Mark Hirst(Credit: Tony Cannon – Mark Hirst at The Portland Club, Carlisle 2019)

Overview

  • Location:
  • Shipley, West Yorkshire, England
  • Profession:
  • HMRC
  • Highest Break (Practice):
  • 461
  • Highest Break (Match):
  • 330unf
  • Cue:
  • 1 piece Maple Phoenix Master Cue
  • Tip:
  • Elk
  • World Billiards 100+ Breaks:
  • 79
  • World Billiards High Breaks:
  • 243, 220, 216, 202, 191

Achievement(s):

  • 330 in the South Bradford Billiards League on 2nd visit to the table.
  • 2010 Scottish Open Winner.
  • 2019 & 2014 – British Open Runner Up.
  • 2019 UK Open Runner Up.
  • 2019 World Matchplay Semi-Finalist.
  • 1987 Bradford Snooker Champion.

Biography/Information:

  • Lives with partner Tracy and has 2 grown-up children Alana & Elise from previous marriage.
  • Former Professional player from 1999 until the game moved to being open entry.
  • Enjoys running and has a personal best 10 kilometre time of 42 minutes.
  • Mark has a martial arts background, 30 years in aikido & 4 years in Judo.
  • He is a big fan of music, his favourite genre is Rock!

Mark’s Statistics:

Below you will find statistics on the player performance over recent seasons:

2023/24
Tournaments Played
5
Match Win %
69% (18 of 26)
Hourly Rate
199
Rank (Pts)
30 (22088)
Best K/O perf
QF
High Break
154
2022/23
Tournaments Played
4
Match Win %
55% (11 of 20)
Hourly Rate
209
Rank (Pts)
29 (16872)
Best K/O perf
L16 (x2)
High Break
119
2021/22
Tournaments Played
4
Match Win %
80% (20 of 25)
Hourly Rate
237
Rank (Pts)
15 (21404)
Best K/O perf
QF (x3)
High Break
122