Ray Edmonds
| Born | 25 April 1936 Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England |
|---|---|
| Sport country | File:Flag of England.svg England |
| Professional | 1978–1995 |
| Highest ranking | 28 (1980–1982)[1] |
Earnest Raymond Edmonds (born 25 April 1936 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire), better known as Ray Edmonds, is a former English professional player of English billiards and snooker.[2] He twice won the World Amateur Snooker title, and won the World Professional Billiards Championship in 1985.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Edmonds first played snooker as an amateur, winning the World Amateur crown in 1972 and 1974.[3] After turning professional he reached the main stages World Snooker Championship on four occasions, in 1980, 1981, 1985 and 1986, on each occasion losing in the first round.[4] He was as a semi-finalist at the 1981 English Professional Championship,[2] and runner-up in the invitational 1982 Bass and Golden Leisure Classic.[5]
Edmonds became World Professional Billiards Champion in 1985.[6] At the 1988 Grand Prix (snooker), he reached the last-16 round.[7]
In the qualifying competition for the 1994 World Snooker Championship, he lost 3–5 to Surinder Gill, and the following year he lost 4–5 to Darren Limburg.[2][1] In 1995, he resigned from the board of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association after serving on it for 14 years.[8]
Post-retirement
[edit | edit source]Edmonds set up the Ray Edmonds Snooker Centre in Grimsby in December 1983.[3] He also worked as a snooker commentator with both ITV[3] and the BBC[6] until retiring in 2004.[3]
References
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