Richard Somauroo
Richard Somauroo (born 8 June 1969) is an English former professional snooker player.[1]
| Born | 8 June 1969 |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  |
| Professional | 1994–1997, 1998–2000 |
| Highest ranking | 117 (1998/1999) |
| Career winnings | £1,895 |
| Century breaks | 0 |
| Best ranking finish | Last 96 (1999 China International) |
Career
In the 1993–94 snooker season Richard Somauroo took part in eight world ranking tournaments of the Snooker Main Tour, but only reached the Dubai Classic as well as the Welsh Open and the International Open the second qualifying round. For the season 1994–95 snooker season he became a professional. After he had reached the second qualifying round at the Grand Prix, he succeeded in the UK Championship 1994 first time in the third qualifying round of a ranking tournament, in which he lost to Jason Smith. At the 1995 World Snooker Championship he retired in the second qualifying round.
In the 1995–96 snooker season he succeeded in three world ranking tournaments the move into the fourth qualifying round. After he had lost the four-round match at the German Open 1995 1–5 against Pat Kenny, but he retired at the International Open and the 1996 World Snooker Championship in the fourth qualifying round. In the 1996–97 snooker season he reached at two world ranking tournaments the fifth qualifying round. After defeating the Northern Irishman Dylan Leary 3–5 at the Asian Classic, he narrowly missed the final round of the last 128 at the Welsh Open with a 4–5 defeat to Steve Judd. In the 1997 World Snooker Championship he retired in the second qualifying round. Although he was able to improve from 414th place to 257th place in the world rankings since 1994, he lost his main tour seat at the end of the season.
In January 1998, he participated as an amateur player at the qualification for the 1998 World Snooker Championship and retired there in the first round against Ali Carter. By a 6–0 victory against Hitesh Naran in the final of the Africa / Middle East Tour qualifier Somauroo qualified for the main tour 1998–99 snooker season. In March 1999, he qualified at the China International for the first time for the round of the last 96, in which he defeated Paul Wykes 4: 5. In the 1999 World Cup, however, he was already eliminated in qualifying. At the end of the season, he reached the 117th place his best finish in the world rankings. In the 1999–2000 snooker season, he only took part in the qualification for the 2000 World Snooker Championship, in which he lost in the second round against Richy McDonald, and in a tournament of the UK Tour in which he reached the knockout stages. At the end of the season he came on the 137th world ranking list and thus fell out of the Main Tour.
In February 2001 Somauroo participated as an amateur in qualifying for the World Snooker Championship and retired there in the third round. At the 2002 and 2003 World Snooker Championship, he retired in the second qualifying round. In June 2010 Somauroo took part in the first tournament of the newly introduced Players Tour Championship and defeated there in the preliminary round the Englishman Kamran Ashraf. In May 2014, he tried to qualify for the Main Tour via the Q School, but dropped out of both tournaments in the first round. In March 2015, he was invited to the World Seniors Championship, where he also retired in the first round.
Career finals
Amateur finals: 1 (1 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 1998 | Africa/Middle East Tour Qualifier |  |
6–0 |