(1971-07-12) 12 July 1971 (age 52) Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Sport country
England
Nickname
Rod the Plod[1]
Professional
1990–2021, 2022–2024
Highest ranking
20 (1996/1997)
Current ranking
89 (as of 7 May 2024)
Century breaks
114 (as of 29 June 2024)
Best ranking finish
Runner-up (x1)
Tournament wins
Minor-ranking
1
Rod Lawler (born 12 July 1971) is an English former professional snooker player. He is noted for his slow playing style which gave rise to his nickname, "Rod the Plod".[1]
After turning professional in 1990, Lawler has reached one ranking tournament final—the 1996 International Open—where he lost 3–9 to John Higgins, and has won one minor-ranking tournament – Event 3 of the 2012/2013 Players Tour Championship – where he defeated Marco Fu 4–2 in the final.
Lawler has compiled over 100 competitive century breaks during his long career. His highest is a 143, in qualifying for the 2003 World Championship. He fell off the tour at the end of the 2023-24 snooker season.
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RodLawler (born 12 July 1971) is an English former professional snooker player. He is noted for his slow playing style which gave rise to his nickname...
Chinese player to qualify for the main draw, defeating Ben Woollaston, RodLawler, David Gilbert, and Ian McCulloch in the qualifying rounds. He met former...
qualifying for the 2024 World Snooker Championship he was defeated by veteran RodLawler 10-7. Through his performances on the CBSA China Tour he earnt a place...
Ridley (AUS) Sam Baird (ENG) 4–0 Nick Jennings (ENG) Ian Burns (ENG) 4–3 RodLawler (ENG) Chen Zhe (CHN) 4–1 Jordan Brown (NIR) The second 2012 Q School...
reached the last 32 of a ranking event for the first time by beating RodLawler 4–1. Moody won the opening frame with a 102 century, won the second...
qualifying, Wilson beat Chris Norbury 10–6 and then defeated Alfie Burden and RodLawler, both by 10–3 score lines, to stand just one win away from making his...
tournaments while Marcus Campbell, Tony Drago, Andrew Higginson, Ju Reti, RodLawler, Rory McLeod, Barry Pinches, Troy Shaw, Joe Swail and Ben Woollaston each...
Ireland Open 124 27 November 2016 16–17 (6) Mark Allen 30 years, 279 days RodLawler UK Championship 125 8 December 2016 16–17 (7) Ali Carter (2nd) 37 years...
John Higgins defended his title by defeating RodLawler 9–3 in the final. This was the first time that Lawler reached the final of a ranking event. The breakdown...
Mark Williams, Ali Carter and Shaun Murphy. He lost to world number 65 RodLawler 2–4 in the final. He also reached the quarter-finals of the European Tour...
Doherty 9–3 in the final. At the 1996 International Open he defeated RodLawler 9–3 in the final, to retain the championship. Later that season, at the...
103, 101 – Zhang Anda 134 – David Gray 133 – Barry Hawkins 132, 121 – RodLawler 132, 120, 100 – Tom Ford 131, 126, 105 – Michael White 131, 104 – Chris...
1996. RodLawler won the tournament defeating Shokat Ali 6–3 in the final. Ali compiled the highest break of the tournament, 133. "RodLawler wins second...
Birch Joe Johnson 5–0 Gareth Chilcott Bradley Jones 5–4 Anthony Davies RodLawler 5–3 James Reynolds Peter Lines 5–4 Paul Sweeny Ian McCulloch 5–0 Shokat...
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