Leon Heywood
Born(1952-05-26)26 May 1952
Died2014
Sport country Australia
Professional1983–1988
Highest ranking77

Leon Heywood (26 May 1952 – 2014) was an Australian professional snooker player.[1][2]

Career

Heywood grew up in Adelaide,[2] and was runner-up to Ron Atkins in the Australian National Snooker Championships in 1976.[3] Both players represented Australia at the 1976 IBSF World Snooker Championship, where Heywood won only one of his seven group matches.[4]

In a 1979 match against Graham Miles, Heywood became the first Australian amateur player to make a maximum break.[5]

Heywood was accepted as a professional by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) in 1983.[6] He played ten matches as a professional, but did not win any of them.[1] His first match was a 7–10 defeat by George Scott in the first qualifying round of the 1984 World Snooker Championship, and his last match ended in a 4–6 defeat by Ian Anderson at the 1987 Australian Professional Championship.[1] The highest ranking that he achieved was 80th.[1] Heywood died in 2014.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. p. 848. ISBN 978-0954854904.
  2. 1 2 3 Campion, Patrick (28 March 2014). "Tribute to Leon Heywood". City Tattersalls Club. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Past Champions". Australian Billiards and snooker Council. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. ↑ Everton, Clive (1985). Snooker: The Records. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 150. ISBN 0851124488.
  5. ↑ "Maximum snooker break by amateur". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 March 1979. p. 31.
  6. ↑ "The new professionals". Cue World. Mitcham Junction: Transworld Publications. August 1983. p. 5.
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