Quinten Hann  Quinten Hann (born 4 June 1977) is an Australian former professional snooker player. He was the 1999 WEPF World Eight-ball Champion and 1994 world under 21 champion. His highest break was a 143 that he made at the 1997 Grand Prix tournament. He was given an eight-year ban from snooker in February 2006 for match-fixing at the 2005 China Open, shortly before which he had resigned his membership of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA). Born on 4 June 1977 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Hann is the only child in a single parent family; his father was absent from his life after they separated during the family's time in Melbourne. He was educated at the city's Redden Catholic College. Hann's mother Amanda purchased a snooker table for him to practise on when he turned nine. He later took up pool at the age of ten after being introduced to it through a friend in Brisbane. Hann played pool during the weekends, until his mother swayed him away from playing it in public houses. She telephoned a snooker coach to teach her son the game. At age 12, Hann became the youngest qualifier for the Australian Goldfields Open in June 1989, losing in the last 16 stage to the under-21 national champion Steve Mifsud. Although he broke his left wrist in a motorcycle accident, which caused him to play in a plaster, he won the Victoria Under-12 Championship in March 1990. Three months later, Hann finished runner-up in his group at the 1990 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship, with six victories from eight matches. Hann's mother sold the family home and car and possessions to finance her son's career and moved them from Wagga Wagga to England in late 1989. She had written to Matchroom Sport founder Barry Hearn, who offered his services to Hann. At the age of 13, Hann produced a break of 100 at the 1991 World Masters under-16 tournament, making him the youngest player to compile a televised century break. He reached the final of the Australian Amateur Championship at age 14 and he then took part in the IBSF World Snooker Championship. On 13 October 1991, Hann was given a suspended ban by the Australian Billiards and Snooker Council from all domestic and overseas competitions for spitting on a competitor's mother. This was invoked after the New South Wales country junior championship in January 1993 when he swore at the referee following a decision that favoured his opponent and entered the Lithgow Workmen's Club licensed poker-machine area.