Paul Mifsud is a Maltese former professional snooker player.
Career
Mifsud turned professional in 1983, and in the primitive world rankings at this time, was placed 49th. He was relegated from the snooker tour two seasons later, and has since competed as an amateur.
Mifsud's most notable performance was in reaching the last 32 of the 1984 World Championship, where he lost 2–10 to Terry Griffiths. He was twice World Amateur champion, in 1985 and 1986, defeating Dilwyn John 11–6 in the former and Kerry Jones 11–9 in the latter, and had reached the final in 1976, where he lost 1–11 to the rising Doug Mountjoy.
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 1983/ 84 |
1984/ 85 |
1990/ 91 |
1995/ 96 |
1996/ 97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[1][nb 1] | [nb 2] | 49 | [nb 3] | [nb 3] | [nb 3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Open | A | LQ | NH | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Prix[nb 4] | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | 1R | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic | LQ | A | A | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Not Held | 1R | 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. | |||
References
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
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This page was last edited on 28 April 2024, at 10:04