Rory McLeod (snooker player)

Rory McLeod
McLeod at the 2022 European Masters
Born (1971-03-26) 26 March 1971 (age 53)
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England
Sport country England (until 2019)[1]
 Jamaica (2019–present)[2][3]
NicknameThe Highlander[4]
Professional1991/1992, 1996/1997, 1998/1999, 2001–2019, 2020–2022
Highest ranking32 (August–September, October, December 2011, February 2012)
Maximum breaks1
Best ranking finishLast 16 (x11)
Tournament wins
Minor-ranking1

Rory McLeod (born 26 March 1971) is an English-Jamaican former professional snooker player. He has reached the last 16 in ten ranking tournaments, and his most notable achievement came in 2015, when he won the minor ranking Ruhr Open, beating Tian Pengfei in the final.[5] His highest ranking is 32, which he last reached in 2012.

Having suffered relegation from the main tour at the end of the 2018-2019 season, McLeod spent the 2019-20 season playing on the World Seniors Tour and Challenge Tour;[6] he regained his professional status at the 2020 Q School.[7]

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  4. ^ "Rory McLeod". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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  6. ^ Rory McLeod joins the WSS ROKiT Tour | The WPBSA World Seniors Tour
  7. ^ "McLeod Seals Tour Return". 10 August 2020. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020.