Ken Doherty

Ireland’s Ken Doherty enjoyed his greatest moment at the Crucible Theatre in 1997 as he defeated Stephen Hendry 18-12 to become only the second player after Cliff Thorburn from outside of the United Kingdom to win the World Championship.

Doherty is the only player to win the world professional, world amateur and world under-21 championship titles and is also a multiple-time World Seniors Snooker Championship runner-up.

Away from the table, he is part of the WPBSA Players’ board and joined the World Seniors Snooker board in April 2026.