Munraj Pal

Munraj Pal
Born (1976-04-21) 21 April 1976 (age 48)
Derby, England
Sport country England
Professional1995–1997, 1998–2001, 2002–2004, 2007/2008
Highest ranking85 (2004/2005)

Munraj Pal (born 21 April 1976) is an English former professional snooker player.

Career

Pal turned professional in 1995, but fell off the tour two years later in 1997. He re-qualified during the 1997/1998 season, but lost his professional status again in 2001; forced once more to enter qualifying tournaments in the 2001/2002 season, he competed on the tour for a third stint between 2002 and 2004. At this point, although he had reached his highest-ever ranking of 85th, Pal was relegated again.

He got back onto the professional tour in 2007/2008 by finishing fifth on the Pontin's International Open Series Order of Merit, winning one PIOS event in 2006.[1][2]

Recording his best-ever finish in reaching the last 48 at the 2001 Scottish Open – where he lost 1–5 to James Wattana.[3]

After losing his place on tour for the fourth time in 2008, Pal retired from competitive snooker, aged 32.

Career finals

Pal completed two finals in his career, both in the International Open Series.[4]

Non-ranking finals: 1

Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 2002 WPBSA Open Tour – Event 4 England Matthew Couch 3–5

Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 2006 PIOS – Event 1 Norway Kurt Maflin 6–3

References

  1. ^ http://www.brownball.de/PIOS_0607/1_pios_0607.html
  2. ^ "Pontins International Open Series". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Scottish Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  4. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Suffolk: Rose Villa Publications. pp. Introduction & 178–186. ISBN 978-0-9548549-0-4.