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Stuart Bingham
Stuart Bingham (born 21 May 1976) is an English professional snooker player who is a former World Champion and Masters winner. He won the 1996 World Amateur Championship but enjoyed little sustained success in the early part of his professional career. His form improved in his mid-thirties: at age 35, he won his first ranking title at the 2011 Australian Goldfields Open, which helped him enter the top 16 in the rankings for the first time.
At 38, Bingham won the 2015 World Championship, defeating Shaun Murphy 18–15 in the final. The oldest first-time world champion in snooker history, he was the second player, after Ken Doherty, to have won world titles at both amateur and professional levels. His world title took him to a career-high number two in the world rankings, a spot he held until March 2017. In 2017, Bingham received a six-month ban from professional competition after breaching rules concerning betting on matches involving himself and other players. He won his second Triple Crown title at the 2020 Masters, defeating Ali Carter 10–8 in the final. Aged 43 years and 243 days, he superseded Ray Reardon as the oldest Masters' champion, a record he held until Ronnie O'Sullivan won the 2024 Masters aged 48 years and 40 days.
A prolific break-builder, Bingham has compiled over 600 century breaks during his career. He has scored nine career maximum breaks, tied with Judd Trump as the fifth most of any player, behind only Ronnie O'Sullivan (15), John Higgins (13), Stephen Hendry (11), and Shaun Murphy (10).
In 1996, Bingham won both the English Amateur and the World Amateur Championships. The following season, he reached the final of the 1997 World Amateur Championship but lost in a deciding frame to Marco Fu. Bingham played professionally on the World Snooker Tour in 1999 and reached the quarter-final stage of the Welsh Open, defeating the world champion John Higgins along the way. Later in the season, he defeated defending champion Stephen Hendry 10–7 in the first round of the 2000 World Championship, whilst ranked 97th in the world. Jimmy White defeated him in the second round. In 2002, he qualified again for the tournament by beating Nigel Bond in the final qualifying round. Bingham played Ken Doherty in the first round. He attempted a maximum break but missed the final pink ball. The break would have been worth £167,000. He lost the match 8–10.
In the 2004–05 season his best runs were two last 16 places in ranking events, including losing a deciding frame to Ding Junhui in the China Open. Bingham had one of his most consistent seasons in 2005–06. He reached the quarter-finals of the Grand Prix, beating then world champion Shaun Murphy along the way. Bingham got to the same stage of the UK Championship, losing in a deciding frame to Joe Perry. Bingham also won the qualifying tournament for the 2006 Masters, where he made his first maximum break. He then beat Steve Davis in the preliminary round, before losing to Peter Ebdon 4–6 in the first round. Bingham finished the season by qualifying for the 2006 World Snooker Championship, where he lost to Ryan Day. He finished in the top 32 of the world rankings for the first time in his career. At the Masters' qualifying tournament for the 2007 event, Bingham won for a second successive season, defeating Mark Selby 6–2 in the final. He lost 5–6 in the preliminary round to Ali Carter. He lost in qualifying for the 2007 World Snooker Championship in the final round, 5–10 to Fergal O'Brien.
He reached the quarter-finals of the 2007 Shanghai Masters, but Selby defeated him 0–5. At the UK Championship, Bingham reached the last 16, losing to Murphy 3–9, after victories over Fergal O'Brien and Davis. He qualified for the 2008 World Snooker Championship with a 10–3 win over Adrian Gunnell in the final qualifying round. In the opening round of the event, he beat Davis 10–8 but lost in the second round 9–13 to Perry. Bingham lost in the first round in four of the eight events of the 2008–09 season. He was drawn against world number one Ronnie O'Sullivan in the first round of the 2009 World Championship, losing 5–10. Bingham reached the quarter-final stages of the 2010 UK Championship having defeated O'Sullivan 9–6 and Marco Fu 9–2 before losing 7–9 to Mark Allen. Later that season, Bingham qualified for the 2011 World Snooker Championship and beat former champion Ebdon 10–8 in the first round. In the second round he led Ding 12–9 but lost 12–13; had he won, Bingham would have finished in the top 16 in the world rankings for the first time.
At the 2011 Australian Goldfields Open, Bingham defeated Ding 5–3 in the opening round, completed a whitewash over Tom Ford, then secured victories over Allen and Murphy to reach the final. Trailing 5–8 to Mark Williams, Bingham won four frames to win 9–8 and collect $60,000 for the first prize. This, the first ranking event win of his 16-year professional career, was enough to put Bingham up to 11th in the world rankings, and secure a place in the 2012 Masters. He drew Judd Trump in the first round and led 3–2 before losing four frames in a row to exit the tournament 3–6. Bingham could not recapture the form he showed in Australia in the remaining seven ranking events, failing to get past the second round in any of them. A 4–10 loss to Stephen Hendry in the first round of the World Championship ended the 2012 season. Despite the defeat, Bingham finished 16th in the world rankings.
Bingham won the 2012 Premier League Snooker tournament and contested two ranking event finals in the 2012–13 snooker season. He won the first two non-ranking tournaments beginning with the Pink Ribbon Pro-Am charity tournament where he whitewashed Peter Lines 4–0 in the final. Bingham followed this up by claiming the first Asian Players Tour Championship with a 4–3 victory over Stephen Lee. Bingham won deciding frames in each of his matches to reach the final of the Wuxi Classic, overcoming Peter Ebdon, Ken Doherty, world number one Mark Selby and Mark Davis. He played Ricky Walden but trailed 1–7 at the conclusion of the afternoon's play, before eventually losing 4–10. This ended Bingham's winning start to the season, which had seen him take 16 matches in a row. He was unable to defend his Australian Goldfields Open title losing to Matthew Selt in the first round 4–5.
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Stuart Bingham
Stuart Bingham (born 21 May 1976) is an English professional snooker player who is a former World Champion and Masters winner. He won the 1996 World Amateur Championship but enjoyed little sustained success in the early part of his professional career. His form improved in his mid-thirties: at age 35, he won his first ranking title at the 2011 Australian Goldfields Open, which helped him enter the top 16 in the rankings for the first time.
At 38, Bingham won the 2015 World Championship, defeating Shaun Murphy 18–15 in the final. The oldest first-time world champion in snooker history, he was the second player, after Ken Doherty, to have won world titles at both amateur and professional levels. His world title took him to a career-high number two in the world rankings, a spot he held until March 2017. In 2017, Bingham received a six-month ban from professional competition after breaching rules concerning betting on matches involving himself and other players. He won his second Triple Crown title at the 2020 Masters, defeating Ali Carter 10–8 in the final. Aged 43 years and 243 days, he superseded Ray Reardon as the oldest Masters' champion, a record he held until Ronnie O'Sullivan won the 2024 Masters aged 48 years and 40 days.
A prolific break-builder, Bingham has compiled over 600 century breaks during his career. He has scored nine career maximum breaks, tied with Judd Trump as the fifth most of any player, behind only Ronnie O'Sullivan (15), John Higgins (13), Stephen Hendry (11), and Shaun Murphy (10).
In 1996, Bingham won both the English Amateur and the World Amateur Championships. The following season, he reached the final of the 1997 World Amateur Championship but lost in a deciding frame to Marco Fu. Bingham played professionally on the World Snooker Tour in 1999 and reached the quarter-final stage of the Welsh Open, defeating the world champion John Higgins along the way. Later in the season, he defeated defending champion Stephen Hendry 10–7 in the first round of the 2000 World Championship, whilst ranked 97th in the world. Jimmy White defeated him in the second round. In 2002, he qualified again for the tournament by beating Nigel Bond in the final qualifying round. Bingham played Ken Doherty in the first round. He attempted a maximum break but missed the final pink ball. The break would have been worth £167,000. He lost the match 8–10.
In the 2004–05 season his best runs were two last 16 places in ranking events, including losing a deciding frame to Ding Junhui in the China Open. Bingham had one of his most consistent seasons in 2005–06. He reached the quarter-finals of the Grand Prix, beating then world champion Shaun Murphy along the way. Bingham got to the same stage of the UK Championship, losing in a deciding frame to Joe Perry. Bingham also won the qualifying tournament for the 2006 Masters, where he made his first maximum break. He then beat Steve Davis in the preliminary round, before losing to Peter Ebdon 4–6 in the first round. Bingham finished the season by qualifying for the 2006 World Snooker Championship, where he lost to Ryan Day. He finished in the top 32 of the world rankings for the first time in his career. At the Masters' qualifying tournament for the 2007 event, Bingham won for a second successive season, defeating Mark Selby 6–2 in the final. He lost 5–6 in the preliminary round to Ali Carter. He lost in qualifying for the 2007 World Snooker Championship in the final round, 5–10 to Fergal O'Brien.
He reached the quarter-finals of the 2007 Shanghai Masters, but Selby defeated him 0–5. At the UK Championship, Bingham reached the last 16, losing to Murphy 3–9, after victories over Fergal O'Brien and Davis. He qualified for the 2008 World Snooker Championship with a 10–3 win over Adrian Gunnell in the final qualifying round. In the opening round of the event, he beat Davis 10–8 but lost in the second round 9–13 to Perry. Bingham lost in the first round in four of the eight events of the 2008–09 season. He was drawn against world number one Ronnie O'Sullivan in the first round of the 2009 World Championship, losing 5–10. Bingham reached the quarter-final stages of the 2010 UK Championship having defeated O'Sullivan 9–6 and Marco Fu 9–2 before losing 7–9 to Mark Allen. Later that season, Bingham qualified for the 2011 World Snooker Championship and beat former champion Ebdon 10–8 in the first round. In the second round he led Ding 12–9 but lost 12–13; had he won, Bingham would have finished in the top 16 in the world rankings for the first time.
At the 2011 Australian Goldfields Open, Bingham defeated Ding 5–3 in the opening round, completed a whitewash over Tom Ford, then secured victories over Allen and Murphy to reach the final. Trailing 5–8 to Mark Williams, Bingham won four frames to win 9–8 and collect $60,000 for the first prize. This, the first ranking event win of his 16-year professional career, was enough to put Bingham up to 11th in the world rankings, and secure a place in the 2012 Masters. He drew Judd Trump in the first round and led 3–2 before losing four frames in a row to exit the tournament 3–6. Bingham could not recapture the form he showed in Australia in the remaining seven ranking events, failing to get past the second round in any of them. A 4–10 loss to Stephen Hendry in the first round of the World Championship ended the 2012 season. Despite the defeat, Bingham finished 16th in the world rankings.
Bingham won the 2012 Premier League Snooker tournament and contested two ranking event finals in the 2012–13 snooker season. He won the first two non-ranking tournaments beginning with the Pink Ribbon Pro-Am charity tournament where he whitewashed Peter Lines 4–0 in the final. Bingham followed this up by claiming the first Asian Players Tour Championship with a 4–3 victory over Stephen Lee. Bingham won deciding frames in each of his matches to reach the final of the Wuxi Classic, overcoming Peter Ebdon, Ken Doherty, world number one Mark Selby and Mark Davis. He played Ricky Walden but trailed 1–7 at the conclusion of the afternoon's play, before eventually losing 4–10. This ended Bingham's winning start to the season, which had seen him take 16 matches in a row. He was unable to defend his Australian Goldfields Open title losing to Matthew Selt in the first round 4–5.