Mike Hallett
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| Mike Hallett | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 2, 1959 |
| Nationality |  English |
| Professional | 1980– |
| Highest ranking | #6 (1989/90) |
| 2008/09 ranking | #208 |
| Career winnings | £920,000 |
| Highest break | 139 |
| Tournament wins | |
| Ranking | 1 |
| World Champion | Quarter-final (1987, 1989) |
Mike Hallett (born July 2, 1959) is an English professional snooker player and television sports commentator.
Hallett was a consistently solid snooker player, but never achieved the very top ranks. After winning the national under-16 title in 1975, his world ranking peaked at number six in 1989–90, after his only ranking tournament victory at the 1989 Hong Kong Open in which he beat Dene O'Kane 9-8.
In a semi-final match against John Parrott in the 1988 Benson & Hedges Masters, he recovered from needing four snookers to win the decider, 6-5. However, he lost 9-0 to Steve Davis in the final.
In 1991 he reached the Masters Final again at Wembley where, in the 17-frame match, he surged to a 7-0 lead over Stephen Hendry. He then moved into an 8-2 lead and needed just one frame to win the tournament (in fact, he had just the pink and black to clear for the match in the eleventh frame, but missed with the rest). Hendry, looking despondent, managed to spring a comeback to win the match 9-8. To make matters worse, Hallett returned home to find that his house had been burgled.[1]
Hallett did reach the quarter-finals of the World Championship twice, but never progressed further than that. His final season on the main tour was in 2004–05, and he currently plays in the Pontin's International Open Series.[2] During his career he won approximately £920,000.[3]
Recently, Hallett has been commentating on Premier League Snooker for Sky Sports, and all major Snooker events on Eurosport.
