Sean Storey (born 19 August 1971 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England) is a former English professional snooker player.
His best ranking performance to date came in the World Championship in 2003, where he defeated Joe Perry before bowing out in the last 16, losing 7–13 to John Higgins. Previously he had qualified for the World Championship in 2001, but lost 10–9 to Joe Swail after leading 9–7. His best season was 2002/03 when he won 28 matches overall - the most out of anyone on the tour. He suffered a drop in form in the following season, winning just three matches (although he was now entering tournaments at a later stage). Having been provisionally as high as #26 during the 2003/2004 season, he ended up at #50, and dropped to #68 a year later.
His best ranking to date was a 145 in the 2001 British Open. In 1997, Storey became the first cueist to compile two maximum breaks in the same pro-am tournament. In the 2004/5 season, he picked up £13,650 in prize money.
Storey is most famous for being the first player to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan in a professional match. On 2 August 1992, Storey ended O'Sullivan's record of 38 consecutive match wins in ranking events. Storey won 5–3 in the sixth round of qualifying in the British Open.
Performance and rankings timeline Tournament 1991/92 1992/931993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08RankingIt shows the ranking at the beginning of the seasonNew players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking1471329611712982728799898251516864He was an amateurRanking tournamentsGrand PrixThe event was called the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)LQLQLQLQLQ2RLQLQLQLQLQLQLQ1R1RLQANorthern Ireland TrophyTournament Not HeldNRLQAUK ChampionshipLQLQLQLQLQLQ2RLQLQLQLQLQLQ1RLQLQAWelsh OpenLQLQ1RLQLQLQ2RLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQAChina OpenThe event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)Tournament Not HeldNRLQLQLQLQNot HeldLQLQLQAWorld ChampionshipLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQ1RLQ2RLQLQLQLQLQNon-ranking tournamentsThe MastersLQLQLQLQALQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQALQLQAFormer ranking tournamentsClassicLQTournament Not HeldStrachan OpenThe event was called the Strachan Open (1991/1992) and the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)LQMRNRTournament Not HeldAsian ClassicThe event was called the Dubai Classic (1991/1992-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)LQ1RLQLQLQLQTournament Not HeldGerman OpenTournament Not HeldLQLQLQNRTournament Not HeldMalta Grand PrixNot HeldNon-Ranking EventLQNRTournament Not HeldThailand MastersThe event was called the Asian Open (1991/1992-1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994-1996/1997)1R1RLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQNRNot HeldNRNHPlayers ChampionshipThe event was called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997)NHLQLQLQLQLQ1RLQ1RLQLQ2RLQTournament Not HeldBritish OpenLQLQLQLQLQ1RLQLQLQLQ1R1RLQLQNot HeldIrish MastersNon-Ranking EventLQLQLQNHNRNHMalta CupThe event was called the European Open (1991/1992-1996/1997 and 2001/2002-2003/2004) and the Irish Open (1998/1999)LQLQLQLQLQLQNHLQNot HeldLQLQLQLQLQLQNRFormer non-ranking tournamentsStrachan ChallengeRMRLQLQTournament Not HeldMerseyside Professional ChampionshipNot HeldAQF2RA2R1R3RAAAAANot 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.
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