Date of Birth

6 February 1978

Home Town

Church Village

Club

Snooker World

High Match Break

145

High Pro Break

110 (2001-2 Open Tour Event 2)

Country Ranking

2004 Welsh Senior No. 2

Achievements

PROFESSIONAL RECORD

2004-5 WSA Challenge Tour

2003-4 Challenge Tour Event 1 Semi Final

2003-4 WSA Challenge Tour

2002-3 WSA Challenge Tour

AMATEUR RECORD

2004 Welsh Champion

2003-4 Welsh Ranking Event 1 Winner

2003-4 Welsh Ranking Event 2 Runner Up

2003 IBSF World Championship Last 16

2003 Welsh Championship Last 16

2002-3 Welsh Ranking Event Winner

2002 IBSF World Championship Runner-up

2002-3 Welsh Ranking Event 4 Runner-up

2002-3 Welsh Ranking Event 2 Runner-up

2002-3 Welsh Ranking Event 1 Winner

2002 Pontins Autumn Pro-Am champion

2002 Welsh Champion

2001-2 English-Welsh Challenge Winner

2001, 2002 Welsh Senior International

1995, 2000 Welsh Championship Finalist

1995 IBSF World Championship Quarter Final

1995 IBSF World Under 21 Last 16

1995 Welsh Under 18 Champion

1994 IBSF World Under 21 Last 16

Biography

English was crowned Welsh Champion in 2002 after coming close on several occasions.

He has been one of Wales' leading player since he came up through the junior ranks and is a stalwart on the Senior International team.

He also won an innovative Welsh-English challenge, held in conjunction with the 2002 Regal Welsh in Cardiff. Playing in front of the tv cameras English ran in a century on his way to victory in the final.

The 2002-3 season couldn't have started better for English. Having helped the Welsh team to runners-up spot in the Home Internationals, while in Pontins he also won the prestigious Pontins Pro-Am title. He added the first Welsh ranking event of the season and headed off to Cairo to represent Wales in the IBSF World Championship. After a gruelling schedule, playing ten group matches and five more matches, he eventually succumbed 11-6 to Steve Mifsud in the final.