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Steve James
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Male; England (England); Born: 2 May 1961 (age )
Status: Amateur; First season as pro: 1986; Last season as pro: 2005; Ranking wins: 1; Highest ranking: 7; Other sources: CueTracker; Wikipedia

2012/2013
World Seniors Quals (30 Sep 2012)
Q Rd 2 England Nigel Bond 2-0 England Steve James (a)   Details 
2005/2006
China Open Qualifier (15‑18 Nov 2005)
Q Rd 1 England Andrew Norman w/o England Steve James (a) Head to head
2004/2005
World Championship Qual (23 Feb - 24 Mar 2005)
Q Rd 1 England Justin Astley (a) 10-9 England Steve James (a)  
China Open Qualifier (25‑28 Jan 2005)
Q Rd 1 Pakistan Shokat Ali (a) 5-0 England Steve James (a)  
Malta Cup Qual (30 Nov - 3 Dec 2004)
Q Rd 1 England Paul Wykes (a) 5-4 England Steve James (a)  
UK Championship Qualifier (14‑19 Oct 2004)
Q Rd 1 Jamaica Rory McLeod (a) 9-6 England Steve James (a)  
Grand Prix (2‑10 Oct 2004)
Q Rd 1 England Adrian Gunnell (a) 5-0 England Steve James (a)  
2003/2004
World Championship Qual (10‑20 Feb 2004)
Q Rd 1 England Adrian Rosa (a) 10-6 England Steve James (a)  
2001/2002
World Championship Qual (11‑17 Feb 2002)
Q Rd 4 England Andrew Norman (a) 10-6 England Steve James (a) Head to head
2000/2001
World Championship Qual (20 Feb - 4 Mar 2001)
Q Rd 4 England Nick Dyson (a) 10-7 England Steve James (a)  
British Open (1‑8 Oct 2000)
Rd 1 England Mark King (a) 5-0 England Steve James (a)  
1999/2000
Scottish Open (28 Mar - 9 Apr 2000)
Rd 2 Wales Matthew Stevens (a) 5-1 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-2 England Brian Morgan (a) Head to head
World Championship Qual (3 Jan - 20 Mar 2000)
Q Rd 2 New Zealand Dene O'Kane (a) 10-8 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Grand Prix (16‑24 Oct 1999)
Rd 1 Scotland Chris Small (a) 5-3 England Steve James (a)  
1998/1999
World Championship (17 Apr - 3 May 1999)
Rd 1 Ireland Ken Doherty (a) 10-3 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Scottish Open (15‑21 Feb 1999)
Rd 1 England Anthony Hamilton (a) 5-3 England Steve James (a)  
World Championship Qual (3 Jan - 20 Mar 1999)
Q Rd 6 England Steve James (a) 10-6 Scotland Billy Snaddon (a)  
Q Rd 5 England Steve James (a) 10-5 Scotland Craig MacGillivray (a)  
Q Rd 4 England Steve James (a) 10-5 England Craig Harrison (a)  
Grand Prix (14‑25 Oct 1998)
Rd 1 Scotland Jamie Burnett (a) 5-1 England Steve James (a) Head to head
1997/1998
British Open (2‑12 Apr 1998)
Rd 1 England Joe Johnson (a) 5-2 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Thailand Masters (7‑15 Mar 1998)
Rd 1 England Steve Davis (a) 5-1 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Scottish Open (12‑22 Feb 1998)
Rd 1 England Troy Shaw (a) 5-2 England Steve James (a)  
World Championship Qual (2 Jan - 22 Mar 1998)
Q Rd 7 England Peter Lines (a) 10-6 England Steve James (a)  
Grand Prix (14‑26 Oct 1997)
Rd 1 Wales Matthew Stevens (a) 5-1 England Steve James (a) Head to head
1996/1997
British Open (27 Mar - 5 Apr 1997)
Rd 2 Wales Dominic Dale (a) 5-2 England Steve James (a)  
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-3 Wales Tony Chappel (a) Head to head
World Championship Qual (3 Jan - 25 Mar 1997)
Q Rd 8 Scotland Graham Horne (a) 10-7 England Steve James (a)  
Grand Prix (16‑27 Oct 1996)
Rd 2 Wales Mark J Williams (a) 5-2 England Steve James (a)  
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-4 Wales Wayne Jones (a) Head to head
1995/1996
World Championship (20 Apr - 6 May 1996)
Rd 1 Malta Tony Drago (a) 10-2 England Steve James (a)  
British Open (1‑8 Apr 1996)
Rd 2 Scotland Alan McManus (a) 5-4 England Steve James (a)  
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-1 England Mark Flowerdew (a)  
Thailand Open (11‑17 Mar 1996)
Rd 1 Thailand James Wattana (a) 5-3 England Steve James (a) Head to head
World Championship Qual (1 Jan - 22 Mar 1996)
Q Rd 4 England Steve James (a) 10-7 England Mark Davis (a)  
German Open (3‑10 Dec 1995)
Rd 2 England Mark Bennett (a) 5-3 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-3 England Jimmy White (a) Head to head
Grand Prix (16‑29 Oct 1995)
SF Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) 9-5 England Steve James (a) Head to head
QF England Steve James (a) 5-3 England Steve Davis (a) Head to head
Rd 3 England Steve James (a) 5-1 New Zealand Dene O'Kane (a) Head to head
Rd 2 England Steve James (a) 5-0 England David Finbow (a)  
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-4 Australia Quinten Hann (a)  
1994/1995
British Open (1‑9 Apr 1995)
Rd 2 England Jimmy White (a) 5-0 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-3 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (a) Head to head
World Championship Qual (4‑20 Jan 1995)
Q Rd 4 England Nigel Gilbert (a) 10-6 England Steve James (a)  
Grand Prix (10‑23 Oct 1994)
Rd 1 Scotland Jamie Burnett (a) 5-2 England Steve James (a) Head to head
1993/1994
World Championship (16 Apr - 2 May 1994)
Rd 2 England Steve Davis (a) 13-3 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 10-9 England Les Dodd (a) Head to head
British Open (30 Mar - 7 Apr 1994)
Rd 2 England Jason Ferguson (a) 5-3 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-1 England David Rippon (a)  
Thailand Open (4‑12 Mar 1994)
Rd 1 England Peter Ebdon (a) 5-4 England Steve James (a)  
Masters (6‑13 Feb 1994)
QF Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) 5-2 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-4 Wales Terry Griffiths (a) Head to head
Grand Prix (18‑31 Oct 1993)
Rd 3 England Gary Wilkinson (a) 5-3 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Rd 2 England Steve James (a) 5-0 Ireland Mick Price (a)  
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-4 Northern Ireland Jason Prince (a) Head to head
1992/1993
World Championship (17 Apr - 3 May 1993)
Rd 2 Thailand James Wattana (a) 13-7 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 10-2 England John Giles (a)  
Asian Open (13‑20 Mar 1993)
Rd 1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) 5-2 England Steve James (a)  
British Open (22 Feb - 6 Mar 1993)
Rd 1 England Stephen Lee (a) 5-2 England Steve James (a)  
Masters (7‑14 Feb 1993)
QF England Jimmy White (a) 5-3 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-0 Wales Terry Griffiths (a) Head to head
Grand Prix (12‑25 Oct 1992)
Rd 3 England Neal Foulds (a) 5-4 England Steve James (a)  
Rd 2 England Steve James (a) 5-1 England Joe Johnson (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-2 England Sean Lanigan (a)  
1991/1992
World Championship (18 Apr - 4 May 1992)
Rd 1 New Zealand Dene O'Kane (a) 10-9 England Steve James (a) Head to head
British Open (17‑29 Feb 1992)
Rd 2 England Martin Clark (a) 5-4 England Steve James (a)  
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-3 Scotland Drew Henry (a)  
Masters (2‑9 Feb 1992)
Rd 1 Thailand James Wattana (a) 5-1 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Asian Open (14‑19 Jan 1992)
Rd 1 England Brian Morgan (a) 5-4 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Classic (1‑11 Jan 1992)
Rd 2 Ireland Ken Doherty (a) 5-1 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-3 England Mark Johnston-Allen (a)  
Grand Prix (14‑27 Oct 1991)
Rd 3 Wales Terry Griffiths (a) 5-2 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Rd 2 England Steve James (a) 5-2 Northern Ireland Jason Prince (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-0 England Robert Marshall (a) Head to head
Thailand Masters (22‑25 Aug 1991)
QF England Steve Davis (a) 5-1 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Rd 2 England Steve James (a) 5-4 Thailand James Wattana (a) Head to head
1990/1991
World Championship (20 Apr - 6 May 1991)
SF England Jimmy White (a) 16-9 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Session 1 was played on May 2nd, White's 29th and James' 30th birthday.
QF England Steve James (a) 13-11 Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) Head to head
Rd 2 England Steve James (a) 13-12 England Dean Reynolds (a)  
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 10-3 England Ian Graham (a)  
British Open (17 Feb - 2 Mar 1991)
Rd 1 Australia Warren King (a) 5-3 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Masters (3‑10 Feb 1991)
QF England Jimmy White (a) 5-4 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-4 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a)  
Classic (1‑12 Jan 1991)
Rd 1 Australia John Campbell (a) 5-2 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Asian Open (29 Oct - 3 Nov 1990)
Rd 1 England Bob Harris (a) 5-3 England Steve James (a)  
Grand Prix (8‑21 Oct 1990)
SF Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) 9-5 England Steve James (a) Head to head
QF England Steve James (a) 5-3 England John Parrott (a) Head to head
Rd 3 England Steve James (a) 5-2 Canada Kirk Stevens (a)  
Rd 2 England Steve James (a) 5-2 England Jim Chambers (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-1 England Robert Marshall (a) Head to head
Shoot-Out (26‑28 Sep 1990)
Rd 1 England Jason Ferguson (a) 68-37 England Steve James (a) Head to head
1989/1990
World Championship (13‑29 Apr 1990)
Rd 2 England Steve Davis (a) 13-7 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 10-5 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (a) Head to head
British Open (18 Feb - 3 Mar 1990)
SF Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (a) 9-3 England Steve James (a) Head to head
QF England Steve James (a) 5-2 England Les Dodd (a) Head to head
Rd 3 England Steve James (a) 5-4 England Jimmy White (a) Head to head
Rd 2 England Steve James (a) 5-0 Great Britain (Isle of Man) Tony Wilson (a)  
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-1 England Bill Oliver (a)  
Masters (4‑11 Feb 1990)
Rd 1 Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) 5-2 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Classic (2‑13 Jan 1990)
Final England Steve James (a) 10-6 Australia Warren King (a) Head to head

47-74, 85-33, 16-72, 8-76 (59), 33-72, 63-53, 61-67 (50 WK), 71-46, 61-26

1-77, 12-101 (101), 71-35, 70-0 (68), 58-70 (70), 31-64, 13-75 (54)
SF England Steve James (a) 6-4 England Steve Davis (a) Head to head
QF England Steve James (a) 5-2 Wales Wayne Jones (a) Head to head
Rd 3 England Steve James (a) 5-1 England John Parrott (a) Head to head
Rd 2 England Steve James (a) 5-2 Canada Bob Chaperon (a)  
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-4 England Jim Chambers (a) Head to head
Grand Prix (9‑22 Oct 1989)
Rd 1 Canada Alain Robidoux (a) 5-2 England Steve James (a)  
Asian Open (17‑27 Aug 1989)
Rd 2 England Steve Duggan (a) 5-3 England Steve James (a)  
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-3 England Mark Bennett (a) Head to head
1988/1989
World Championship (15 Apr - 1 May 1989)
Rd 1 England John Parrott (a) 10-9 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Parrott, from Liverpool, wore a black armband during the match in recognition of the Hillsborough disaster that had happened on 15 April at the FA Cup semi-final between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool.
British Open (1 Feb - 5 Mar 1989)
Rd 1 Wales Tony Chappel (a) 5-3 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Classic (1‑15 Jan 1989)
Rd 2 Ireland Paddy Browne (a) 5-4 England Steve James (a)  
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-1 England Gary Wilkinson (a) Head to head
Grand Prix (10‑23 Oct 1988)
Rd 2 England Mike Hallett (a) 5-2 England Steve James (a)  
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-3 England Martin Smith (a)  
1987/1988
World Championship (16 Apr - 2 May 1988)
QF Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 13-11 England Steve James (a)  
Rd 2 England Steve James (a) 13-9 England Joe Johnson (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 10-6 England Rex Williams (a) Head to head
British Open (21 Feb - 6 Mar 1988)
Rd 2 England Jimmy White (a) 5-1 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-2 Australia Eddie Charlton (a)  
Classic (1‑10 Jan 1988)
Rd 1 England Jimmy White (a) 5-1 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Grand Prix (17‑25 Oct 1987)
Rd 1 England Joe Johnson (a) 5-4 England Steve James (a) Head to head
1986/1987
British Open (15 Feb - 1 Mar 1987)
Rd 2 England Rex Williams (a) 5-2 England Steve James (a) Head to head
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-1 Australia John Campbell (a) Head to head