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Ricky Walden

1982 - Today

Ricky Walden

Ricky Walden (born 11 November 1982) is an English professional snooker player from Chester. Walden turned professional in 2000 and it took him eight years to win his first ranking title at the Shanghai Masters. He has since won the 2012 Wuxi Classic and the 2014 International Championship and has been inside the top 16 in the season-ending rankings on four occasions. A former world Top 6 player, Walden has reached the televised stages of the World Snooker Championship on nine occasions as of 2023, with his best result being a semi-finalist in 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Ricky Walden is the 56th most popular snooker (down from 41st in 2024), the 7,878th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,113th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular British Snooker.

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Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, Ricky Walden ranks 56 out of 67. Before him are Mark King, Anthony Hamilton, Martin Gould, Dominic Dale, Tom Ford, and Fergal O'Brien. After him are David Gilbert, Jack Lisowski, Xiao Guodong, Reanne Evans, Andrew Higginson, and Gary Wilson.

Most Popular Snookers in Wikipedia

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Mark King
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.01
Rank: 50
Anthony Hamilton
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 51
Martin Gould
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.34
Rank: 52
Dominic Dale
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.33
Rank: 53
Tom Ford
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 54
Fergal O'Brien
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 55
Ricky Walden
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 56
David Gilbert
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 57
Jack Lisowski
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.86
Rank: 58
Xiao Guodong
1989 - Present
HPI: 37.51
Rank: 59
Reanne Evans
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.45
Rank: 60
Andrew Higginson
1977 - Present
HPI: 36.75
Rank: 61
Gary Wilson
1985 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 62

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Ricky Walden ranks 1,234. Before him are Masaki Chugo, Velichko Cholakov, Christian Eichner, Aarón Galindo, Kiril Kotev, and Luiz Renato Viana da Silva. After him are Momo, Liván López, Tatsuya Tsuruta, Preben Van Hecke, Takashi Aizawa, and Benoît Vaugrenard.

Others Born in 1982

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Masaki Chugo
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 1,228
Velichko Cholakov
ATHLETE
1982 - 2017
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 1,229
Christian Eichner
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 1,230
Aarón Galindo
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.56
Rank: 1,231
Kiril Kotev
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 1,232
Luiz Renato Viana da Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 1,233
Ricky Walden
SNOOKER
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 1,234
Momo
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 1,235
Liván López
WRESTLER
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 1,236
Tatsuya Tsuruta
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 1,237
Preben Van Hecke
CYCLIST
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 1,238
Takashi Aizawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 1,239
Benoît Vaugrenard
CYCLIST
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 1,240