Mark Rowing

English snooker player

Mark RowingBorn|  (1966-03-24) 24 March 1966 (age 59)

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Sport country|  England
Professional| 1987-1997
Highest ranking| 57
Best ranking finish| Last 16 (1990 Mercantile Credit Classic)

Mark Derek Rowing (born March 24, 1966) is a former professional snooker player from Doncaster. A winner of the 1987 English Amateur title before turning pro, he reached a high end of season ranking of 57.

## Career

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From Doncaster, he took up the sport of snooker seriously after he left school. Within five years he had won the English Amateur title, defeating Coventry's Sean Lanigan 13-11 in the final in 1987, before turning professional.[1] After his first season as a professional he has risen inside the top-100, to number 99 in the world rankings.[2] As a professional, Rowing reached a highest ranking of 57 in the world.[3]

At the 1990 Mercantile Credit Classic Rowing reached the last 16 after defeating Dean Reynolds 5-4, and Barry West 5-0, before losing to eventual winner Silvino Francisco. At the 1990 British Open, Rowing defeated former world champions Fred Davis and Ray Reardon before losing to Les Dodd in the round of 32. At the 1991 Grand Prix, Rowing led world champion Stephen Hendry 4-2 before eventually losing 5–4 in the round of 64. At the 1996 International Open Rowing defeated Doug Mountjoy and Tony Knowles before losing to Tony Drago in the round of 32.[citation needed]

Rowing won the 2009 EASB English Seniors Snooker Championship title at Sheffield's English Institute of Sport, defeating Phil Hartley in the quarter-final, and Colin Norton 6-4 in the final.[4][5][6] Rowing reached the semi-final of the 2010 European Senior Masters losing 5–4 to Joe Delaney.[citation needed]

## Career finals

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### Amateur finals: 2 (2 titles)

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Outcome  | No.  | Year  | Championship  | Opponent in the final  | Score

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Winner  | 1\.  | 1987  | English Amateur Championship |  Sean Lannigan  | 13-11
Winner  | 2\.  | 2009  | EASB English Seniors Championship  |  Colin Norton  | 6-4

## References

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1. ^ Smith, Terry (1988). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year. Pelham Books. p. 26\. ISBN 0-7207-1830-9.
2. ^ Smith, Terry (1989). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year. Pelham Books. p. 15\. ISBN 0-7207-1944-5.
3. ^ "Snooker ace pots national title". www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
4. ^ "Rowing wins Seniors title". www.thestar.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
5. ^ "Snooker: Phil was so close to national title". gazettelive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
6. ^ "Seniors". maximumbreaksnooker.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2022-08-31.

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