Karl Burrows (born 17 February 1969) is an
English
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former professional
snooker
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player.
Career
Born in 1969, Burrows turned professional in 1991. His best run in a ranking tournament was reaching the last 16, which he achieved at both the 1996 Asian Classic, beating World Number 2 John Higgins 5-0 in the process, and the 1998 British Open. At the British Open tournament, he defeated 1986 world champion
Joe Johnson before being whitewashed by reigning world champion
Ken Doherty
Kenneth Joseph Doherty (born 17 September 1969) is an Irish professional snooker player who also works as a commentator and pundit on televised snooker broadcasts. From Ranelagh in Dublin, he is the sport's only World Snooker Championship, wor ...
at the last 16 stage.
One of the most memorable moments of Burrows' career came when he recorded a
maximum break
A maximum break (also known as a maximum, a 147, or orally, a onefourseven) is the highest possible in snooker in normal circumstances and is a special type of . A player compiles a maximum break by potting all 15 with 15 for 120 points, fo ...
against
Adrian Rosa at the 1999 Benson & Hedges Championship, the 33rd official maximum break.
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1967 births
English snooker players
living people
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