Snooker Nicknames
May 11, 2012 in
PLAYER — Nickname
Mark Allen — The Pistol
Nigel Bond — 00-147
Luca Brecel — The Belgian Bullet
Marcus Campbell — Dumbarton Destroyer
Ali Carter — The Captain
Eddie Charlton — Steady Eddie
Jamie Cope — The Shotgun
Dominic Dale — The Spaceman
Ryan Day — Dynamite
Steve Davis — The Nugget / Interesting
Graeme Dott — The Pocket Dynamo / The Pocket Rocket
Tony Drago — The Maltese Falcon / The Tornado
Peter Ebdon — The Force
Patsy Fagan — Pin-up Boy
Marco Fu — Hong Kong Fuey
Martin Gould — The Pinner Potter
Anthony Hamilton — Sheriff of Pottingham
Quinten Hann — Wizard of Oz
Dave Harold — Stoke Potter / Pride of the Potteries
Barry Hawkins — The Hawk
Stephen Hendry — The Golden Boy / The Golden Bairn / The Maestro
Alex Higgins — Hurricane
John Higgins — The Wizard of Wishaw
Andrew Higginson — Widnes Warrior
Michael Holt — The Hitman
Paul Hunter — Beckham of the Baize / Snooker Spice
Rory McLeod — The Highlander
Alan McManus — Angles
Ian McCulloch — The Preston Potter
Stephen Maguire — The Merlin of Milton / On-fire
Shaun Murphy — The Whiston Warrior / The Magician
Fergal O’Brien — The Baby-Faced Assassin
Ronnie O’Sullivan — The Rocket / The Essex Exocet
John Parrott — The Entertainer
Ray Reardon — Dracula
Neil Robertson — Melbourne Machine / Thunder from Down Under
Alain Robidoux — Scoobie
Mark Selby — Jester from Leicester
Kirk Stevens — Starship Trooper
Matthew Stevens — The Welsh Dragon
Joe Swail — The Outlaw
Cliff Thorburn — The Grinder / Rhett Butler of the Green Baize
Willie Thorne — Mr. Maximum
John Virgo — Mr.Perfection
Ricky Walden — Stamina Man
James Wattana — The Thai Phoon
Bill Werbeniuk — Big Bill
Jimmy White — Whirlwind
Mark Williams — The Welsh Potting Machine




