Peter Francisco

Career Francisco won the South African amateur snooker championship each year from 1981 to 1983.

Francisco participated in the 2015 Six-red World Championship, playing five matches in his group. He lost 1–5 to Marco Fu and Jamie Clarke, 3–5 to Mark Williams and 4–5 to eventual champion Thepchaiya and was eliminated after the group stage, but defeated Darren Paris 5–1.

Controversy In 1995, Francisco faced Jimmy White in the first round of the World Championship. Throughout the match, Francisco played numerous shots which caused bafflement on the part of BBC commentators Clive Everton, John Virgo and Dennis Taylor. There were an unusual number of bets made that the scoreline would be 10–2 in favour of Jimmy White, which was the eventual outcome. Betting had been suspended on the match against the South African shortly before it began and a World Snooker Association panel analysed the match and later banned Francisco for five years for not conducting himself in a manner consistent with his status as a professional sportsman. At the same hearing he was not found guilty of match rigging.

Personal life He is the son of snooker player Manuel Francisco and another professional player, Silvino Francisco, was his uncle.

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.

Career finals Amateur finals: 10 (10 titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 1981 South African Amateur Championship L Seranke Winner 2. 1982 South African Amateur Championship (2) S Davids Winner 3. 1983 South African Amateur Championship (3) Ayoub Majiet Winner 4. 1998 South African Amateur Championship (4) Winner 5. 1999 South African Amateur Championship (5) Winner 6. 2000 South African Amateur Championship (6) Winner 7. 2007 South African Amateur Championship (7) Winner 8. 2012 ABSF African Snooker Championship 6–2Winner 9. 2013 ABSF African Snooker Championship (2) 6–2Winner 10. 2016 ABSF African Snooker Championship (3) 6–1