Name - Mark Gray
Date of Birth - 16 August 1973
Years Playing - 20 months
Home Club - Don't have one as pool is not played much in my area.
Favourite Club - Mickey Flynn's and Riley's Victoria
Playing cue(s) - Predator BK4 + Customised Ash snooker cue with
phenolic ferrule
BPPPA Ranking - Current U.K. No.1 (as of 19/08/2006)
Titles - 9-Ball: Redhill open Winer, Basildon Open Winner, Solihull
Open Winner
8-Ball: St. Albans Winner + E.P.T. Manchester Winner
Occupation - Ex-Snooker Player, now full-time Pool Player.
Sponsor(s) - Brian Corr (Karen Corr's brother!)
Favourite World Player - Efren Reyes
Favourite UK Player - To watch - is Daryl. He is the best at
ALL of the different disciplines of American Cue Sports.
Why you started playing 9-Ball - 'Cos I felt snooker was going
backwards and I had got as far as I cud! (World Ranked 71).
How often do you practice - Not enough!
Your Current Pool Ambition - To keep improving and qualify for
the I.P.T. Tour
Your Career Pool Ambition - As everyone says - to be a World
Champion!
Your biggest Pool Achievement - Getting to UK's No.1 in 20 months
and getting to 8 BPPPA finals in 21 events.
Your biggest Pool Disappointment - Losing to T. Drago 10-9 2
weeks ago to get to Reno to play I.P.T. World 8-Ball Open!
Best tournament you have played in - The 2 EuroTour events I've
played in at Italy + Spain.
Hobbies - Football (big Tottenham fan), winning pool comps -
LOL! and going out for a beer or 12!!
Any superstitions - No!
Friendliest player on Tour - Me! + Bradley Parker!
Most helpful player on Tour - Daryl Peach + Andy Worthington
have helped me with aspects of the game.
Most naturally talented player on Tour - David Walsh is! - But
needs to sort his temperament out! Sorry mate!
Most irritating player on Tour - There is one - but not saying!
LOL!
Biggest money match played - Never played pool for money but
used to play a lot of snooker money games, biggest was for a £1,000.
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