Dominic Dale

Bio

Dominic Dale is a two-time ranking event winner who attained a career-high world ranking of 19 during the 1999/2000 season.

His most significant title to date came at the Grand Prix in 1997 where the Welshman defeated then world number two John Higgins 9-6 in the final to join snooker’s winning circle. Ten years later he then defeated compatriot Ryan Day 10-6 to claim his second ranking title at the Shanghai Masters.

A professional since 1992, Dale also enjoyed success at the Players Tour Championship Event 6 in 2010 as well as the Snooker Shoot Out in 2014.

He has twice reached the quarter-finals of the World Championship at the Crucible Theatre, in 2013 narrowly missing out on reaching the last four after recovering from 11-5 down to Barry Hawkins to lead 12-11, before Hawkins won the last two frames to progress.

Dale was also a part of the victorious Welsh team at the Nations Cup in 1999, which also lost in the final to England a year later. He further reached the final of the Masters qualifying event in 2003, losing 6-5 to Neil Robertson.

In January 2023, he reached his first ranking event semi-final in seven years at the Shoot Out, losing to eventual champion Chris Wakelin. Just over twelve months later, Dale defeated He Guoqiang to qualify for the Crucible Theatre for the first time in a decade and become the oldest qualifier since Steve Davis in 2010.

Prior to turning professional, Dale is a former winner of the Welsh Amateur Championship (1991) and also reached the final of the World Amateur Championship in 1992, losing 11-9 to Thailand’s Noppadon Noppachorn.

Career Honours

WST Ranking Event Titles (2)

• 2007/08: Shanghai Masters
• 1997/98: Grand Prix

WST Minor-Ranking Event Titles (1)

• 2010/11: Players Tour Championship Event 6

Professional Non-Ranking Event Titles (1)

• 2013/14: Snooker Shoot Out