John Phillips (snooker player)

John Phillips (1935–2008) was a Scottish professional snooker player.

[2] In 1952, he eliminated the reigning champion, Mark Wildman, from the 1952 British youth snooker tournament,[3] before losing to Gary Owen in the second round.

[5]: 130  At the 1970 World Amateur Snooker Championship he won four of his six round-robin group matches, which was not enough to qualify for the knockout stage.

[6] At the 1982 Scottish Professional Championship, he lost 3–6 to Eddie Sinclair, and his first qualifying round match at the 1982 World Snooker Championship resulted in a 3–9 defeat by Paul Medati.

[7] He withdrew from the 1982 Bass and Golden Leisure Classic,[8] the 1982 International Open,[7] the 1982 Professional Players Tournament,[9] and the 1982 UK Championship,[7] before resigning his membership of the WPBSA in 1983.