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Mark King

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Mark King (born 28 March 1974) is an English former professional snooker player. Having turned professional in 1991, King was ranked within the world's top 32 players between 1996 and 2015, and won his first ranking event title in 2016, defeating Barry Hawkins 9–8 in the final of the Northern Ireland Open. He has also appeared in two other ranking tournament finals: the 1997 Welsh Open, where he lost 2–9 to Stephen Hendry; and the 2004 Irish Masters, where Peter Ebdon defeated him 10–7. King has reached the last 16 of the World Championship seven times, in 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009 and 2013, but has never progressed beyond this stage. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Mark King is the 50th most popular snooker (down from 47th in 2024), the 7,680th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,212th in 2019) and the 38th most popular British Snooker.

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Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, Mark King ranks 50 out of 67. Before him are Graeme Dott, Liang Wenbo, Nigel Bond, Tony Drago, Willie Thorne, and Robert Milkins. After him are Anthony Hamilton, Martin Gould, Dominic Dale, Tom Ford, Fergal O'Brien, and Ricky Walden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Mark King ranks 1,179. Before him are Iron & Wine, Hideyoshi Akita, Mohammed Sheliah, Brigitte Foster-Hylton, Fardeen Khan, and Marissa Ribisi. After him are Kazuki Sato, Maciej Murawski, Yukio Tsuchiya, Yoshimi Sasahara, Marisa Coughlan, and John Moyer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mark King ranks 7,682 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Milkins (1976), David Rocastle (1967), Bradley Wright-Phillips (1985), Will Young (1979), Seamus McGarvey (1967), and Patrick Bamford (1993). After him are Nick Blood (1982), Rahul Kohli (1985), Sonja Aldén (1977), Euros Lyn (1971), Kate Scott (1981), and Anthony Ralston (1998).

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Among SNOOKERS In United Kingdom

Among snookers born in United Kingdom, Mark King ranks 38. Before him are Joe Perry (1974), Mark Davis (1972), Graeme Dott (1977), Nigel Bond (1965), Willie Thorne (1954), and Robert Milkins (1976). After him are Anthony Hamilton (1971), Martin Gould (1981), Dominic Dale (1971), Tom Ford (1983), Ricky Walden (1982), and David Gilbert (1981).

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