Background
Budd grew up in the Sydney suburb of Coogee.
Budd grew up in the Sydney suburb of Coogee.
In 2002 he was a quarter finalist in the IBSF World Billiards Championships (50 up). He has a son named Parker and Budd"s cousin is actor/director Michael Budd. Early career
Turned professional in 1992.
1997 IBSF World Championship Last 32
1998 IBSF World Championship Last 16
1999 IBSF World Championship Last 16
1999 Fred Osbourne Albury Championship Runner Up
2004 R/up Australian National Snooker Championships
2007 R/Up Central Coast – Beaten by world number 1 Neil Robertson
2007 Semi finalist Australian 9 ball
2007 The first ever Australian Open Scotch Doubles Champions – Stuart Lawler and Shawn Buddnominated to represent Australian in Rotterdam, September 2007
2007 Runner up Australian National snooker championships
2010 Oceania Men"s Snooker Championship.
He is the only Australian snooker player ever to win the Australian Open Snooker, Australian National Snooker, Australian 9 Ball and 8 Ball titles. Also he has won the Oceania Snooker championships and was runner up in the Oceania Billiards Championship in the same year. In 1994 he won the Valley National Open 8-ball tournament in Las Vegas (over 5000 entries) and in 2001 he won the Masters 8-ball event. 2-time Australian under-18 snooker champion 1994 Asian Pacific under-21 snooker champion – televised on the American Broadcasting Company 1994 Valley National Open 8 ball champion Las Vegas – over 5000 entries from 50 countries 1995/1999 Tottenham open winnerLondon 1996 Bribie Island Open Champion 1997,98,99 Australia National snooker champion 1997 World Speed Pool Champion (Las Vegas) 1997 World Target Pool Champion (Las Vegas) 1997 Rooty Hills Masters Champion (3 consecutives centuries in finalat the time only the 8th player in the world to do so in competitive play) 1998 WPBSA Oceania Qualifying Winner 1998 Princes Cup Winner 1999 Australian 8 ball champion held at Crown Casino 1999 Australian 9 ball Champion 1999 Central Coast Leagues Champion Winner of the 1999 $100,000 8 ball Challenge – The largest prize money tournament ever held in Australia 2000/2005 2000,2002,2004 Australian Open Snooker Champion 2001 VNEA 8-ball Masters Champion Las Vegas 2006/2013 2006 NSW state 8 ball Champion 2008–2009 Fred Osbourne Albury Championship winner 2009 South Pacific Snooker Champion 2009 Australian Open Snooker Champion 2012 South Pacific Snooker Champion 2012 Australian Open Snooker Champion 2013 NSW 9 Ball Champion 2013 Australian Open 8 Ball Champion.
