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Kirk Stevens (born August 17, 1958) is a Canadians former professional snooker player.
In 1985 he was wrongfully accused of taking stimulants before the final of the Dulux British Open Snooker Championship by South African Silvino Francisco. Stevens lost 9–12. Francisco was subsequently fined by the world governing body of snooker, the WPBSA, for the comments. The WPBSA, accepted that the accusation was false and it is on record that Stevens has never failed a drugs test in the history of his career. Shortly after the comments were made public, Stevens admitted to an addiction to cocaine in his personal life.
Although he underwent treatment, his career never really recovered. He dropped out of the top 16 in 1986/87, but continued to play on until 1992/93, before returning home to Canada and retiring from professional tournament play on the world circuit.
After returning to Canada Stevens won the Canadian Amateur Championship in 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2008. In 2011 he returned to the Crucible Theatre for the first time since 1988 to play in a "Snooker Legends" exhibition event.
On September 23, 2019, Jimmy White published an apology to Stevens on White's official Facebook page stating that in his autobiography Second Wind he misremembered a few stories as occurring with Stevens that in fact did not. These events were widely broadcast in the media and White wanted to make the apology public to prevent them from being repeated. White further stated that he did not intend his words to be interpreted as meaning that Stevens introduced him to crack cocaine or that Stevens ever played WPBSA snooker under the influence of drugs.
| Ranking | He was an amateur. | New players on the tour don't have a ranking | 19 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 50 | 68 | 58 | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand PrixThe event was also called the Professional Players Tournament (1982/83–1983/1984) | Tournament Not Held | 2R | QF | QF | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | LQ | 3R | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | NH | Non-Ranking Event | SF | QF | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Irish OpenThe event was also called the European Open (1988/1989–1992/1993) | Tournament Not Held | 1R | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish OpenThe event was also called the Goya Matchroom Trophy and the International Open (1981/1982–1984/1985 & 1986/1987–1992/1993) | Tournament Not Held | NR | SF | WD | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | WD | LQ | Not Held | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand MastersThe event was also called the Asian Open (1989/1990–1992/1993) | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China International | Tournament Not Held | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British OpenThe event was also called the British Gold Cup (1979/1980), Yamaha Organs Trophy (1980/1981) and International Masters (1981/1982–1983/1984) | Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | F | 3R | 3R | WD | LQ | 1R | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | A | 1R | SF | 2R | QF | QF | SF | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scottish Masters | Tournament Not Held | QF | A | A | QF | A | SF | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Irish Masters | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | QF | WD | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier LeagueThe event was also called the Professional Snooker League (1983/1984), Matchroom League (1986/1987 to 1991/1992) and the European League (1992/1993 to 1996/1997) | Tournament Not Held | WD | Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Canadian MastersThe event was also called the Canadian Open (1978/1979–1980/1981) | Non-Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic | Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | 1R | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strachan Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | MR | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai ClassicThe event was also called the Dubai Masters (1988/1989) | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | 1R | 2R | LQ | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bombay International | Not Held | A | RR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pontins Camber Sands | Not Held | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canadian MastersThe event was also called the Canadian Open (1976/1977–1980/1981) | 1R | 1R | QF | SF | SF | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champion of Champions | Not Held | A | NH | RR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish OpenThe event was also called the Goya Matchroom Trophy and the International Open (1981/1982–1984/1985 & 1986/1987–1992/1993) | Tournament Not Held | 2R | Ranking Event | Not Held | Ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Classic | Tournament Not Held | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | NH | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | Ranking Event | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic | Not Held | A | A | A | SF | Ranking Event | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tolly Cobbold Classic | Not Held | A | A | SF | A | A | SF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British OpenThe event was also called the British Gold Cup (1979/1980), Yamaha Organs Trophy (1980/1981) and International Masters (1981/1982–1983/1984) | Not Held | A | SF | RR | RR | RR | Ranking Event | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Masters | Tournament Not Held | F | Not Held | A | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carlsberg Challenge | Tournament Not Held | SF | A | A | A | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Masters | Not Held | A | A | A | A | SF | QF | A | A | A | NH | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pot Black | A | A | A | A | RR | A | RR | 1R | 1R | F | Tournament Not Held | A | A | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgian Classic | Tournament Not Held | F | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tournament Not Held | SF | Not Held | W | SF | QF | SF | SF | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| means an event was not held. |
| means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. |
| means an event is/was a ranking event. |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1985 | British Open | 9–12 |
| Winner | 1. | 1979 | Canadian Professional Championship | Cliff Thorburn | # |
| Winner | 2. | 1981 | Canadian Professional Championship | # | |
| Winner | 3. | 1983 | Canadian Professional Championship | Frank Jonik | 9–8 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1984 | New Zealand Masters | 3–5 | |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1986 | Belgian Classic | 7–9 | |
| Runner-up | 3. | 1986 | Pot Black | 0–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1980 | World Challenge Cup | 5–8 | ||
| Winner | 1. | 1982 | World Team Classic | 4–2 | ||
| Runner-up | 2. | 1986 | World Cup (2) | Ireland | 7–9 | |
| Runner-up | 3. | 1987 | World Cup (3) | Ireland | 2–9 |
| Winner | 1. | 1978 | Canadian Amateur Championship | Bob Paquette | 10–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 1997 | Canadian Amateur Championship (2) | Charlie Brown | 6–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 1998 | Canadian Amateur Championship (3) | Tom Finstad | 7–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 2000 | Canadian Amateur Championship (4) | Bob Chaperon | 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | 2002 | Canadian Amateur Championship (5) | Cliff Thorburn | 6–1 |
| Winner | 6. | 2008 | Canadian Amateur Championship (6) | Tom Finstad | 6–2 |
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