Dene O'Kane
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Dene O'Kane is a professional snooker
player from New Zealand
. He reached the quarter-finals of the World Championship
s in 1987
and 1992
. He made his World Championship debut in 1985, losing to David Taylor
in the first round. He appeared in the world championships six times, but never in consecutive years http://www.thesnookerforum.com/board/showthread.php?t=6738. He was a runner up in the Hong Kong Open in 1989, losing 8–9 to Mike Hallett
after leading 8–6.
He first reached the top 32 in the world rankings
for the 1985/1986 season, returning 3 years later. In 1991/1992
he reached his career high of #18. He remained in the top 32 until 1996/1997
.
Snooker
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
player from New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. He reached the quarter-finals of the World Championship
World Snooker Championship
The World Snooker Championship is the leading professional snooker tournament in terms of both prize money and ranking points. The first championship was held in 1927; since 1977, it has been played at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England...
s in 1987
World Snooker Championship 1987
The 1987 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England between 18 April – 4 May 1987.Joe Johnson made it to the final again, but so did Steve Davis, making it a repeat of the 1986 final. However Johnson did not defend his title, as he lost 14–18 to Davis...
and 1992
World Snooker Championship 1992
The 1992 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between the 18 April and 4 May 1992.Stephen Hendry was the eventual winner after an 18-14 win over Jimmy White in the final. At one point, White led 14-8 and was a red and colour away from winning the frame....
. He made his World Championship debut in 1985, losing to David Taylor
David Taylor (snooker player)
David Taylor is a semi-retired English professional snooker player. He won the World and English Amateur Championships in 1968, before the success of those wins encouraged him to turn professional. Although an excellent player, Taylor never quite reached the very top of the game...
in the first round. He appeared in the world championships six times, but never in consecutive years http://www.thesnookerforum.com/board/showthread.php?t=6738. He was a runner up in the Hong Kong Open in 1989, losing 8–9 to Mike Hallett
Mike Hallett
Mike Hallett is an English professional snooker player and television sports commentator.-Career:Hallett was a consistently solid snooker player, but never achieved the very top ranks...
after leading 8–6.
He first reached the top 32 in the world rankings
Snooker world rankings
The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments on the World Snooker Tour. They are maintained by the sport's governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association...
for the 1985/1986 season, returning 3 years later. In 1991/1992
Snooker world rankings 1991/1992
Snooker world rankings 1991/1992: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 1991/1992 season are listed below.-References:...
he reached his career high of #18. He remained in the top 32 until 1996/1997
Snooker world rankings 1996/1997
Snooker world rankings 1996/1997: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 1996/1997 season are listed below.-References:...
.
Amateur
- IBSF World Masters Championship; 2004, 2005, 2008
- Oceania Championship; 2005, 2006, 2007