(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:
- 86
- 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:
2026/27
Tournaments Played
1
Match Win %
75% (3 of 4)
Hourly Rate
184
Rank (Pts)
24 (15102)
Best K/O perf
n/a
High Break
110
2025/26
Tournaments Played
5
Match Win %
68% (17 of 25)
Hourly Rate
202
Rank (Pts)
24 (26836)
Best K/O perf
L16
High Break
144
2024/25
Tournaments Played
6
Match Win %
60% (18 of 30)
Hourly Rate
208
Rank (Pts)
26 (25243)
Best K/O perf
L16 (x2)
High Break
117