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Mike Darrington
English snooker player
Mike Darrington (born 13 September 1931) is an English former professional snooker player.[1]
As an amateur, Darrington was the Home Counties snooker champion seven times, and defeated Steve Davis in the 1978 English Amateur Championship. He also won the first Zimbabwe Open in November 1981.[2] He turned professional in 1982.[3] His only professional tournament in his first season was the 1983 World Championship; he faced Rex Williams in the first qualifying round, and lost 0–10.[1]
During the next season, Darrington recorded the best performance his time as a professional would bring, in reaching the last 48 at the 1983 International Open. There, he defeated Ian Williamson 5–3 before losing 2–5 to Silvino Francisco. At the non-ranking 1985 English Professional Championship he was whitewashed 0–9 by John Virgo in his first match.[1] Although he reached his highest ranking, 78th,[4] for the 1986/1987 season, Darrington rarely made any progress in qualifying for events, and won only one match in the 1993–94 snooker season. He did not compete on the main tour thereafter.[1]
- Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 330–331. ISBN 978-0954854904.
- Everton, Clive (11 February 1982). "Higgins snubs Coleraine". The Guardian. London. p. 23.
- "WPBSA News". Cue World. Sheffield: Transworld Snooker. December 1982. p. 8.
- Kobylecky, John (2019). The Complete International Directory of Snooker Players – 1927 to 2018. Kobyhadrian Books. pp. 42–43, 267–268. ISBN 978-0993143311.