Steve Prest

Steve Prest
Born19 May 1966
Claro, Yorkshire, England
Died13 May 2009 (aged 43)
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Sport country England
Professional1991–1997, 1998–1999
Highest ranking149 (1991–1992)[1]

Steven Robert Prest (19 May 1966 – 13 May 2009)[2][3] was an English professional snooker player and coach.[1]

Playing career

Prest was born in Claro, Yorkshire, England.[4] 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.[5][6] 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 1–5 by Eddie Charlton.[2]

Coaching career

Prest was an accredited World Snooker coach.[1] 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 long-potting coach, in March 2009, but died at the end of May that year from peritonitis, aged 43.[8]

  • "Coaching". WorldSnooker.com. World Snooker Tour. 2006. p. 3, "Steve Prest" entry. Archived from the original on 30 April 2006.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Obituary: Steve Prest". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. July 2009. p. 20.
  2. ^ a b Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 820–821. ISBN 978-0-9548549-0-4.
  3. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  4. ^ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975
  5. ^ "Official world rankings 1991–2". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1992. pp. 24–25.
  6. ^ "WPBSA world rankings 1996–97". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1997. pp. 28–30.
  7. ^ "Shaun Murphy (2005 World Snooker Champion)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009.
  8. ^ Hendon, Dave. "Steve Prest Death". Snooker Scene Blog. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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