Stuart Bingham

Who is Stuart Bingham?

Stuart Bingham is an English professional snooker player. As an amateur, he won the 1996 IBSF World Snooker Championship, but he then spent many seasons as a journeyman professional before improving his form to become a top-ranked player in his thirties. He first entered the top 32 in the world rankings for the 2006/2007 season, and first reached the top 16 during the 2011/2012 season. At the age of 35, he won the first ranking title of his career at the 2011 Australian Goldfields Open. He claimed his second ranking title at age 38 by winning the 2014 Shanghai Masters. He has been the runner-up in two other ranking events, the 2012 Wuxi Classic and the 2013 Welsh Open, and also won the non-ranking 2012 Premier League Snooker. He has compiled more than 230 century breaks during his career, including three maximum breaks.