Steve Knight (pool player)
Born | Manchester, England | 12 July 1973
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Died | 13 January 2019 | (aged 45)
Sport country | ![]() |
Nickname | Knightrider |
Pool games | 9-Ball |
Best finish | Quarter finals 1999 World Professional Pool Championship |
Ranking info |
Steve Knight (12 July 1973 – 13 January 2019[1]) was an English professional pool player. Knight spent four times representing the European team at the Mosconi Cup and was the winner of the 2000 World Pool League.
Career[]
Knight's first major competition was at the , reaching the second round of the competition.[2] The following year he reached the quarter-finals of .[3] Knight's best result at a world championship was at the 1999 World Professional Pool Championship, reaching the quarter-finals, before losing to Chao Fong-Pang.[4]
In 2000, Knight reached the last 16 of the 2000 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, before losing to former champion Kunihiko Takahashi 9–0.[5] He would compete once again in the World Pool Masters, this time reaching the semi-final.[6]
Knight has also competed at the Mosconi Cup on four occasions. He played for the team between 1998 and 2001.[7][8]
References[]
- ^ http://poolmag.com/former-european-mosconi-cup-player-steve-knight-passed-away-age-46/
- ^ "World Pool Masters 1997". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Interplay World Pool Masters 1998". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "World 9-Ball Championship 1999 :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "2000 WPA Pool Championship" (PDF). csns.ca. Cue Sports Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF; 95,5 KB) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ "World Pool Masters 2000". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Europe 1–12 USA". Mosconi Cup. 2 December 2010. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ "Europe 9–13 USA". Mosconi Cup. 2 December 2010. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
External links[]
- English pool players
- Living people
- English sportspeople
- 1973 births