Tony Knowles (snooker player)
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| Personal Information | |
| Date of birth | June 13, 1955 |
| Nationality | English |
| Career | |
| Professional | 1980 - present |
| 2005/6 World Ranking | ? |
| Best World Ranking | 2 (1984/85) |
| World Championship Best | semi-final (1983, 1985, 1986) |
| Highest Break | 139 |
| Ranking Tournament Wins | |
| Jameson International | 1982 |
| Professional Players | 1983 |
Tony Knowles (born 13 June, 1955) is an English professional snooker player.
Knowles, from Bolton, shot to prominence in 1982 when he destroyed defending champion Steve Davis 10-1 in the first round of the World Championship, earning him overnight stardom in a period when the sport was reaching its peak of popularity.
He also won the Jameson International in 1982, and a year later was victorious in the Professional Players Tournament, and reached the semi-finals of the World Championship. As a result, he moved to four in the rankings. He remained in the top sixteen until 1989/90, peaking at number two. eclipsed only by Davis.
Knowles, a good-looking man with a trendy haircut, was consequently one of very few players ever to bring sex appeal to the game. He tried to capitalise on this by revealing certain exploits to a tabloid newspaper, and was charged with bringing the game into disrepute.
In the 1990s his form and star waned, though he continued to play professionally.