Steve Knight (pool player) explained

Birth Date:12 July 1973
Birth Place:Manchester, England
Nickname:Knightrider
Game:9-Ball
Best Finish:Quarter finals 1999 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

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 1997 World Pool Masters, reaching the second round of the competition.[2] The following year he reached the quarter-finals of the event.[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]

Achievements

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former European Mosconi Cup Player Steve Knight passed away age 46. 14 January 2019.
  2. Web site: World Pool Masters 1997 . azbilliards.com . 7 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170920072305/http://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/180-world-pool-masters/4799-world-pool-masters-1997/results/ . 20 September 2017 . live . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Interplay World Pool Masters 1998 . azbilliards.com . 7 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181231043005/http://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/180-world-pool-masters/4798-interplay-world-pool-masters-1998/results/ . 31 December 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: World 9-Ball Championship 1999 :: ProPool.info . propool.info . 7 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190111060400/http://propool.info/tours/matchroomsport-world-9-ball-championship-1999.htm . 11 January 2019 . live . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: 2000 WPA Pool Championship . Cue Sports Nova Scotia . csns.ca . 16 July 2015 . PDF; 95,5 KB . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211544/http://www.csns.ca/Charts/WPC00F64.pdf . 23 September 2015 . dead .
  6. Web site: World Pool Masters 2000 . azbilliards.com . 7 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170920074533/http://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/180-world-pool-masters/148-world-pool-masters-2000/results/ . 20 September 2017 . live . dmy-all .
  7. Web site: Europe 1–12 USA . Mosconi Cup . 22 December 2010 . 2 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120920004559/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/mcup2001/0%2C%2C12660%2C00.html . 20 September 2012 . dead .
  8. Web site: Europe 9–13 USA . Mosconi Cup . 22 December 2010 . 2 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120920004548/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/mcup1998/0%2C%2C12660%2C00.html . 20 September 2012 . dead .

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