John Hargreaves

John Hargreaves (2 December 1945 – 27 March 2024) was an English professional snooker player.

Snooker career As an amateur, he won the 1981 Pontins Spring Open, beating Cliff Wilson 7–2 in the final.

Hargreaves turned professional in 1983. Having failed to gain any ranking points, we was unranked in the snooker world rankings 1984/1985.

Following the 1984–85 snooker season, during which he did not progress beyond the qualifying rounds of any tournament, Despite again failing to get past the qualifying rounds during the 1985–86 snooker season,

He again failed to reach the final stages of any tournament in the 1986–87 snooker season, and in the 1987–88 snooker season played only one match, losing 4–5 to Morra in the first qualifying round of the 1987 International Open. It was to be his last professional tournament appearance. and in the second, at the Landywood Snooker Club in Walsall in late February, he took the first frame against Luke Newman but lost the match 1–3.

On 27 March 2024, a month after his final competitive match, Hargreaves died at the age of 78 in Stoke-on-Trent.

Career finals Pro-am finals: 1 (1 title) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 1981 Pontins Spring Open Cliff Wilson 7–2