Snooker: Cheeky, loyal, funny, honest: Paul Hunter remembered Facing reigning world champion Parrott in the final, Knowles fell 03 behind, but won three of the next four frames to trail 34 at the end of the first session. Parrott then won five consecutive frames in the next session to claim victory at 93. I always remember him arriving at the City Hall in Manchester. Snooker started to get slightly less interesting and football kind of re-emerged. A Gannett Company. So its down to getting a good draw and playing consistently.. He would turn up for matches wearing burgundy flairs and a matching fedora in stark contrast to the traditional black trousers, waistcoats and bow ties. But a staggering 18.5million viewers tuned in for the climax of his 1985 World Championship final against Dennis Taylor. Meo did not finish in the top two places. Meo won the next three frames for a 97 victory, finishing with a break of 94 in the 16th frame. That knowledge remains very important and thats why you see a lot of the older players on the circuit still doing well. I have still got the knowledge of the game. Tony Knowles first turned professional in 1980, just at a time when snooker was experiencing its first major boom in popularity. WebAnthony Christian Meo (born 4 October 1959) is a retired English snooker player. Tony Knowles was born on 13 June, 1955 in Bolton, United Kingdom, is an English snooker player. Snooker star Tony Knowles has been fined 5,000 for a prolonged assault on an ex-partner. I have been practising more than at any time in the last 20 years and I have really got the love of the game back. The son of a coalman from Tooting, South London, Jimmy was typical of a generation of lads from humble origins inspired by seeing stars on TV. [23], The 1987 English Professional Championship saw him retain the title by defeating Les Dodd 95 in the final, but his ranking tournament performances in the 198687 snooker season meant he slipped from 11th to 20th place in the rankings, and his results in the following season saw him fall to 31st in the 1988/1989 rankings.