Silvino Francisco
























































Silvino Francisco
Born
(1946-05-03) 3 May 1946 (age 72)
Sport country
 South Africa
Nickname The Silver Fish
Professional 1981–1997
Highest ranking 10 (1987/88)
Career winnings £363,571[1]
Highest break
128:
1983 World Championship (qualifying)
Century breaks 12
Tournament wins
Ranking 1
Non-ranking 1

Silvino Francisco (born 3 May 1946) is a retired South African professional snooker player, most notable for winning the 1985 British Open.




Contents






  • 1 Snooker career


  • 2 Personal life


  • 3 Performance and rankings timeline


  • 4 Career finals


    • 4.1 Ranking finals: 1 (1 title)


    • 4.2 Non-ranking finals: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)


    • 4.3 Team finals: 1 (1 runner-up)


    • 4.4 Amateur finals: 4 (4 titles)




  • 5 References





Snooker career


Francisco comes from a snooker-playing family. His brother Manuel and nephew Peter both played at a high level, Manuel having been a runner-up in the World Amateur Billiards Championship on several occasions, and Peter having risen to the world ranking of number 14.


Francisco won the 1985 British Open, beating Kirk Stevens 12–9. Afterwards, he accused Stevens of playing under the influence of drugs, and was fined and penalised ranking points.[2] When Stevens admitted a drugs problem, the penalty was reversed.[3]


He was involved in another scandal after the 1989 Masters. After losing 5–1 to Terry Griffiths in the last-16, it was discovered that there had been heavy betting on that exact score. Francisco was arrested, but later released without charge.



Personal life


Francisco suffered with gambling problems towards the end of his professional career, to the extent of being declared bankrupt in 1996 due to income tax arrears, having split up from his second wife who claimed his £350,000 house, and having to pay maintenance for his four children. He later took to working evenings in a friend's fish and chip shop for extra cash.


In 1997, he was arrested for smuggling cannabis, and served three years in prison.[3]



Performance and rankings timeline

































































































































































































































































































































Tournament
1981/
82
1982/
83
1983/
84
1984/
85
1985/
86
1986/
87
1987/
88
1988/
89
1989/
90
1990/
91
1991/
92
1992/
93
1993/
94
1994/
95
1995/
96
1996/
97

Ranking[4]
 [nb 1]
17
21
17
13
12
10
12
23
26
24
28
33
57
81
125

Ranking tournaments

Asian Classic[nb 2]
 Tournament Not Held
 NR
1R
3R
2R
2R
 LQ
 LQ
 LQ
 LQ

Grand Prix[nb 3]
 NH
 A
3R
3R
QF
SF
2R
1R
1R
2R
3R
1R
 LQ
 LQ
1R
 LQ

UK Championship
 Non-Ranking
1R
3R
2R
3R
2R
2R
3R
1R
1R
1R
 LQ
 LQ
 LQ

German Open
 Tournament Not Held
 LQ
 A

Welsh Open
 Tournament Not Held
2R
2R
 LQ
1R
 LQ
 LQ

International Open[nb 4]
 NR
 A
QF
SF
1R
QF
3R
2R
2R
 Not Held
3R
1R
1R
 LQ
 LQ

European Open
 Tournament Not Held
1R
2R
1R
1R
1R
 LQ
 LQ
 LQ
 LQ

Thailand Open[nb 5]
 Not Held
 Non-Ranking Event
 Not Held
QF
 WD
2R
1R
 LQ
 LQ
 LQ
 LQ

British Open[nb 6]
 Non-Ranking
W
2R
2R
2R
1R
1R
2R
2R
2R
 LQ
 LQ
 LQ
 LQ

World Championship
QF
1R
2R
1R
2R
2R
1R
2R
 LQ
 LQ
 LQ
 LQ
 LQ
 LQ
 LQ
 LQ

Non-ranking tournaments

Scottish Masters
 A
 A
 A
 A
SF
 A
 A
 NH
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A

Masters
 A
 A
 A
 A
1R
QF
1R
1R
 A
 LQ
 LQ
 LQ
 LQ
 WD
 A
 A

Former ranking tournaments

Canadian Masters
 Tournament Not Held
 Non-Ranking
 LQ
 Tournament Not Held

Hong Kong Open[nb 7]
 Ranking Event
 NH
1R
 Tournament Not Held
 Ranking
 NH

Classic
 Non-Ranking
2R
1R
1R
QF
3R
3R
SF
1R
2R
 Tournament Not Held

Strachan Open
 Tournament Not Held
1R
 MR
 NR
 Not Held

Former non-ranking tournaments

Pot Black
 A
 A
QF
1R
 A
 Tournament Not Held
 A
 A
 A
 Not Held

Australian Masters[nb 8]
 A
 A
 A
 A
1R
 A
 A
 NH
 A
 Tournament Not Held
 A
 A
 NH

South African Professional Championship
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
W
 A
 A
 Tournament Not Held

Shoot-Out
 Tournament Not Held
1R
 Tournament Not Held

World Seniors Championship
 Tournament Not Held
QF
 Tournament Not Held



























Performance Table Legend
LQ
 lost in the qualifying draw
 #R
 lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
 QF
 lost in the quarter-finals
SF
 lost in the semi-finals
 F
 lost in the final
W
 won the tournament
DNQ
 did not qualify for the tournament
 A
 did not participate in the tournament
 WD
 withdrew from the tournament














NH / Not Held means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.




  1. ^ New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.


  2. ^ The event was also called the Dubai Masters (1988/1989), Dubai Classic (1989/90–1994/1995) and Thailand Classic (1995/1996)


  3. ^ The event was also called the Professional Players Tournament (1982/83–1983/1984)


  4. ^ The event was also called the Goya Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986)


  5. ^ The event was also called the Thailand Masters (1983/1984–1986/1987 & 1991/1992) and the Asian Open (1989/1990–1992/1993)


  6. ^ The event was also called the British Gold Cup (1979/1980), Yamaha Organs Trophy (1980/1981) and International Masters (1981/1982–1983/1984)


  7. ^ The event was also called the Australian Masters (1979/1980–1987/1988) and Australian Open (1994/1995)


  8. ^ The event was also called the Hong Kong Open (1989/1990) and Australian Open (1994/1995)




Career finals



Ranking finals: 1 (1 title)




















Outcome
No.
Year
Championship
Opponent in the final
Score
Winner
 1.
1985
British Open
Canada Kirk Stevens
 12–9


Non-ranking finals: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)




































Outcome
No.
Year
Championship
Opponent in the final
Score
Runner-up
 1.
 1978
South African Professional Championship
South Africa Perrie Mans
 5–9
Runner-up
 2.
 1983
Pontins Brean Sands
England Tony Meo
 7–9
Winner
 1.
1986
South African Professional Championship
South Africa François Ellis
 9–1


Team finals: 1 (1 runner-up)






















Outcome
No.
Year
Championship
Team/partner
Opponent(s) in the final
Score
Runner-up
 1.
1989
World Cup
Rest of the World
 England
8–9


Amateur finals: 4 (4 titles)












































Outcome
No.
Year
Championship
Opponent in the final
Score
Winner
 1.
 1968
South African Amateur Championship
South Africa
Winner
 2.
 1969
South African Amateur Championship (2)
South Africa
Winner
 3.
 1974
South African Amateur Championship (3)
South Africa Mike Hines
 7–0
Winner
 4.
 1977
South African Amateur Championship (4)
South Africa Ayoob Majiet


References





  1. ^ http://cuetracker.net/Players/Silvino-Francisco/Career-Total-Statistics


  2. ^ "Snooker Association acquits Stevens over drug addiction". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 October 1985. p. 41. Retrieved 1 May 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ ab "Where are they now? : Silvino Francisco". BBC Sport. 31 January 2002. Retrieved 1 May 2011.


  4. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 5 December 2017.









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