On one occasion he played shoeless due to a parachuting accident; on another, he was reprimanded for turning up to play in a pair of combat trousers. Hann was caught in a tabloid sting in , offering to fix a match in the upcoming China Open. Crucible characters day six: Quinten Hann. Subscribe to our daily newsletter! Sign Up. There was rarely a dull moment when Hann was on the baize PA. Most Read. While doing this, he sustained a clavicle fracture and a bruised wrist in an accident in Melbourne, requiring him to not partake in the next six tournaments as he recovered from the injuries.
Quinten Hann born 4 June is an Australian former professional snooker player. His highest break was a that he made at the Grand Prix tournament. He began the —01 season ranked world No. Hann prepared for the upcoming campaign by increasing his practise at his home in Melbourne.
Hann broke a bone in his foot in a parachute jump before the UK Championship, and was required to play shoeless in a tournament, where he lasted until the quarter-finals.
He also reached the quarter-finals of the Thailand Masters before losing to John Parrott. Hann qualified for the World Snooker Championship and was drawn against world number 16 Dave Harold in the first round. The match saw Hann lose 5—10 to Harold. He concluded the season in the second round of the World Snooker Championship with a victory over Paul Hunter in the first round and a loss to Stephen Lee in the next stage.
Players and pundits criticised Hann for breaking up the red balls in a pool-style method during both of his matches and for unprofessional-ism in the second game. He lost the match 3—9. At the Masters, Hann was defeated in the first round 3—6 by Peter Ebdon. He later progressed to the quarter-finals of the European Open in Malta and lost to local player Tony Drago 1—5. Hann progressed into the first ranking semi-final of his professional career at the Irish Masters.
This made him the first Australian player to reach the semi-finals of a tournament since Warren King at the Classic. Hann conceded a frame while 30—24 ahead and executed a pool-style break off in his 5—6 defeat to Ebdon.
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One of Quinten's trademark moves was the unconventional break off shot which he regularly employed by smashing a triangle of reds like a nine-ball pool player. This move put psychological pressure on inferior opponents who were faced with reds scattered all over the table in unfamiliar positions that made break building tricky. Quinten missed six of the nine world ranking tournaments staged in the — season due to a broken collarbone sustained in a motorcycle riding accident.
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