Mike Hallett

Mike Hallett (born 6 July 1959) is an English former professional snooker player and commentator. He won the 1989 Hong Kong Open.

Career Hallett was born in Grimsby on 6 July 1959. Having won the national under-16 title in 1975, he turned professional in 1979. His only ranking tournament victory was at the 1989 Hong Kong Open in which he defeated Dene O'Kane 9–8. However, he lost 0–9 to Steve Davis in the final, the first whitewash in the Masters final.

Three years later, in 1991 he reached the Masters Final again at Wembley where, in the best-of-17-frame match, he surged to a 7–0 lead over Stephen Hendry and missed a pink which would have put him 8–0 ahead. He then moved into an 8–2 lead and needed just the pink and black to clear for the match in the eleventh frame, but missed the shot with the rest. Hendry took that frame and managed to spring a comeback to win the match 9–8. Hallett would go on to win two invitational World Series of Snooker events later in the year, but did not win another professional title after 1991.

At the start of the 2011/12 season Hallett entered the Players Tour Championship and after winning his first two matches against Duane Jones 4-3 and Elliot Slessor also 4–3, he played Ronnie O'Sullivan and managed to take two frames in losing 4–2.

In August 2021 Hallett suffered from a stroke with rehabilitation taking place at the wellness hub at Grimsby Health and Wellbeing Centre.

Performance and rankings timeline

Performance Table LegendLQ 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-finalsSF lost in the semi–finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD withdrew from the tournament NH / Not Held means an event was not held.NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.

Career finals

Ranking finals: 2 (1 title)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreRunner-up 1. 1988 British Open Stephen Hendry 2–13Winner 1. 1989 Hong Kong Open Dene O'Kane 9–8

Non-ranking finals: 16 (6 titles)

Legend The Masters (0–2) Other (6–8)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreRunner-up 1. 1984 Costa Del Sol Classic Dennis Taylor 2–5Winner 1. 1986 Clacton Professional Tony Jones 5–3Runner-up 2. 1987 Australian Masters Stephen Hendry 226–371 pointsWinner 2. 1987 Clacton Professional Jack McLaughlin 6–1Runner-up 3. 1988 The Masters Steve Davis 0–9Runner-up 4. 1988 Pontins Professional John Parrott 1–9Runner-up 5. 1988 New Zealand Masters Stephen Hendry 1–6Winner 3. 1988 Fosters Professional Stephen Hendry 8–5Winner 4. 1989 John Parrott 9–7Runner-up 6. 1990 Pontins Professional (2) Stephen Hendry 6–9Runner-up 7. 1990 Shoot-Out Darren Morgan 1–2Runner-up 8. 1991 The Masters Stephen Hendry 8–9Runner-up 9. 1991 Pontins Professional (3) Neal Foulds 6–9Winner 5. 1991 Scottish Masters Steve Davis 10–6Winner 6. 1991 Belgian Masters Neal Foulds 9–7Runner-up 10. 1993 Pot Black Steve Davis 0–2

Pro-am finals: 4 (3 titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 1989 Dutch Open 6–5 Winner 2. 1991 Pontins Spring Open Wayne Brown 7–5Winner 3. 1993 Pontins Spring Open (2) Steve James 7–6Runner-up 1. 2003 Pontins Spring Open Judd Trump 2–4

Team finals: 3 (2 titles)