championship, he reached the quarter-finals of theScottish Open but lost 2–5 against Judd Trump.[109] In February, Maguire progressed to the semi-finals of another ranking event, this time at theWorld Grand Prix, but lost 4–6 to O'Sullivan despite leading 4–2.[110] He qualified for the2018 World Championship after beatingAllan Taylor,Hammad Miah, andHossein Vafaei, and faced Ronnie O'Sullivan in the first round. Despite leading 4–0 and 6–3, Maguire lost seven of the next eight frames in the second session and eventually lost 7–10.[111]
Maguire made a strong start to the2018–19 season; with wins against Joe Perry andKyren Wilson, he reached the semi-finals of theRiga Masters but lost 1–5 to Jack Lisowski.[112] In October, he advanced to the semi-finals of another ranking event, theEnglish Open, but this time lost 3–6 to Stuart Bingham.[113] He performed fairly well at theUK Championship where he progressed to the quarter-finals, but was beaten 1–6 byMark Allen.[114] After strong performances over the past two seasons, Maguire returned to theMasters for the first time since 2015; however, he was outscored 712–190 by his opponent Mark Selby and lost 2–6.[115] He reached his third semi-final of the season at theGerman Masters in February, but was defeated by Kyren Wilson 6–1.[116] At the2019 World Championship, Maguire won both of his first two rounds againstTian Pengfei andJames Cahill, the latter ending in a final-frame decider, but was unable to replicate the same feat against Judd Trump in the quarter-finals, losing 6–13.[117]
In September 2019, Maguire won theSix-red World Championship for the second time, after beating his fellow countryman John Higgins 8–6 in the final.[118] In December, he reached the final of theUK Championship for the third time, his first appearance in the final since 2007. Despite losing the first four frames to his opponent, Ding Junhui, Maguire managed to recover to 3–5 at the end of the first session. In the second session, after making back-to-back centuries, he was only 6–8 behind but lost two more frames and the match 6–10.[119] The highlight of the extended2019–20 season for Maguire was theTour Championship in June, where he beat Mark Allen 10–6 in the final, to secure the £150,000 winner's prize and his first ranking event title since 2013.[120] At the2020 World Championship, he was defeated 3–10 by Martin Gould.[121] Maguire began 2021 with a win over Mark Selby at theMasters, before a 5–6 loss to eventual champion Yan Bingtao.[122]
At the2022 Masters, Maguire was beaten in the first round by Mark Selby 3–6.[123]At the2022 World Championship, Maguire beat rival Shaun Murphy in the first round 10–8.[124] He went on to reach the quarter-final where he lost heavily to Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–13.[125]
At the2024 World Championship, Maguire beat Ali Carter 10–7 in the first round[126] and Shaun Murphy 13–9 in the last 16.[127] In the quarter-final he lost 8–13 to David Gilbert.[128]
At the2025 Championship League, Maguire beatJoe O'Connor 3–1 to win his seventh ranking event, five years after his last.[129]
Maguire has a professional rivalry withShaun Murphy. In a match at the2004 Grand Prix, Murphy was involved in one of Maguire's frames being forfeited. As the match was about to begin, Maguire realised he had forgotten to bring his chalk with him so he asked referee Johan Oomen for permission to leave the arena.[130] Murphy spoke to the referee while Maguire was away; the tournament director Mike Ganley was summoned, and he docked Maguire a frame for not being ready to start at the scheduled time.[131] Maguire later won the match 5–2.[130]
A few weeks later, while playing in the final of the2004 UK Championship,David Gray forgot to bring his chalk into the arena. However, Maguire allowed Gray to retrieve it without a frame being docked. After beating Murphy in the2007 Welsh Open, Maguire said, "That put the icing on the cake, but we've always had a rivalry. I dislike him and I think he dislikes me. I try hard to beat everyone, but it would have hurt more if I'd lost to him."[131]
Maguire is married and has three children.[132] Unlike fellow professionals, he is permitted to play with his collar open and not wear a bow tie in competition because of a neck condition.[133] Maguire was formally detained byStrathclyde Police on 27 August 2009, following allegations that he and countrymanJamie Burnett had colluded to produce a 9–3 victory for Maguire at their clash in the 2008 UK Championship; they were both released without charge.[134]
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| Championship League | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | 2R | A | RR | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | 4R | 5R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | 3R | LQ | 3R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | 2R | 2R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open | A | A | 2R | LQ | LQ | 3R | 2R | F | Tournament Not Held | 4R | LQ | 1R | 3R | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 3R | QF | 1R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 1R | 1R | LQ | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | Not Held | QF | LQ | SF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | 2R | 2R | W | 3R | 3R | F | SF | SF | QF | QF | 2R | QF | SF | 4R | 4R | SF | QF | F | 3R | 3R | LQ | LQ | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open[nb 4] | A | A | LQ | 2R | 1R | 1R | LQ | Tournament Not Held | MR | Not Held | 3R | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | A | 3R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters[nb 5] | A | NR | Tournament Not Held | QF | F | 1R | 2R | SF | QF | 1R | LQ | SF | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | NR | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | 1R | DNQ | QF | DNQ | 1R | WD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship[nb 6] | Tournament Not Held | WD | SF | 1R | 1R | 2R | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | 1R | SF | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 2R | 2R | SF | 2R | QF | SF | F | QF | W | 4R | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 4R | SF | LQ | 1R | LQ | F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Open[nb 7] | A | A | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | QF | 1R | RR | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | Not Held | 1R | 2R | 2R | WD | Not Held | 3R | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | W | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | QF | QF | 2R | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | LQ | QF | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | 2R | 1R | Not Held | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champion of Champions | Tournament Not Held | QF | 1R | QF | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | WR | 1R | SF | QF | SF | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | QF | 1R | A | A | 1R | QF | QF | 1R | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Tournament Not Held | A | A | SF | RR | A | RR | SF | RR | 2R | A | RR | RR | A | A | A | RR | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Malta Grand Prix | Non-Ranking | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | NR | Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | 2R | 1R | 1R | NH | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Tournament Not Held | NR | 3R | W | QF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bahrain Championship | Tournament Not Held | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic[nb 8] | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | 1R | A | QF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | A | A | 1R | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | 2R | SF | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | SF | 3R | Non-Ranking | Not Held | Non-Ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | SF | A | NH | QF | 1R | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open[nb 9] | NR | A | LQ | 1R | LQ | Not Held | LQ | 1R | 2R | W | 1R | 2R | 1R | F | SF | WD | 3R | SF | QF | 1R | 2R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riga Masters[nb 10] | Tournament Not Held | Minor-Rank | LQ | F | SF | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | NR | 3R | 1R | 2R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | 2R | WD | A | WD | A | WD | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | 2R | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters[nb 11] | NH | A | Not Held | 1R | LQ | W | 2R | QF | 2R | NR | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 3R | LQ | LQ | A | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Tournament Not Held | QF | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pot Black | Tournament Not Held | QF | A | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta Cup[nb 11] | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | RR | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Series Berlin | Tournament Not Held | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Series Grand Final | Tournament Not Held | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Series Prague | Tournament Not Held | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beijing International Challenge | Tournament Not Held | F | SF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Professional Championship | Tournament Not Held | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic[nb 8] | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | QF | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power Snooker | Tournament Not Held | A | 1R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier League | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | RR | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | 2R | Ranking Event | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 3R | SF | 1R | 1R | A | Ranking Event | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Romanian Masters | Tournament Not Held | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six-red World Championship[nb 12] | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | NH | RR | 2R | W | 2R | SF | RR | 2R | W | Not Held | RR | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
| R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. | |||
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
| PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. | |||
| Legend |
|---|
| UK Championship (1–2) |
| Other (6–6) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2004 | European Open |  Jimmy White | 9–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2004 | British Open | John Higgins | 6–9 |
| Winner | 2. | 2004 | UK Championship | David Gray | 10–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 2007 | Northern Ireland Trophy |  Fergal O'Brien | 9–5 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2007 | UK Championship | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 2–10 |
| Winner | 4. | 2008 | China Open | Shaun Murphy | 10–9 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2011 | Welsh Open | John Higgins | 6–9 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2012 | German Masters | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 7–9 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 2012 | China Open | Peter Ebdon | 9–10 |
| Winner | 5. | 2013 | Welsh Open | Stuart Bingham | 9–8 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 2017 | Riga Masters |  Ryan Day | 2–5 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 2019 | UK Championship(2) |  Ding Junhui | 6–10 |
| Winner | 6. | 2020 | Tour Championship |  Mark Allen | 10–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 2025 | Welsh Open(2) | Mark Selby | 6–9 |
| Winner | 7. | 2025 | Championship League | Joe O'Connor | 3–1 |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2010 | Players Tour Championship – Event 1 | Mark Williams | 0–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2010 | MIUS Cup | Stephen Lee | 2–4 |
| Winner | 1. | 2012 | FFB Snooker Open | Joe Perry | 4–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 2012 | Players Tour Championship – Event 1 | Jack Lisowski | 4–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2012 | Players Tour Championship – Event 2 | Martin Gould | 3–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 2014 | Lisbon Open | Matthew Selt | 4–2 |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2001 | Scottish Masters Qualifying Event | Patrick Wallace | 0–5 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2002 | Merseyside Professional Championship | Mark Davis | 2–5 |
| Winner | 1. | 2003 | Merseyside Professional Championship | Mark Davis | 5–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2009 | Beijing International Challenge | Liang Wenbo | 6–7 |
| Winner | 2. | 2009 | Pro Challenge Series – Event 1 | Alan McManus | 5–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 2014 | Six-red World Championship | Ricky Walden | 8–7[77] |
| Winner | 4. | 2019 | Six-red World Championship(2) | John Higgins | 8–6 |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Team | Partner | Opponent(s) in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2015 | World Cup | Scotland | John Higgins | China B | 1–4 |
| Winner | 1. | 2019 | World Cup | Scotland | John Higgins | China B | 4–0 |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2000 | World Amateur Championship | Luke Fisher | 11–5 |
