Name: Sean Storey

Date of Birth: August 19, 1971

High Match Break: 145 – 2001 British Open

Turned Pro: 1991

Highest Ranking: 26th (provisionally)

Career Prize Money (up to start of 2006/07 season): £167,470

Achievements: 2003 World Championship Last 16, 2003 Regal Scottish Last 32, 2003 Irish Masters Last 48, 2002 British Open Last 48, 2001 British Open Last 48, 2001 World Championship Last 32, 2001 B&H Championship Semi Final, 2004 Yorkshire Open Snooker Runner Up

Biography: Last season yielded few positive results for Storey and he did not qualify automatically for a place on the 2006/07 Tour.

However, he was awarded a concessionary place by the WPBSA, having finished just one place outside the top 64. Storey also had a mitigatory plea having suffered from ill health for much of the season.

Storey enjoyed the best season of his career in 2002/03, when he won 28 matches; more than any other player on the Tour.

He reached the last 16 of the World Championship, coming through five qualifying rounds then beating Joe Perry 10-4 at the Crucible.

Storey was denied a quarter-final place at Sheffield, losing 13-7 to John Higgins, but still moved 31 places up the ranking list to No 51.

This was Storey’s second appearance at the Crucible – the first came in 2001 when he lost 10-9 to Joe Swail after leading 9-7.