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Fergal O'Brien

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Fergal O'Brien (born 8 March 1972) is an Irish retired professional snooker player who competed on the World Snooker Tour from 1991 to 2024. He won one ranking title during his career, defeating Anthony Hamilton 9–7 in the final of the 1999 British Open. He was runner-up at the 2001 Masters, where he lost the final 9–10 to Paul Hunter. His best performance at the World Snooker Championship was reaching the quarter-finals of the 2000 event, where he lost 5–13 to eventual champion Mark Williams. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Fergal O'Brien is the 55th most popular snooker (up from 58th in 2024), the 504th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 487th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Irish Snooker.

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Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, Fergal O'Brien ranks 55 out of 67. Before him are Robert Milkins, Mark King, Anthony Hamilton, Martin Gould, Dominic Dale, and Tom Ford. After him are Ricky Walden, David Gilbert, Jack Lisowski, Xiao Guodong, Reanne Evans, and Andrew Higginson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Fergal O'Brien ranks 1,319. Before him are Yang Yong-eun, Chris Tomlin, Dana Perino, Kurt Thomas, Bailey Chase, and Paul Sun-Hyung Lee. After him are Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Ayesha Jhulka, Paul Dickov, Deborah Mailman, Jon Fisher, and Pae Gil-su.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Fergal O'Brien ranks 504 out of 549. Before him are Stephen Carr (1976), Lesley Roy (1986), Sharon Shannon (1968), Lisa Hannigan (1981), Katie Taylor (1986), and Patrick Gibson (1995). After him are Liam Miller (1981), Killian Scott (1985), Gavin Bazunu (2002), Liu Hao (null), Christopher Juul-Jensen (1989), and Kellie Harrington (1989).

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Among SNOOKERS In Ireland

Among snookers born in Ireland, Fergal O'Brien ranks 2. Before him are Ken Doherty (1969).

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