Neal Foulds
Encyclopedia
Neal Foulds is a former English
professional snooker
player and is now a commentator on the sport.
within four years. He won his first ranking tournament in 1986, the BCE International
, beating Cliff Thorburn
12–9 in the final. In the same season he was runner-up to Steve Davis
in the UK Championship, and he also reached the semi-finals of the 1987 World Championship
, losing 16–9 to Joe Johnson
.
Foulds made 76 competitive century breaks in his career.
He is now a commentator for the BBC
, Sky Sports
, and British Eurosport. Foulds is also a regular broadcaster on the Ladbrokes
live betting service which is broadcast daily to their shops in the UK and Ireland
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
professional snooker
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 and is now a commentator on the sport.
Career
Foulds quickly climbed the rankings after turning professional in 1983, reaching no. 3Snooker world rankings 1987/1988
Snooker world rankings 1987/1988: The professional world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 1987/1988 season are listed below.-References:...
within four years. He won his first ranking tournament in 1986, the BCE International
Players Championship (snooker)
The Players Championship was a professional snooker tournament. It is the most recent name of the ranking tournament held in Scotland every year. The tournament has had a bewildering number of name changes in its history. Until recently it was commonly known as the Scottish Open, and prior to that...
, beating Cliff Thorburn
Cliff Thorburn
Clifford Charles Devlin Thorburn CM, known as Cliff Thorburn is a retired professional Canadian snooker player...
12–9 in the final. In the same season he was runner-up to Steve Davis
Steve Davis
Steve Davis, OBE is an English professional snooker player. He has won more professional titles in the sport than any other player, including six World Championships during the 1980s, when he was the world number one for seven years and became the sport's first millionaire...
in the UK Championship, and he also reached the semi-finals of the 1987 World Championship
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...
, losing 16–9 to Joe Johnson
Joe Johnson (snooker player)
Joe Johnson is an English former professional snooker player. He is best known as the surprise winner of the 1986 World Championship.- Career :...
.
Foulds made 76 competitive century breaks in his career.
He is now a commentator for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
, and British Eurosport. Foulds is also a regular broadcaster on the Ladbrokes
Ladbrokes
Ladbrokes plc is a British based gambling company. It is based in Rayners Lane in Harrow, London owned by Bhavin Kakaiya. From 14 May 1999 to 23 February 2006, when it owned the Hilton hotel brand outside the United States, it was known as Hilton Group plc...
live betting service which is broadcast daily to their shops in the UK and Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.
Non ranking
- Dubai Masters, 1988
- Scottish Masters, 1992
- Pot BlackPot BlackPot Black was a British series of snooker tournaments televised by BBC, that played a large part in the popularisation of the modern game, from 1969 to 1986. The event was revived in the form of several one-off tournaments throughout the 1990s and up to 2007...
, 1992