Steve Knight (pool player)

Steve Knight
Born(1973-07-12)12 July 1973
Manchester, England
Died13 January 2019(2019-01-13) (aged 45)
Sport country England
NicknameKnightrider
Pool games9-Ball
Best finishQuarter 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

References

  1. ^ "Former European Mosconi Cup Player Steve Knight passed away age 46". 14 January 2019.
  2. ^ "World Pool Masters 1997". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Interplay World Pool Masters 1998". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. ^ "World 9-Ball Championship 1999 :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "World Pool Masters 2000". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Europe 1–12 USA". Mosconi Cup. 2 December 2010. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  8. ^ "Europe 9–13 USA". Mosconi Cup. 2 December 2010. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2010.