Mark is now back with his family after eight days in the hotel at the venue which culminated on Sunday. “I was a bit out of touch and it made me wonder if I’d been a bit more match hardened what I could have achieved.” “I even managed a break of 131 in the second match I played against him, which is my highest for a long while, but I still lost 3-1 as his safety and long potting game are very good. “I was unlucky to get drawn against Lilley twice who is a really good player. “But as I went in and started picking up a bit of form and I was thinking ‘I could go on here’. “I’d not played snooker at that level for 18 years an it’s on completely different tables to what I’m used to with faster cloths. “In the end I’m a bit disappointed not to get through to take on the likes of Hendry but I did better than I thought. “I’ve not had a pool tournament since last February and I’d heard a bit about the series and played a couple of events last year,” Mark said.
#SNOOKER 147 IN MORE THAN 1 BREAK PRO#
Gray just missed out on both the World and UK finals losing to David Lilley in qualification deciders.īut the 47-year-old managed eight wins in 11 matches in his eight day stay in the bubble enough to give him a World Senior Snooker ranking of four.Īnd importantly its rekindled his love for the bigger table and whetted his appetite to take on the likes of Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White who he defeated in a pro tournament 22 years ago.
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A star of the Spalding and District Snooker League has landed at number four in the World Senior rankings on his lockdown inspired return to the elite levels of the sport after 18 years.įormer pro Mark Gray has concentrated on professional pool for the last decade, but with no competitions currently available, took up the offer to play in the Rokit School Seniors 2021 last week.Īs it’s run by World Snooker, it’s classed as an elite sport and the championships held in Reading included qualification opportunities to the Senior versions of the World, UK and Masters Championships