Simon Bedford
Encyclopedia
Simon Bedford is an English
professional snooker
player. His best run to date in a professional ranking event was to qualify for the 1998 World Championship
beating Gary Wilkinson 10–9, before losing 10–6 to Steve Davis
. He also reached the last 32 of the European Open in 2004 and the Grand Prix in 2008, beating two-time World Champion Mark Williams
en route. He has qualified for the main tour again by finishing ranked fourth on the Pontins International Open Series.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional snooker
Snooker
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
player. His best run to date in a professional ranking event was to qualify for the 1998 World Championship
World Snooker Championship 1998
-Century breaks:There were 59 centuries in the championship, a new record which would last until 2002. John Higgins' 14 centuries in the tournament was a new record, beating the 12 made by Stephen Hendry in 1995....
beating Gary Wilkinson 10–9, before losing 10–6 to Steve Davis
Steve Davis
Steve Davis, OBE is an English professional snooker player. He has won more professional titles in the sport than any other player, including six World Championships during the 1980s, when he was the world number one for seven years and became the sport's first millionaire...
. He also reached the last 32 of the European Open in 2004 and the Grand Prix in 2008, beating two-time World Champion Mark Williams
Mark Williams (snooker player)
Mark James Williams, MBE is a Welsh professional snooker player who has been World Champion twice, in 2000 and 2003. Often noted for his single-ball potting, he has earned the nickname, The Welsh Potting Machine...
en route. He has qualified for the main tour again by finishing ranked fourth on the Pontins International Open Series.