Mark Rowing

Mark Derek Rowing (born March 24, 1966) is a former professional snooker player from Doncaster. A winner of the 1987 English Amateur title before turning pro, he reached a high end of season ranking of 57.

Mark Rowing

Born	(1966-03-24) 24 March 1966 (age 58)
Sport country	England
Professional	1987-1997
Highest ranking	57
Best ranking finish	Last 16 (1990 Mercantile Credit Classic)

Career

He won the English Amateur title in 1987 defeating Sean Lanigan 13-11 in the final before turning professional. As a professional, Rowing reached a highest ranking of 57 in the world.^[1]

At the 1990 Mercantile Credit Classic Rowing reached the last 16 after defeating Dean Reynolds 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 Ray Reardon before losing to Les Dodd in the round of 32. At the 1991 Grand Prix, Rowing led world champion Stephen Hendry 4-2 before eventually losing 5–4 in the round of 64. At the 1996 International Open Rowing defeated Doug Mountjoy and Tony Knowles before losing to Tony Drago in the round of 32.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[2][3][4] Rowing reached the semi-final of the 2010 European Senior Masters losing 5–4 to Joe Delaney.^{[citation needed]}

Career finals

Amateur finals: 2 (2 titles)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	1987	English Amateur Championship	Sean Lannigan	13-11
Winner	2.	2009	EASB English Seniors Championship	Colin Norton	6-4

References

1. "Snooker ace pots national title". www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
2. "Rowing wins Seniors title". www.thestar.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
3. "Snooker: Phil was so close to national title". gazettelive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
4. "Seniors". maximumbreaksnooker.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2022-08-31.