Steve Prest Explained
| Steve Prest |
| Birth Date: | 19 May 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Claro, Yorkshire, England |
| Death Date: | 13 May 2009 (aged 43) |
| Death Place: | Harrogate, North Yorkshire |
| Professional: | 1991–1997, 1998–1999 |
| High Ranking: | 149 (1991–1992) |
Steven Robert Prest (19 May 1966 – 13 May 2009)[1] [2] was an English professional snooker player and coach.
Playing career
Prest was born in Claro, Yorkshire, England.[3] He finished his first professional snooker season, from 1991 to 1992, ranked 149th in the world, which would be the highest position he would reach, and was relegated from the tour in 1997, although he regained his place for the 1998–99 season.[4] [5] Prest reached the last 64 of two ranking events – the 1991 Dubai Classic, where he lost 4–5 to Dene O'Kane, and the 1993 International Open, where he was defeated by Eddie Charlton.
Coaching career
Prest was an accredited World Snooker coach.[6] He was the manager and coach of Shaun Murphy, the 2005 World Snooker Champion.[7] In the early 2000s, he coached Neil Robertson of Australia, also working with Simon Bedford from Bradford. In addition to this, Prest became Ronnie O'Sullivan's coach, in March 2009, but died at the end of May that year from peritonitis, aged 43.[8]
External links
- Web site: Coaching . p. 3, "Steve Prest" entry . WorldSnooker.com . . 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060430151614/http://www.worldsnooker.com/coaching(3).htm . 30 April 2006.
Notes and References
- Book: Hayton . Eric . Dee . John . 2004 . The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History . Rose Villa Publications . Lowestoft . 978-0-9548549-0-4 . 820–821.
- England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
- England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975
- Official world rankings 1991–2 . Snooker Scene . June 1992 . Everton's News Agency . Birmingham . 24–25.
- WPBSA world rankings 1996–97 . Snooker Scene . June 1997 . Everton's News Agency . Birmingham . 28–30.
- Obituary: Steve Prest . Snooker Scene . July 2009 . Everton's News Agency . Birmingham . 20.
- Web site: Shaun Murphy (2005 World Snooker Champion) . Global Snooker . https://web.archive.org/web/20090609101104/http://www.global-snooker.com/global-snooker-news-steve-prest-tribute-090601.asp . 9 June 2009.
- Web site: Hendon . Dave . Steve Prest Death . Snooker Scene Blog . 4 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140904070659/http://snookerscene.blogspot.co.uk/2009/06/steve-prest.html . live . 1 May 2013.
