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Michael Holt (born 7 August 1978) is a professional snooker player from Nottingham, England. He has won two minor-ranking tournaments and has reached one semi-final of a ranking event (the 2013 Shanghai Masters) as well as five further quarter-finals. ==Career== He lost in the final qualifying round of the World Snooker Championship in 2001 and 2002. Holt almost qualified for the 2004 event – he was 9–5 ahead in his final qualifying match against Anthony Hamilton, before losing the next five frames to lose the match. In the 2005 World Snooker Championship, he beat his friend Paul Hunter in the first round. In the second round he faced Steve Davis, losing 10–13 after having led 8–2. For the 2005 tournament he used eBay to auction the sponsorship space on his waistcoat to Cabaret, a Nottingham nightspot. He qualified for the 2006 World Championship, and lost in the first round to eventual runner-up Peter Ebdon 10–8, earning Ebdon's applause as a result of his performance. He won the non-ranking German Open in 2006, and reached the final in 2005. His 5–3 victory over Ronnie O'Sullivan in the 2007 Malta Cup was his first in five attempts against O'Sullivan. He then lost to Mark King in the last 16 there. He lost to eventual champion John Higgins in the first round in 2007 〔(BBC Nottingham: Holt's tough Crucible test ).〕 The rest of 2007 was unspectacular, barring victory in the minor Dutch Open, which featured 7 of the top 32 of the time,〔(World Snooker News )〕 including wins over Nigel Bond and Barry Pinches. He missed out on the 2008 World Championship after losing to Michael Judge, causing him to drop out of the top 32 after 4 seasons there, after a season in which he failed to reach the last 16 of a ranking event. Holt's results improved in 2008/2009. He reached the last 16 of the 2008 Grand Prix, defeating Jimmy White and Michael Judge to qualify and scored a 5–1 defeat of Mark Allen at the venue, before losing 2–5 to Ding Junhui. In the subsequent Bahrain Championship Holt scored a 5–0 victory over David Morris in which his Irish opponent scored just 10 points, the lowest total in a best-of-nine world ranking match since 1992.〔(World Snooker News: Walden Earns Bahrain Berth )〕 He then beat Jamie Cope to reach the last sixteen and commented that he was in the best form of his life.〔(BBC Sport: Seeds crash out in Bahrain event )〕 He then lost 4–5 to Robert Milkins in the last 16, having led 3–0. He defeated Mark Davis and Dominic Dale to reach the 2009 World Championship, guaranteeing his return to the top 32. He summarised the change in his game by commenting "This year, people have had to beat me. I haven't given matches away" 〔(Holt Wants to Fulfil Potential )〕 Holt qualified for three of the six ranking tournaments in the 2009/2010 season, but lost in the first round in each.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Michael Holt 2009/2010 )〕 The 2010/2011 season saw the introduction of Players Tour Championship (PTC) events. At the Prague Classic, Holt won six matches to reach the first final of the career which included victories over Stephen Maguire, Mark Selby and Shaun Murphy. He faced John Higgins who he had failed to beat in 13 previous meetings, but produced a superb performance to win 4–2. Holt dedicated the title to his father who had suffered a stroke two months previously.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Michael Holt dedicates Euro Players Tour win to father )〕 The result ensured he would qualify for the PTC Finals as he finished 13th on the Order of Merit and he saw off Marco Fu 4–1 and Barry Pinches 4–3 to match his best result in a full ranking event. In the quarter-finals he lost 4–2 against Martin Gould.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Michael Holt 2010/2011 )〕 Despite his late season surge in form he ended it ranked world number 45, the lowest he had been in ten years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Ranking History )〕 Holt reached the second round of ranking events three times during the 2011/2012 season, but lost on each occasion.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Michael Holt 2011/2012 )〕 He saved his best performances for the minor-ranking PTC events for the second season in a row most notably at the 10th event where he won the title by beating Dominic Dale 4–2 in the final. Holt said afterwards that the shorter matches suit him as there is not enough time for him to lose his head and stated that if he could maintain a consistent temperament he could achieve more success in the game.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Holt Downs Dale For PTC Success )〕 He was also a losing quarter-finalist in three other events to finish fourth on the Order of Merit and qualify for the Finals again where he was beaten 4–1 by Stephen Lee.〔 Holt qualified for four of the first six ranking events in the 2012/2013 season, but could not advance beyond the first round in any of them.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Michael Holt 2012/2013 )〕 At the German Masters he beat Mark Williams 5–1 and Kurt Maflin 5–3 to reach the quarter-finals where he lost 5–2 to Ali Carter.〔 At the 2013 Shanghai Masters, Holt reached the semi-finals of a ranking event for the first time in his 17-year career.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Shanghai Masters: Nottingham's Michael Holt into semi-final )〕 He began the event by outplaying Judd Trump in a 5–1 win with breaks of 115 and 97.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Hitman Holt Floors Trump )〕 His second round match against Martin Gould went to the colours in the deciding frame with Gould missing the final blue, before Holt potted the blue and pink to triumph 5–4.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Shanghai Masters: Michael Holt continues good run; John Higgins and Shaun Murphy beaten )〕 He then swept past world number 100 Kyren Wilson 5–1 to face home favourite Xiao Guodong in the semis.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Arnold potter sweeps into Shanghai Masters semis )〕 Holt was beaten 6–3 by Xiao in a high quality encounter.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Xiao Powers Into Final )〕 His form continued into the following week's Zhangjiagang Open by winning six games to reach his third minor-ranking final where he lost 4–1 to Ju Reti.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Ju-bilation For Chinese Amateur )〕 At the German Masters, Holt played Trump in the quarter-finals, with Trump exacting some revenge from his defeat earlier in the season by whitewashing Holt 5–0.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Michael Holt 2013/2014 )〕 Holt qualified for the World Championship, losing 10–4 to Mark Allen in the first round, but his successful season saw him finish it as the world number 22, the highest he had been in eight years.〔 Holt began the 2014/2015 season by advancing to the final of the Yixing Open, but he was beaten 4–2 by Ding Junhui.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Ding The King In Yixing )〕 He eliminated Rory McLeod and Sam Baird at the Wuxi Classic, before losing 5–1 to Neil Robertson in the last 16. A second last 16 ranking event appearance followed at the Shanghai Masters after Holt overcame Ricky Walden 5–2, but he was ousted by reigning world champion Mark Selby 5–2.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2014&player=125 )〕 Holt made a 138 break during his 6–1 victory over Zak Surety in the opening round of the UK Championship, before losing 6–3 to Dechawat Poomjaeng.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Michael Holt happy with performance in first round UK Snooker Championship win )〕 He lost his first six ranking matches in 2015, but qualified for the PTC Grand Final by finishing sixth on the Asian Order of Merit.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Asian Order of Merit 2014/2015 )〕 There, Holt defeated Jimmy Robertson 4–2 and held on against Stephen Maguire to win 4–3 having been 3–0 up.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Williams Fight-Back Floors Selby )〕 In his only quarter-final in a ranking event this season, Holt was knocked out 4–1 by Joe Perry.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Holt (snooker player)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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