Alain Robidoux























Alain Robidoux
Born
(1960-07-25) July 25, 1960 (age 58)
Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
Sport country
 Canada
Professional1987–2004
Highest ranking9 (1996–1998)
Career winnings£637,624[1]
Highest break

147: 1988 European Open
Century breaks37[1]
Best ranking finishRunner-up (1996 German Open)
Tournament wins
Non-ranking1

Alain Robidoux (born July 25, 1960) is a Canadian snooker player; he played on the sport's main tour from 1988 to 2005 and continues to play in events in Canada.




Contents





  • 1 Career


  • 2 Performance and rankings timeline


  • 3 Career finals

    • 3.1 Ranking finals: 1 (1 runner-up)


    • 3.2 Non-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)


    • 3.3 Team finals: 1 (1 title)


    • 3.4 Amateur finals: 7 (7 titles)



  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




Career


He was born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec and joined the pro circuit in the late 1980s, playing as a "non-tournament" professional. This entitled Robidoux to be listed on official rankings, although he could not play in most competitions. In 1988, Robidoux amassed enough points in the World Championship qualifiers to finish in the top 128 players, and thus allowing him to join the tour full-time.


In September 1988, Robidoux became only the sixth player ever to record an officially ratified 147 maximum break in the qualifiers for the European Open. The same month, he won his sole professional title, the Canadian Professional Championship. In October 1988 he reached the semi-finals of the Grand Prix, where he recovered from 0–7 down against Alex Higgins but ultimately lost the match 7–9.


Robidoux's best ranking event performance was reaching the final of the 1996 German Open when he lost 7–9 to Ronnie O'Sullivan. In the first round of the 1996 World Championship, Robidoux was beaten 3–10 by O'Sullivan again. Although he is predominantly right-handed, O'Sullivan played a number of shots with his left hand. This behaviour was described by commentator John Virgo as O'Sullivan "taking the mick". The matter came to a crux in the eleventh frame, with Robidoux 2–8 down, declining to concede the frame, instead continuing to play for snookers despite a 43-point deficit with only the pink and black on the table. Robidoux refused to shake O'Sullivan's hand at the end of the match.
O'Sullivan responded by claiming that he played better with his left hand than Robidoux could with his right.[2]


Robidoux reached the semi-finals of the 1997 World Snooker Championship, defeating Brian Morgan, Stefan Mazrocis and Lee Walker before losing to eventual champion Ken Doherty. He subsequently slid rapidly down the rankings.[3] Robidoux blamed his decline on the destruction of his favourite cue,[3] which he referred to as "the Eel". But when he took it back for repairs to the man he bought it from, he objected to Robidoux having
fixed a sponsor's logo to the butt end and smashed the cue into pieces. Several years later, Robidoux was asked whether the passage of time may have eased his anger towards the cue maker; he responded "I want to kill him."[3]



Performance and rankings timeline























































































































































































































































































































Tournament

1987/
88

1988/
89

1989/
90

1990/
91

1991/
92

1992/
93

1993/
94

1994/
95

1995/
96

1996/
97

1997/
98

1998/
99

1999/
00

2000/
01

2001/
02

2002/
03

2003/
04

Ranking[4]		[nb 1]
102

35

16

13

14

18

32

20

14

9

12

36

49

78

77

91

Ranking tournaments

World Open[nb 2]		A

SF

3R

3R

3R

2R

2R

2R

3R

QF

1R

2R
WD
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ

British Open
A

2R

3R

QF

QF

1R

2R

3R

1R

2R

1R

1R
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ

UK Championship
A

1R

QF

2R

2R

1R

2R

2R

2R

QF

1R

1R
WD
LQ

1R
LQ

1R

Welsh Open
Tournament Not Held

1R

3R

1R

1R

1R

3R

1R

3R
WD
LQ
LQ
LQ
WD

European Open[nb 3]		NH

3R

2R

1R

QF

2R
LQ

1R
LQ

2R
NH

1R
Not Held
LQ
LQ
LQ

Irish Masters
Non-Ranking Event
LQ
WD

Players Championship[nb 4]		A

2R

SF
Not held

1R

1R

3R

SF

1R

1R

1R
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
WD

World Championship
LQ
LQ

1R

2R

2R

1R
LQ

1R

1R

SF

1R

1R
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ

Non-ranking tournaments

The Masters
A
A
A

WR

QF

1R
LQ
LQ
LQ

1R

1R

1R
A
A
A
A
A

Former ranking tournaments

Canadian Masters
NR
LQ
Tournament Not Held

Hong Kong Open[nb 5]		NR
NH

2R
Tournament Not Held
NR
NR
Tournament Not Held

Classic
A
LQ
LQ

2R

3R
Tournament Not Held

Strachan Open
Tournament Not Held

2R
MR
NR
Tournament Not Held

Dubai Classic[nb 6]		NH
NR

2R

2R

1R

1R

1R

QF

1R

2R
Tournament Not Held

German Masters[nb 7]		Tournament Not Held
LQ

F

1R
NR
Tournament Not Held

China Open[nb 8]		Tournament Not Held
NR

1R
WD
LQ
LQ
Not Held

Thailand Masters[nb 9]		Not Held
LQ

1R

QF

1R

2R

1R

2R

2R

1R

2R
WD
LQ
LQ
NR
NH

Former non-ranking tournaments

Canadian Professional Championship
A

W
Tournament Not Held

World Matchplay
NH
A
A
A
A

1R
Tournament Not Held

Pot Black
A
A
A
A
A

1R
A
Tournament Not Held

Charity Challenge
Tournament Not Held
A
A

1R
A
A
A
A
A
Not Held

Malta Grand Prix
Tournament Not Held
A
A

SF

QF
A
R
A
Not Held

Scottish Masters
A
NH
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
A
A
A
A
A
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 Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.


  1. ^ New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.


  2. ^ The event ran under different names such as Grand Prix (1987/1988 to 2000/2001) and LG Cup (2001/2002 to 2003/2004).


  3. ^ The event ran under different names such as European Open (1988/1989 to 1996/1997 and 2001/2002 to 2003/2004) and Irish Open (1998/1999).


  4. ^ The event ran under different names such as International Open (1987/1988 to 1996/1997).


  5. ^ The event ran under different names as Australian Masters (1987/1988 and 1995/1996) and Australian Open (1994/1995).


  6. ^ The event run under different names as Dubai Masters (1988/1989), Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)


  7. ^ The event ran under different name as German Open (1995/1996 to 1997/1998).


  8. ^ The event ran under different names as China International (1997/1998 and 1998/1999)


  9. ^ The event ran under different names such as Asian Open (1989/1990 to 1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994 to 1996/1997).




Career finals



Ranking finals: 1 (1 runner-up)















Outcome

No.

Year

Championship

Opponent in the final

Score
Runner-up
1.

1996

German Open

England Ronnie O'Sullivan
7–9


Non-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)















Outcome

No.

Year

Championship

Opponent in the final

Score
Winner
1.

1988

Canadian Professional Championship

Canada Jim Wych
8–4


Team finals: 1 (1 title)

















Outcome

No.

Year

Championship

Team/partner

Opponent(s) in the final

Score
Winner
1.

1990

World Cup

 Canada

 Northern Ireland
9–5


Amateur finals: 7 (7 titles)



















































Outcome

No.

Year

Championship

Opponent in the final

Score
Winner
1.
1983

Canadian Amateur Championship

Canada Tom Finstad
9–3
Winner
2.
1985

Canadian Amateur Championship (2)

Canada Michael Sobala
9–6
Winner
3.
1987

Canadian Amateur Championship (3)

Canada Jeff White
7–1
Winner
4.
2003

Canadian Amateur Championship (4)

Canada Cliff Thorburn
6–2
Winner
5.
2004

Canadian Amateur Championship (5)

Canada Tom Finstad
6–2
Winner
6.
2006

Canadian Amateur Championship (6)

Canada John White
6–2
Winner
7.
2009

Canadian Amateur Championship (7)

Canada John White
6–1


References




  1. ^ ab http://cuetracker.net/Players/Alain-Robidoux/Career-Total-Statistics


  2. ^ "Anger over left-leaning O'Sullivan". The Independent. 1996-04-22. Retrieved 2018-12-23..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  3. ^ abc Hendon, David (26 May 2009). "Past Masters #2". Snooker Scene Blog: News, Opinion and Insight from the Green Baize. Halesowen, England: Snooker Scene Magazine. Retrieved 2010-01-17.


  4. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 November 2017.




External links



  • Alain Robidoux at CueTracker: Snooker Results & Statistics Database

  • Snooker.org profile of Robidoux


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