Craig Riley
Craig Alan Riley BEng(Hons), (born 9 January 1974) is an English professional pool (and former YTS snooker) player. Riley was named in the top 100 pool players in the world by his peers in an article published in Pool & Billiards magazine in April 2007.
Biography
Early career
American Pool
Personal life
Titles & Achievements
Snooker
- First YTS Snooker Player
English Pool
- Winner - UK Speed Pool Championships
- Winner - Reighton SandS Pro-Am National Singles
- Winner - Reighton Sands Pro-Am National Doubles
- Winner - Beachcomber National Pro-Am Singles
- Winner - Beachcomber National Pro-Am Teams
- 3 x Winner - Grimsby Town 8 Ball Singles Champion
- England National Team Invitation
American Pool
8 Ball
- 9th - US Open 8 Ball Championships, 2015
- 5th - Australian Open 8 Ball Championships, 2015
- 13th - BCA World Singles Championships, 2003
- 4th - VNEA World Team Championships, 2016
9 Ball
- 3rd - Korean International 9 Ball Championships 2005
- 3rd - Hard Times Summer Jamboree
- 2nd - VNEA 9 Ball Singles Championships, 2005
- 5th - VNEA 9 Ball Singles Championships, 2004
- 2nd - Central Coast Classic 9 Ball Championships
10 Ball
- 1st - New South Wales State 10 Ball, 2015
- 17th - World 10 Ball Championships, Florida
Straight Pool
- 9th - WPA World Straight Pool Championships 2006
- 17th - World Straight Pool Championships 2007
Rankings
- 61st - Highest WPA World Ranking
- 40th - Highest Euro Tour Ranking
- 93rd - Top 100 Pool Players in the World Poll
High Runs
- 139 Snooker Break
- 121 Straight Pool Run
TV & Notable Performances
- 10-4 win over hall of famer Oliver Ortman at the 2006 Austrian Euro Tour streamed live on the BetnWin Website.
- 9-7 win over eventual event winner Nick Van Den Berg at the 2006 Prague Euro Tour.
- 9-8 Loss to eventual event winner Christian Reimering at the 2007 Italian Eurotour live on the BetnWin Website.
- 7-4 Loss to Charlie Williams at the 2005 Korean Open semi-final shown live on ESPN MBC Korea.
- Eliminated hall of famer Johnny Archer from the 2007 World Straight Pool Championships.
- 11-9 Loss to the games greatest player - Efren Reyes in a challenge match in Manila, Philippines in 2005