Dean Reynolds

Dean Reynolds (born 11 January 1963 in Grimsby) is an English former professional snooker player whose career spanned twenty years from 1981 to 2001.

Early and personal life From Grimsby, Reynolds is a left-handed player and started playing snooker at the age of five years-old with his father 'Butch' who was a league standard club player. By the age of 12 years-old, Reynolds was displaying aptitude for the game, and in 1979 he won the Grimsby Boys Championships and the Lincolnshire and South Humberside Junior Championships.

In his first professional event, he qualified for The Crucible stages of the 1982 World Snooker Championship, after beating Ray Edmonds in the final round of qualifying. At the Championship he was the youngest player to qualify, and was drawn against the oldest, and he triumphed, winning 10-7 against Fred Davis, before his run was ended by South African Silvino Francisco. and the second at the 1989 Grand Prix against Steve Davis.

Reynolds is one of the select band of players who have achieved a in competition, having made a 143 after potting a at the 2006 European Team Championships in Carlow.

In April 2009, Reynolds suffered a stroke and had to relearn his snooker technique.

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