Peter Devlin (snooker player)
Peter Devlin (born 10 August 1996) is an English former professional snooker player and rapper from Leyton in East London.
Snooker career
Devlin was crowned the 2016 England Under-21 Champion as a 19 year old, following a victory over Richard Haney by an 8-6 margin in the final, and a 107 break to seal the match. Other notable wins in the event included a semi final win over Louis Heathcote.[1]
Devlin finished high enough in the Q School Order of Merit 2018 to earn a place for some ranking events. Competing at the 2019 Snooker Shoot Out Devlin won as an amateur against professional Ross Muir 35–16, before losing to experienced player Rory McLeod who also beat Joe Perry and Jimmy White in that tournament.[2][3]
At the 2020 qualifying school Event One played in August 2020 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, Devlin beat Mark Vincent, Jake Nicholson, Thor Chuan Leong and Kuldesh Johal, before seeing off John Astley in the final round.[4] With these wins Devlin clinched a two-year Tour Card for the 2020-21 and 2021–22 snooker seasons.[5]
At the 2020 European Masters, Devlin got his first victory of the season, with a 5–3 win over Zak Surety. He then went on to beat 3 time World Champion Mark Williams live on TV 5–4, with a century break in the decider. Devlin followed it up with another deciding frame victory against Joe O'Connor, before losing out to Martin Gould 5–3 in the Last 16.[6]
At the 2021 Snooker Shoot Out Devlin defeated top 16 player Jack Lisowski before performing an impromptu rap live on Eurosport for presenter Andy Goldstein and acting pundit Ronnie O'Sullivan.[7]
Personal life
Devlin practises in East London and is a fan of Leyton Orient.
A keen singer, rapper, comedian and songwriter, Devlin has performed and produced songs about losing football bets,[8] Love Island, the COVID-19 pandemic,[9] the mainstream media[10] and political correctness[11] as well as a rap/snooker crossover parody song of Man's Not Hot by Big Shaq entitled Man’s Long Pot.[12] He has a total of over 1 million views for his songs on social media.
Devlin is also an ambassador for a charity, Silence of Suicide, aiming to raise awareness for mental health and suicide, especially in sports such as snooker.[13] The charity aims to launch a 24/7 helpline for anyone to use, if they feel they need to talk to someone.
On 27 October 2021 he appeared on Winning Combination.
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2017/ 18 | 2018/ 19 | 2019/ 20 | 2020/ 21 | 2021/ 22 | 2022/ 23 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[14][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 81 | [nb 2] | |||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | RR | |||||
| European Masters | A | A | A | 4R | LQ | A | |||
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | A | ||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | |||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | |||
| Scottish Open | A | A | A | 2R | LQ | A | |||
| English Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | |||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| Shoot Out | A | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | ||||
| German Masters | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | |||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | ||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | |||||||
| Tour Championship | NH | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| World Championship | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | LQ | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | RR | Not Held | ||||||
| Gibraltar Open | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | NH | |||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
| R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. | |||
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
References
- ^ "Leyton snooker player wins England Under-21 championship". East London and West Essex Guardian Series.
- ^ "BetVictor Shoot Out - Day Two Round Up". World Snooker. 22 February 2019.
- ^ "BetVictor Shoot-Out (2019) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org.
- ^ "Q School 1 (2020) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org.
- ^ "Q School 2020: Event One Qualifiers". 8 August 2020.
- ^ "European Masters: Rookie Peter Devlin beats three-time world champion Mark Williams - BBC Sport". Bbc.com. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Snooker Shoot Out 2021 - Peter Devlin produces impromptu rap following win over Jack Lisowski". Eurosport. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "VIDEO: Snooker player raps about not winning bets on the football". 15 November 2018.
- ^ Devlin, Peter [@PeterDevlin147] (21 April 2020). "Corona - Quarantine Song t.co/GDYWbtp0OV @ladbible @UNILAD @ODDSbible @sportbible @MusicBible Please click the link to watch the full video! Hope you all enjoy, please like and share if you enjoy it Subscribe to the YouTube and that #corona #coronavirus #quarantine t.co/scMtGmfL1o" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 December 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Devlin, Peter [@PeterDevlin147] (16 June 2020). "Full link is here - t.co/U15zavDXHV The views expressed in these lyrics are my own personal views. I believe the mainstream media twist truths, causing divides in society. They manipulate stories for their own gain, exploiting and destroying people's lives..... t.co/LHOSRRB7iJ" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 December 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Devlin, Peter [@PeterDevlin147] (22 May 2020). "Peter Devlin - I'm Offended Here's the song about the people who take offence far too easily about silly little things Hope you guys enjoy it, and please give it a comment or share, Feedback is great 😆 YouTube - t.co/pzg8LleO5Q #easilyoffended #offended #imoffended t.co/R2MzYTg6vZ" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 December 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Devlin, Peter; Wallace, Martin (24 December 2017). "Man's Not Hot Parody (Man's Long Pot) Snooker Rap - Peter Devlin ft Martin Wallace". YouTube. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ Haigh, Phil (15 September 2020). "Peter Devlin ready for snooker big time as the game's first rapping, charity ambassador". Metro. Daily Mail and General Trust. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
The Leyton cueman is an ambassador for Silence of Suicide and is working to raise awareness of mental health issues in snooker, which is rarely spoken about but can be a real issue for players.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.