Les Dodd (born 11 February 1954) is an English former professional snooker player. He was runner-up in the 1987 English Professional Championship.
| Born | 11 February 1954[1] Southport |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Professional | 1982–1997, 1998/1999 |
| Highest ranking | 36 (1983–1984) |
| Best ranking finish | Quarter-final (x2) |
Career
Dodd was born on 11 February 1954 in Southport, and turned professional in 1982.[2] In his first professional season, he reached the televised stages of the 1983 World Snooker Championship, where he lost 7–10 to Eddie Charlton.[2]
Dodd's only professional final was the 1987 English Professional Championship; there, he was defeated 9–5 by Tony Meo, having earlier eliminated Tony Knowles, Barry West, Mike Hallett and reigning World Champion Joe Johnson.[2][1]
He reached the quarter-finals of two ranking events in 1990; the British Open, where he lost 2–5 to Steve James, and the Asian Open, where Mike Hallett beat him 5–4.[1]
Dodd was ranked 121st in the world at the end of the 1996–97 season, and dropped off the professional tour.[3] He regained his status for the 1998–99 season, but lost it again immediately thereafter.[1][4] The highest world ranking that he attained in his career was 36th, in the 1983–84 snooker world rankings.[5]
In the 2012 World Seniors Championship, Dodd defeated Andrew Milliard 2–0, Bill Oliver 2–0 and Steve Meakin 2–1 to qualify for the last 16,[6] but fell at this stage 0–2 to Alain Robidoux.[7] He failed to qualify in 2013, losing in the last round to Philip Williams,[8] and entered again in 2015 and 2016, again losing in the last round of qualifying on both occasions; John Welsh defeated him 2–0 in 2015, and he lost by the same scoreline to Robert Milkins in the 2016 edition.[9][10]