Michael "Mick" Price is a retired English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 professional snooker

Snooker

Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...

 player. He turned professional in 1988 and is best known for being Ronnie O'Sullivan

Ronnie O'Sullivan

Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen...

's opponent when O'Sullivan scored the fastest 147 break in the game's history, at the 1997 World Championship

World Snooker Championship 1997

-Century breaks:There were 39 centuries in this year's championship.* 147, 133 Ronnie O'Sullivan* 137, 122, 117, 114, 110, 106, 106, 101, 101 Stephen Hendry* 134, 130, 111, 101 John Higgins* 133, 129, 129, 102 John Parrott* 131 Billy Snaddon...

. O'Sullivan eventually won the match by 10–6. He also qualified for the World Championships in 1992

World Snooker Championship 1992

The 1992 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between the 18 April and 4 May 1992.Stephen Hendry was the eventual winner after an 18-14 win over Jimmy White in the final. At one point, White led 14-8 and was a red and colour away from winning the frame....

 and 1996

World Snooker Championship 1996

The 1996 Embassy World Snooker Championship snooker tournament took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between 20 April–6 May 1996.Stephen Hendry won in the final 18–12 against Peter Ebdon.-Notable moments:...

, reaching the second round in 1992 by beating Dennis Taylor

Dennis Taylor

Dennis Taylor is a retired snooker player, and current BBC snooker commentator. Winner of two ranking events, he is best known for winning the 1985 World Championship, beating World number one Steve Davis on the final black in one of the sport's most memorable finals...

 10–6 in the first round before losing in the second round, 10–13, to Alan McManus

Alan McManus

Alan McManus is a Scottish professional snooker player, known for his tactical play and safety shots, giving rise to his nickname "Angles" McManus.-Career:...

. In 1996, he lost to McManus again in the first round, 8–10. He peaked at #17 in the world rankings and remained in the top 32 until 1999. Prices best performance at a ranking event came at the 1993 European Open

Malta Cup

The Malta Cup was a professional snooker tournament that has been on the World Snooker calendar since the 1988/89 season. It was previously known as the European Open as the sole ranking tournament in Europe, outside the British Isles.- History :Prior to the 1988/89 season, there were no ranking...

, where he beat Dave Harold

Dave Harold

David 'Dave' Harold is an English professional snooker player from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. He is known by the nicknames of "the Hard Man" and "the Stoke Potter"...

, Willie Thorne

Willie Thorne

William Joseph "Willie" Thorne , is a former English professional snooker player and now a sports commentator.Thorne became national under-16 champion at both snooker and English billiards in 1970...

, Joe Johnson

Joe Johnson (snooker player)

Joe Johnson is an English former professional snooker player. He is best known as the surprise winner of the 1986 World Championship.- Career :...

 and Mark Johnston-Allen

Mark Johnston-Allen

Mark Johnston-Allen is a former professional snooker player. He reached the final of the 1991 European Open while ranked #59 in the world, a run which included a 5–0 win over Stephen Hendry, though he was beaten 9–7 by Tony Jones for the title. He reached the final of the same event again a year...

 to reach the semi-finals, where he lost 3-6 against reigning World Champion Stephen Hendry

Stephen Hendry

Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...

. After retiring in 2004, he became a Connections Worker at Arthur Rank Training College in Kenilworth

Kenilworth

Kenilworth is a town in central Warwickshire, England. In 2001 the town had a population of 22,582 . It is situated south of Coventry, north of Warwick and northwest of London....

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