Here is all you need to know about snooker player Stuart Bingham including his age, wife, bio and net worth
In their World Championship semifinal, Stuart Bingham and Jak Jones are tied at four games apiece following a highly competitive and nail bitting first session. With breaks of 76 and 94, the 2015 winner Bingham jumped up to an early 3-0 lead.
However, Jones rallied after a blue was misplaced to the middle pocket. The Welshman kept his cool to sweep the board and pull back to 3-1 before remaining composed to win the next two frames and tie the match while scoring 66 runs.
Following his response of 79, the Englishman was given a severe penalty for failing to strike a black ball to the centre, allowing Jones to break for 72 to tie the game.
Who is snooker player Stuart Bingham, bio, age, wife, children, world ranking, career earnings and net worth
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Jak Jones takes the final frame of the first session to draw level at 4-4 with Stuart Bingham!#WorldSnookerChampionship pic.twitter.com/rivuor4xEq
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Who is Stuart Bingham?
Stuart Bingham is an English snooker player who was born on May 21, 1976 in Basildon, Essex, England.
A look at Stuart Bingham’s career
Stuart Bingham has won the Masters and the World Championship in the past. He didn’t have much steady success in his early professional career, although he did take home the World Amateur Championship in 1996.
However, things started chnaging for him. At the age of 35, he won his first ranking championship at the Australian Goldfields Open in 2011, which enabled him to make his first-ever top 16 rating. To win the 2015 World Championship, 38-year-old Bingham defeated 15-year-old Shaun Murphy in the championship match.
He reached a career-high ranking of number two in the world with his world title, a position he held until March 2017. He won his second Triple Crown championship, defeating Ali Carter 10–8 in the 2020 Masters final.
Later on, he became the oldest Masters champion at 43 years and 243 days, surpassing Ray Reardon in the process. This record lasted until 2024, when Ronnie O’Sullivan, being 48 years and 40 days old, beat him. With nine career maximum breaks, he holds the fourth-highest number after Ronnie O’Sullivan (15), John Higgins (13), and Stephen Hendry (11).
Stuart Bingham’s family
Stuart Bingham is married to Michelle Shabi since 2013 and the couple have welcomed two kids together named Shae, a son and a daughter Marnie Rose. They also stay with Michelle’s daughter Tegan.
Stuart Bingham’s net worth
Stuart Bingham has a net worth of around 3-4 million pounds as per reports with his career winnings at roughly 2 million pounds.
He reached a career-high world ranking of number two following his World Championship success, a position that he held until March 2017 and is currently ranked 29 in the world.