Name - Dave Simmonds
Date of Birth - 20th Oct 1971
Years Playing - Snooker 16yrs 9 Ball 3yrs
Home Club - Haven't got one due to work travel but closest would be Coventry Rileys
Favourite Club - Cotton Club (Bochum, Germany)
Playing cue(s) - Predator 3K2 and Predator BK
BPPPA Tour Ranking - 27.
Titles - None worth mentioning, plenty of plastic snooker trophies!
Occupation - Financial Systems Consultant
Sponsor(s) - None (apart from my bank manager, so offers welcomed!)
Favourite World Player - Has to be Earl "The Pearl" Strickland he's a legend
Favourite UK Player - Steve Davis
Why you started playing 9-Ball - A malaysian colleague told me he could arrange money games in Thailand (hasn't happened yet though!)
How often do you practice - I don't get the chance to practice so I play as a hobby
Your Current 9-Ball Ambition - Top 20 Place
Your Career 9-Ball Ambition - To Qualify for the World Championship and get my ugly mug on TV
Your biggest 9-Ball Achievement - Winning a few quid in the Casino at the Cardiff Qualifiers 2003
Your biggest 9-Ball Disappointment - Losing it all and more the following night
Best tournament you have played in - The World Qualifiers in Bristol 2002
Hobbies - Cue sports, Socialising (Drinking), Smiling
Any superstitions -Black 8
Friendliest player on Tour - Everyone is cool Funniest player on Tour - The one and only Andy Mistry
Most helpful player on Tour - Big Dave
Most naturally talented player on Tour - Mark Gray
Most irritating player on Tour - They'd have to be really bad to upset me so I have not noticed :-)
Biggest money match played - None at 9 Ball, plenty at snooker but 100's not 1000's
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