Jamie Burnett

Infobox Snooker player
Name = Jamie Burnett


Born = birth date and age|1975|9|16
Nationality = Scottish
Professional = 1992–
High ranking =
Current rank = 45
Last 5 seasons = 56-49-46-44-36
Provisional = 50th
High break = 148 – Travis Perkins UK Championship
Prize money = £323,645 [http://www.worldsnooker.com/players_head_to_head-8703.htm Snooker Player Profile - Jamie Burnett ] ]
Best Ranking performance = qtr finals- 1997 German Open, Grand prix 1998

Jamie Burnett (b. September 16, 1975) is a professional snooker player from Hamilton, Scotland

Career

During the qualifying stages of the 2004 UK Championship, he achieved the impressive feat of becoming the first ever player to compile a break over 147 in a professional match, in which he made a break of 148 against Leo Fernandez. After being awarded a free ball Burnett took the brown as an extra red, then added the brown again and went on to pot all 15 reds with one blue, two pinks and 12 blacks. He then potted the colours to complete a historic and remarkable 148 break. He afterwards commented "I didn’t really know how to react afterwards. At first I thought it was no big deal, but then I realised I’d made history.” Due to this match being played in qualifying stages he was unfortunately not rewarded for this break unlike televised high breaks which can yield lucrative bonuses.

The Scot made his mark in the 1997 German Open by reaching the quarter finals and equalled his best run the following year in the Grand Prix of 1998.In a 1997-98 season dominated by Stephen Hendry, Burnett claimed two victories over the world number one as well as recorded victories over Stephen Lee and Mark Williams.

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