Jim Wych (born 11 January 1955 in

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sports commentator and former professional

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and

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player. He turned professional in 1979 and reached the quarter-final of the

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in his debut year, and reached the world championship quarter-final stage again in 1992. Wych also reached the quarter-finals of two other

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tournaments, the 1986 British Open and the 1989 European Open. He reached the final of the men's doubles at the 1991 World Masters, playing with Brady Gollan. A two-time Canadian amateur champion, in 1979 and 1999, Wych retired from professional snooker in 1997 and now works mainly as a television

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and snooker commentator, including for

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, where he started working in the early 1990s. Wych was ranked in the top 64 players each year for 15 consecutive seasons, from 1980/1981 to 1994/1995. His highest career ranking was 17, in the snooker world ranking lists for 1980/1981 and 1981/1982.

Career finals

Non-ranking finals: 4

Team finals: 1

Amateur finals: 2 (2 titles)

References

Canadian snooker players Canadian players of English billiards Snooker commentators Cue sports commentators Canadian sports announcers 1954 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Calgary {{pool-bio-stub