Mark Derek Rowing (born March 24, 1966) is a former professional

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player from

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. A winner of the 1987 English Amateur title before turning pro, he reached a high end of season ranking of 57.

Career

From

, he took up the sport of snooker seriously after he left school. Within five years he had won the English Amateur title, defeating Coventry's Sean Lanigan 13-11 in the final in 1987, before turning professional. After his first season as a professional he has risen inside the top-100, to number 99 in the world rankings. As a professional, Rowing reached a highest ranking of 57 in the world. At the 1990 Mercantile Credit Classic Rowing reached the last 16 after defeating

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5-4, and Barry West 5-0, before losing to eventual winner Silvino Francisco. At the 1990 British Open, Rowing defeated former world champions Fred Davis and

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before losing to Les Dodd in the round of 32. At the 1991 Grand Prix, Rowing led world champion

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4-2 before eventually losing 5–4 in the round of 64. At the 1996 International Open Rowing defeated

Doug Mountjoy Douglas James Mountjoy (8 June 1942 – 14 February 2021) was a Welsh snooker player from Tir-y-Berth, Gelligaer, Wales. He was a member of the professional snooker circuit from the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, and remained within t ...

and Tony Knowles before losing to Tony Drago in the round of 32. Rowing won the 2009 EASB English Seniors Snooker Championship title at Sheffield's English Institute of Sport, defeating Phil Hartley in the quarter-final, and Colin Norton 6-4 in the final. Rowing reached the semi-final of the 2010 European Senior Masters losing 5–4 to Joe Delaney.

Career finals

Amateur finals: 2 (2 titles)

References

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