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Snooker Players Nicknames

Snooker players have the best nicknames in cue sports, and excluding boxing, snooker players have the best nicknames in sports. Back in the 1980s, when English snooker was at its peak, snooker player had nicknames such as The Ginger Magician, Hurricane, The Silver Fox and The Whirlwind (Steve Davis, Alex Higgins, Dennis Taylor and Jimmy White, respectively), which only added to the snooker pros anyway flamboyant image.

Snooker Players' Nicknames Today

In today's professional snooker circle, snooker players are named after their hometowns (Neil "The Melbourne Machine" Robertson, John "Wizard of Wishaw" Higgins), their characteristics (Joe "The Outlaw" Swail, Jamie "Shotgun" Cope), looks (Bill "Big Bill" Werbeniuk, Steve "The Ginger Magician" Davis), and even after their similarities to their colleagues of other sports types (Paul "Beckham of the Baize" Hunter.

Alan Hughes - Snooker Players' Nicknames Father

Many of the snooker players' nicknames were given by Alan Hughes, a famous snooker introducer and a colorful character by himself. In over 20 years of snooker introducing Hughes, aka MC Alan Hughes, had nicknamed almost every professional snooker player from Alex "The Hurricane" Higgins to John "Wizard of Warshaw" Higgins and lots of others.

Examples of Snooker Players Nicknames:

Alex "The Hurricane" Higgins
Barry "The Quiet Assassin" Hawkins
Dominic "Spaceman" Dale
James "The Thai-Phoon" Wattana
Mark "Eagle Eye" Allen
Mark "The Welsh Potting Machine" Williams
Paul "Beckham of the Baize" Hunter
Ray "Dracula" Reardon
Shaun "Storsmurfen" Murphy
Steve "The Nugget", "The Ginger Magician", "Interesting" Davis