qualifiers. He then beat Andy Hicks 5–4 on the final black to play in a ranking event outside of the United Kingdom for the first time, but was whitewashed 5–0 by world number one Mark Selby. Hallworth dropped off the tour at the end of the season and failed to advance through Q School. Return to amateur status Hallworth defeated Hossein Vafaei 4–3 to qualify for the Indian Open and narrowly lost 4–3 to Stuart Bingham in the opening round. The Shoot-Out was upgraded to a ranking event this season and Hallworth made the quarter-finals with wins over Boonyarit Keattikun, Michael White, Daniel Wells and Li Hang. His run came to an end at the hands of Andy Hicks. He whitewashed Darryl Hill 4–0 at the Gibraltar Open, before losing 4–1 to Nigel Bond in the second round. Hallworth was a win away from earning a two-year tour card at the EBSA Play-off, but was bested 4–1 by Gerard Greene. At the end of the 2017/18 season, he entered Q School in an attempt to win back a place on the professional snooker tour. He earnt a credible victory over Zhao Xintong. In 2022/23 season he has reached the last 16 of the 2022 British Open he beat Barry Hawkins 4-3. Performance and rankings timeline References External links Steven Hallworth at wst.tv English snooker players People from North Kesteven District 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Lincolnshire