Aaron Canavan (born 10 August 1975) is an amateur snooker player from Jersey.
Career
He was the surprise winner of the 2018
World Seniors Championship, beating
Dennis Taylor along the way.
He beat
Patrick Wallace
Patrick Wallace (born 20 September 1969) is a former professional snooker player from Dungannon in Northern Ireland. During his career, which lasted seventeen years from 1994 to 2011, he won two non-ranking titles, and notably was a quarter-fi ...
4–3 in the final. He won £10,000, and competed in the following World Snooker Championship qualifiers, losing 10–1 to
Robert Milkins
Robert Milkins (born 6 March 1976) is an English professional snooker player. Considered one of the most naturally talented and quickest players in the game, Milkins has been a mainstay on the tour since regaining his tour card in 1998.
Milkins ...
in the first round.
He also finished second in the
2019 Seniors 6-Red World Championship
The 2019 Seniors 6-Red World Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2019 ROKiT Seniors 6-Red World Championship) was a winner-takes-all seniors six-red snooker tournament, that took place on 3 March 2019 at the Waterfront Hall in Bel ...
, losing to
Jimmy White
James Warren White (born 2 May 1962) is an English professional snooker player who has won three seniors World titles. Nicknamed "The Whirlwind" because of his fluid, attacking style of play, White is the 1980 World Amateur Champion, 2009 ...
4–2 in the final.
Non-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)
* 2018
World Seniors Championship
References
1975 births
Living people
Jersey sportspeople
Snooker players
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