Quick Facts
Biography
Allan Taylor (born 28 November 1984) is an English professional snooker player, who lives in Basildon, Essex. He used to work at a police station in Birkenhead, supporting the police force by studying CCTV footage. Taylor turned professional in 2013 after being the sixth highest ranked amateur on the PTC Order of Merit, winning a tour card for the 2013/14 and 2014/15 seasons.
Career
Debut season
Taylor managed to win just two matches during the 2013/2014 season to end his first season on tour ranked world number 123.
2014/2015 season
Taylor lost 6–2 to Anthony McGill in the first round of the UK Championship. A few weeks later he beat Michael Holt 4–3 to qualify for the Indian Open, where he was defeated 4–3 by Li Hang in the first round. At the end of the season Taylor was the world number 107 which would have seen him lose his place on the tour, however he finished 62nd on the European Order of Merit which earned him one of the eight two-year cards on offer for non-qualified players.
2015/2016 season
A 5–2 win over Simon Dent and successive last frame deciders against Stuart Carrington and Li Hang saw Taylor reach the final qualifying round for the 2015 Australian Goldfields Open in which he made a 132 break against Mark King, but lost 5–4. He could not win another match until February when, at the Welsh Open, he tasted victory at the venue stage of a ranking event for the first time in his career by defeating Oliver Lines 4–1. Taylor lost 4–2 to Anthony Hamilton in the second round.
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2010/ 11 | 2011/ 12 | 2012/ 13 | 2013/ 14 | 2014/ 15 | 2015/ 16 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | UR | UR | UR | UR | 123 | UR | |||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open | NH | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||
| International Championship | Not Held | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | |||
| German Masters | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | |||
| Indian Open | Not Held | LQ | 1R | NH | |||||
| Players Championship Grand Final | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| China Open | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||
| World Championship | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| World Open | A | A | A | LQ | Not held | ||||
| Wuxi Classic | Non-Ranking | A | LQ | LQ | NH | ||||
| 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. | |||