User:Montgomery15/sandbox/Richard King
Richard King
edit| Born | 24 August 1974 (age 41) |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Wales |
| Professional | 1991–1997, 1998–2001 |
| Highest ranking | 144 (2000/2001) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 128 (twice) |
Richard King (born 24 August 1974) is a Welsh former professional snooker player.
Career
editBorn in 1974, King turned professional in 1991. His first six seasons produced no significant results, and he was forced to enter qualifying events to return to the main tour in 1998, having dropped out the previous year.
King reached the last 96 of the 1999 British Open, defeating Karl Burrows before losing 4–5 to Lee Walker. The following year, he progressed to the same stage of the 2000 UK Championship, where he beat Scott MacKenzie 5–4 and Dean Reynolds also 5–4, before losing to Gerard Greene 2–5. King's performances that season, although improving his ranking to a career-best 144th, were not enough to save him from losing his professional status in 2001.
King attempted to re-qualify for the tour for the next six seasons, but was unsuccessful; further attempts at Q-School in 2012 also came to nothing, culminating in a 3–4 defeat by Josh Boileau in the last 32 of Event Three.