Peter Devlin (snooker player)

Peter Devlin (born 10 August 1996) is an English professional snooker player and rapper from Leyton in East London.

Peter Devlin
Born (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996
London, England
Sport country England
NicknameDevastating Devlin
Professional2020–
Highest ranking96
Current ranking 106 (as of 1 February 2021)
Career winnings£12500
Highest break102:
2020 European Masters (2)
Century breaks1
Best ranking finishLast 16 (2020 European Masters (2))

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]

In 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.

Personal life

Devlin practises in East London and is a fan of Leyton Orient.

A keen singer, rapper, comedian and song writer, Devlin has performed and produced songs about losing football bets,[6] Love Island, the COVID-19 pandemic,[7] the mainstream media[8] and political correctness[9] as well as a rap/snooker crossover parody song of Man's Not Hot by Big Shaq entitled Man’s Long Pot.[10] 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.[11] The charity aims to launch a 24/7 helpline for anyone to use, if they feel they need to talk to someone.

Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament 2017/
18		 2018/
19		 2019/
20		 2020/
21
Ranking[12][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
European Masters A A A 4R
English Open A A A 1R
Championship League Non-Ranking Event RR
Northern Ireland Open A A A 1R
UK Championship A A A 1R
Scottish Open A A A 2R
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
German Masters A A A LQ
Shoot-Out A 2R A 2R
Welsh Open A A A
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ
Gibraltar Open LQ LQ 1R
WST Pro Series Tournament Not Held RR
Tour Championship NH DNQ DNQ
World Championship A A A
Former ranking tournaments
Paul Hunter Classic LQ LQ NR 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.
VF / Variant Format Eventmeans an event is/was a variant format event.
  1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. He was an amateur.
  3. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.

References
  1. "Leyton snooker player wins England Under-21 championship". East London and West Essex Guardian Series.
  2. "BetVictor Shoot Out - Day Two Round Up". World Snooker. February 22, 2019.
  3. "BetVictor Shoot-Out (2019) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org.
  4. "Q School 1 (2020) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org.
  5. "Q School 2020: Event One Qualifiers". August 8, 2020.
  6. "VIDEO: Snooker player raps about not winning bets on the football". November 15, 2018.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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