Mehmet Husnu
Born (1972-07-25) 25 July 1972
Sport country Cyprus
Professional1991–1997, 1998–2002, 2003/2004
Highest ranking97 (1992–93)
Maximum breaks1
Best ranking finishLast 32 (x2)

Mehmet Husnu (born 25 July 1972) is a Cypriot former professional snooker player.

Career

Born in 1972, Husnu turned professional in 1991, becoming the first Cypriot professional snooker player in the history of the game.[1]

Husnu's career highlights came in his first two seasons; he reached the last 32 of the 1992 European Open, losing 0–5 to Jimmy White, and the same stage of the 1993 Welsh Open, where he was defeated 1–5 by James Wattana. He also made a 147 break during the 1999 China International tournament.

Husnu's opponent in his first qualifying match for the 1993 World Championship was Spencer Dunn, who defeated him 5–2; the match was Dunn's seventh en route to appearing in the last 32 at the Crucible Theatre.

Having performed poorly in the intervening years, Husnu was ranked 145th in the world at the end of the 1996/97 season, and lost his place on the tour, being forced to qualify to regain it the following year. This he did, subsequently maintaining his status for four years, before being relegated once more in 2002.

During the 2002/2003 season, Husnu reached the final of the 2002 Benson & Hedges Championship, losing 6–9 to Mark Davis, but having earned back his professional status, lost it again in 2004.

He entered several tournaments in 2004 and 2005, but after failing to qualify for the 2006 World Championship, Husnu left competitive snooker, aged 33.

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 1991/
92		 1992/
93		 1993/
94		 1994/
95		 1995/
96		 1996/
97		 1997/
98		 1998/
99		 1999/
00		 2000/
01		 2001/
02		 2002/
03		 2003/
04		 2004/
05		 2005/
06
Ranking[2][nb 1] [nb 2] 97 133 166 208 159 [nb 3] [nb 2] 130 118 107 [nb 3] [nb 2] [nb 3] [nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Grand Prix[nb 4] LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A LQ LQ LQ A A LQ A A
UK Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A LQ LQ LQ A A LQ A A
Malta Cup[nb 5] 2R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ NH LQ Not Held A A LQ A A
Welsh Open LQ 2R LQ LQ LQ LQ A LQ LQ LQ A A LQ A A
China Open[nb 6] Tournament Not Held NR LQ LQ LQ A Not Held A A
World Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
Masters LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A A
Former ranking tournaments
Classic LQ Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open LQ MR NR Tournament Not Held
Asian Classic[nb 7] LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
German Masters[nb 8] Tournament Not Held LQ LQ A NR Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking Event LQ NR Tournament Not Held
Thailand Masters[nb 9] LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A LQ LQ LQ A NR Tournament Not Held
Players Championship[nb 10] NH LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R A LQ LQ LQ A A LQ Not Held
British Open LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A LQ LQ LQ A A LQ A NH
Irish Masters Non-Ranking Event A LQ A 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 Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. ↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. 1 2 3 New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  3. 1 2 3 4 He was an amateur.
  4. ↑ The event was called the LG Cup (2001/2002-2003/2004)
  5. ↑ The event was called the Irish Open (1998/1999) and the European Open (1991/1992-1996/1997 and 2001/2002-2003/2004)
  6. ↑ The event was called the China International (1997/1998-1998/1999)
  7. ↑ The event was called the Dubai Classic (1991/1992-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
  8. ↑ The event was called the German Open (1995/1996-1997/1998)
  9. ↑ The event was called the Asian Open (1991/1992-1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994-1996/1997)
  10. ↑ The event was called the International Open (1992/1993-1996/1997) and the Scottish Open (1997/1998-2002/2003)

References

  1. ↑ "CueTracker - Players from Cyprus - Snooker Results & Statistics Database".
  2. ↑ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.


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