• Name: Stephen Maguire
• Nickname: 'Merlin from Milton'
• Height: 6'0
• Weight: 190lbs
• Date of Birth: March 13, 1981
• Birthplace: Glasgow
• Living: Milton, Glasgow
• Turned Pro: 1998
• Career Earnings: £695,500

Favourites

• Movies: happy gilmour, godfather 123,
• TV Shows: king of queens, two and a half men
• Actors: adam sandler, De Niro
• Books: any real crime book will do
• Food: apples, chinese, pasta
• Entertainers: derron brown
• Sports People: Roger Federer , pete sampras, eric cantona
• Interests: my bulldog KYRA, and bit of badminton

Biography

The 2007/08 season was one of huge importance for Maguire as he re-established himself at the very top end of the snooker pecking order. He was the only player other than Ronnie O'Sullivan to win two ranking titles, and surged eight places up the ranking list to a career high position of No 2. His breakthrough came at the Northern Ireland Trophy in Belfast, when he beat several other members of snooker's group of emerging talent. Wins over David Gray, Ding Junhui, Neil Robertson and Shaun Murphy put him into the final, where he beat Fergal O'Brien 9-5 to win his first ranking title in three years. "I went a bit nuts for a while after winning two tournaments in 2004," admitted Maguire. "I was drinking too much and I put on two stone in weight. That cost me a season, maybe a season and a half. There was a time when I wondered whether I would ever win a tournament again. Being a father has changed me, I feel completely different. It's made me try harder. I've got a good chance to make a lot of money through snooker and I want my boy to have everything." The Scot went on to reach the Maplin UK Championship final, and though he suffered a demoralising 10-2 defeat to Ronnie O'Sullivan, he soon got that result out of his system, beating O'Sullivan 6-5 when they next met at the SAGA Insurance Masters. Maguire obviously enjoys playing overseas, as he went on to win his third ranking title outside British shores. At the Honghe Industrial China Open in Beijing, he beat O'Brien, Barry Hawkins and Nigel Bond to reach the semi-finals, then edged out Ryan Day 6-5, having made the second official 147 break of his career earlier in the match.