Player Profile -
Name - Courtney Symons
Nickname - The 'Chocolate' kid
Age - 26
Years Playing - 1
Home Club - Rileys - Ipswich
Favourite Club - Loop - Croydon
Playing cue(s) - Sledge/Sneaky Pete copy
BPPPA/UK Tour Ranking - 32
Titles - Mickey Flynns tour, 3 time event winner
Occupation - Company Director
Sponsor(s) - Rileys, Me
Favourite World Player - Efren
Favourite UK Player - Jimmy Gillespie if he played more.
Why you started playing 9-Ball - New Challenge - didn't have time to
keep playing Snooker
How often do you practice - 1 - 2 hours a week on average
Your 2004 9-Ball Ambition - To win Mickeys tour, end up rookie of the
year on Pro Tour
Your Career 9-Ball Ambition - Compete with best at world champs and play
on tv
Your biggest 9-Ball Achievement - Winning mickeys 3 out of 5 so far.
Getting to quarters of first Pro tour event I played in
Your biggest 9-Ball Disappointment - Playing poor in this years World
qualifiers, losing to Jonesy in quarters in first pro tour event after being
8-6 up and on course to go 9-6 and then scratching.
Best tournament you have played in - World qualifiers/masters, Mickeys
pro tour
Hobbies - clothes, films, poker, gambling, roses
Any superstitions - Too many!! I go through so many rituals before and
during a match
Funniest player on Tour - Oz
Friendliest player on Tour - Too many too mention
Most helpful player on Tour - Big D / Nick Hampton
Most naturally talented player on Tour - Kevin Huw
Most irritating player on Tour - Too many to mention and upset
Biggest money match played - £250-1 rack! Won it against Oz!!!!
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