Sam Craigie

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sam Craigie
Occupation	Snooker Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 29, 1993(1993-12-29)
Age	31
Birthplace	Wallsend
Country	Australia
Birth City	New South Wales
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Sam Craigie Biography

Sam Craigie is one of the most popular and richest Snooker Player who was born on December 29, 1993 in Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia. Sam Craigie (born 29 December 1993) is a English pro snooker athlete who hails from Newcastle. He enjoyed a long and successful junior career prior to turning professional in the year 2011.

In 2016 Craigie received an official tour card for two years for the 2017/2018 and 2016/2017 seasons, after he was able to qualify via the EBSA Play-Offs at Sheffield and beating Adam Duffy 4-3 in the final round of the competition. Craigie was able to qualify to play in World Open World Open with a 5-3 victory against 1997’s world champ Ken Doherty and won his first game in the main draw in an event that is ranked with a win over Marco Fu 5-3 in the first round. Craigie was then beaten 5-4 in the second round by Matthew Selt. Craigie hit a century, and two 50+ breaks to beat Jamie Jones 4-0 at the Northern Ireland Open, before John Higgins made a 147 130, 137 and 137 in the second round, a defeat 4-1. Craigie was ahead by 3-1 over Mark King at the interval of their first round match at the UK Championship and that quickly turned into 4-1 after King was penalized one frame for not remembering his cue after the restart of the match. Craigie was able to take the win 6-1, but after the round two, Craigie, she lost 6- 5 to Luca Brecel after leading 5-3. Shaun Murphy knocked Craigie out of the Shoot-Out and also in his second match in the second round of The Gibraltar Open.

In his first season on the snooker circuit, the player was not ranked, and had be able to play four qualifying games for the main draw of ranking tournaments. He took two wins in attempts to make it to his respective tournaments, the Australian Goldfields Open and German Masters as well as achieving the best results when he qualified to play in the China Open, where he defeated Adam Wicheard, Liu Song and Gerard Greene, before losing to Ricky Walden 3-5 in the final round. Craigie was a participant in 12 of the ranking minor Players Tour Championship events throughout the season, with his top performance coming in Event 11 where he was defeated by Walden again and again in the final 16 by four frames to. Craigie ended his debut season in the bottom among the 64 players players who have automatically retained their positions for the 2012/2013 season. He was removed from the main tour.

Sam Craigie Net Worth

Sam Craigie is one of the richest Snooker Player from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sam Craigie 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Craigie was selected for his 2011/2012 Main Tour after winning the 2010 IBSF World Under 21 Championships. He beat Stephen, his twin brother Stephen 7-6 to reach the semi-finals and then beat Li Hang 9-8 in the final to claim the title.

Craigie took part in two events during the 2012/2013 season, but he could only win one frame. He was not able to participate in an event the following season, however he did participate in the 2015 Q School which was his closest to being able to compete at the start of the event, but Craigie was defeated in the final by Adam Duffy in the last 32.

He dropped off the tour at the end of the 2017/18 season but entered Q School in an attempt to win back a place. He defeated former crucible semi-finalist Andy Hicks in round 3 of the first event. He defeated Dechawat Poomjaeng in the final round to secure his return to the tour at the first event.

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Facts & Trivia

Sam Ranked on the list of most popular Snooker Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Sam Craigie celebrates birthday on December 29 of every year.

Top Facts about Sam Craigie

1. Sam Craigie is an English professional snooker player.
2. He turned pro in 2017 after winning the EBSA European Championship.
3. His highest world ranking to date is 55th.
4. Craigie has earned over £100,000 in prize money.
5. He reached the last 16 of the UK Championship in 2020.
6. Craigie’s highest break in competition is a 142.
7. He was born on December 29, 1993, in Newcastle upon Tyne.
8. Craigie began playing snooker at age six and turned pro at age 23.
9. He won his first match at the World Snooker Championship in April 2021.
10. Craigie has been coached by former world champion Stephen Hendry.