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Dennis
Taylor
Dennis started to play snooker at 9 years of age in his home town, Coal Island,
Northern Ireland. He moved to England at the age of 17 to work - not play
snooker.
By the age of 14 he was the best billiards and snooker player in his local area.
He won the British Junior Billiards title in the 1967/68 season and turned
professional in 1971/72 season.
The big turning point in his career came when he paid his own way to go to
Canada to compete in the Canadian Open in 1974. He beat Alex Higgins to get
through final - only to lose to Cliff Thornburn.
Former Rothmans Grand Prix Champion / Former Embassy World Champion / 6 times
Irish Professional Champion / Former Kit-Kat Champion of Champions / Former
Carlsberg Challenge / Former Benson and Hedges Masters Champion / Former
Canadian Masters Champion / Former Tokyo Masters Champion / Former Carling
Champion.
He was TV Times Sports Personality of the year in 1985, he also won more than 10
Sports Personalities of the Year in 1985.
One of the nicest people on the circuit, Dennis is available for after dinner
speaking and golf days.
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