About Hugh Abernethy

Hugh Abernethy (born 23 December 1967) is a Scottish former professional snooker player.
Professional 1994–1997, 1998–2003, 2004–2006
Born in Scotland in 1967, Abernethy turned professional in 1994. In his first season, he beat Richy McDonald, Steve Lemmens and Karl Broughton en route to the last 128 of the 1994 European Open, but lost at this stage 0–5 to Wayne Brown. He could not progress beyond the fourth qualifying round in any other event, but his performances were sufficient that he ended the season with a ranking of 343.
After falling off the main tour, he continued playing at amateur level in the Pontins International Open Series, reaching three event quarter-finals in 2007 and one in 2009, and in the 2010-11 season he entered two Players Tour Championship events; after beating Rhys Clark 4–0 to qualify for the first of these, he led Barry Hawkins 2–0 and 3–2 in the last 128, but succumbed 3–4. He withdrew from the next event, and did not compete thereafter.