Allan Taylor (born 28 November 1984) is an English former professional snooker player, who comes from Basildon, Essex but resides in Southend. He used to work at a police station in Birkenhead, supporting the police force by studying CCTV footage.
Taylor turned professional in 2013 after being the sixth highest ranked amateur on the PTC Order of Merit, winning a tour card for the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. He then remained on tour until 2019, however upon finishing outside the top 64 he lost his tour card and was unable to re-qualify for the tour through the 2019 Q School. He practices and prepares in St Mary's Mens Club.
Career
Debut season Taylor won just two matches during the 2013–14 season to end his first season on tour ranked world number 123.
2014/2015 season Taylor lost 6–2 to Anthony McGill in the first round of the UK Championship. A few weeks later he beat Michael Holt 4–3 to qualify for the Indian Open, where he was defeated 4–3 by Li Hang in the first round. At the end of the season Taylor was the world number 107 which would have seen him lose his place on the tour, however he finished 62nd on the European Order of Merit which earned him one of the eight two-year cards on offer for non-qualified players.
2015/2016 season A 5–2 win over Simon Dent and successive last frame deciders against Stuart Carrington and Li Hang saw Taylor reach the final qualifying round for the 2015 Australian Goldfields Open in which he made a 132 break against Mark King, but lost 5–4. He could not win another match until February when, at the Welsh Open, he tasted victory at the venue stage of a ranking event for the first time in his career by defeating Oliver Lines 4–1. Taylor lost 4–2 to Anthony Hamilton in the second round.
2016/2017 season Taylor qualified for the 2016 Riga Masters, World Open and Indian Open, but was knocked out in the first round of each. He lost in the second round of the Northern Ireland Open and Welsh Open 4–2 to Li Hang and 4–1 to Robin Hull respectively. At the Gibraltar Open, Taylor advanced to the last 32 of a ranking event for the first time with wins over Saqib Nasir and Elliot Slessor. He moved 3–2 ahead of Shaun Murphy, but would be defeated 4–3. Taylor needed to come through the 2017 Q School to remain on tour as he lost his spot at the end of the season, due to his world ranking of 86. In the last 16 of the first event he needed a snooker when 3–2 down to Daniel Ward. He got it when Ward went in-off and made a 96 in the deciding frame, before whitewashing Sean O'Sullivan 4–0 to earn a new two-year tour card.
Performance and rankings timeline Tournament 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26RankingIt shows the ranking at the beginning of the seasonHe was an amateurNew players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking123Players qualified through European Tour Order of Merit started the season without prize money ranking points111Players qualified through Q School started the season without prize money ranking points7877Players qualified One Year Ranking List started the season without ranking points8174Ranking tournamentsChampionship LeagueNon-Ranking EventRRRRRRRRRRRRSaudi Arabia MastersTournament Not Held3R3RWuhan OpenTournament Not HeldLQ1R1REnglish OpenTournament Not Held1R1R2RA3RWDLQ1RLQLQBritish OpenTournament Not Held3RLQLQ1R1RXi'an Grand PrixTournament Not HeldLQLQNorthern Ireland OpenTournament Not Held2R1R1RA3R1RLQLQLQLQInternational ChampionshipNot HeldALQLQLQLQLQLQANot HeldLQLQLQUK ChampionshipAAA1R1R1R1R1R1RA1R1RLQLQLQLQShoot OutNon-Ranking Event2R3R3RA3R3R1R1R4R2RScottish OpenNot HeldMRNot Held1R2R1RA1R1R1RLQLQLQGerman MastersAAALQLQLQLQLQLQALQLQLQLQ1RLQWorld Grand PrixTournament Not HeldNRDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQPlayers ChampionshipThe event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2015/2016)DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQWelsh OpenAAA1R1R2R2R1R1RA1R1RLQ1RLQLQWorld OpenAAALQNot Held1R2RLQANot HeldLQLQ2RTour ChampionshipTournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQWorld ChampionshipAAALQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQFormer ranking tournamentsWuxi ClassicNon-RankingALQLQTournament Not HeldAustralian Goldfields OpenNHALQLQLQLQTournament Not HeldShanghai MastersAAALQLQLQLQLQNon-RankingNot HeldNon-RankingPaul Hunter ClassicMinor-Ranking Event1R1R2RNRTournament Not HeldIndian OpenNot HeldLQ1RNH1RLQLQTournament Not HeldChina OpenAAALQLQLQ1RLQLQTournament Not HeldRiga MastersThe event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)Tournament Not HeldMinor-Rank1RLQLQ1RTournament Not HeldChina ChampionshipTournament Not HeldNR2R1RATournament Not HeldWST Pro SeriesTournament Not HeldRRTournament Not HeldTurkish MastersTournament Not HeldLQTournament Not HeldGibraltar OpenTournament Not HeldMR3R3R1R2R2R1RTournament Not HeldWST ClassicTournament Not Held2RNot HeldEuropean MastersTournament Not HeldLQLQ2RA3RLQA2RNot HeldFormer non-ranking tournamentsSix-red World ChampionshipANHAAAAAAAANot HeldLQNot Held Performance Table LegendLQ lost in the qualifying draw#R lost in the early rounds of the tournament(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)QF lost in the quarter-finalsSF lost in the semi-finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD withdrew from the tournament NH / Not Held means an event was not held.NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
Career finals Amateur finals: 2 (2 titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 2020 Challenge Tour – Event 5 Michael Collumb 3–1Winner 2. 2020 Challenge Tour – Playoffs Adam Duffy 4–0
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