England
Name:
Daryl Peach (right)
Nickname:
The Dazzler.
Home town:
Blackpool.
Date of birth:
March 8, 1972.
Family:
Wife Lesley, daughter Ellie.
Wins / high finishes in last 12 months:
2007 World 9-ball Champion, EuroTour German Open Champion, Mosconi Cup winner with Team Europe.
Career Achievements:
2007 World Champion, 1995 World Pool Masters Champion, 1995 and 2007 Mosconi Cup winner.
Biggest disappointment:
I don't get disappointed.
Favourite player:
Daryl Peach.
Cues used:
Predator 314, Predator BK2, Predator jump cue
Hobbies:
Golf, poker, music, driving, tennis.
Home pool room:
Rileys, Blackpool.
Like about pool:
It is fast and furious action
Dislike about pool:
Cheats and soft breaks
Describe yourself:
Honest, kind, a winner, competitive, punctual, trustworthy, approachable and good looking.
Name:
Mark Gray (left).
Nickname:
Granite.
Home town:
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England.
Date and place of birth:
August 16, 1973.
Family:
Single.
Wins / high finishes in last 12 months:
Winner on the Euro Tour (Switzerland), semi-finalist on the Euro Tour (Spain, Italy and Holland), quarter-finalist on the Euro Tour (Austria).
Career Achievements:
Beating Jimmy White 5-4 live on Sky Sports in the 1998 British Open (snooker), winning the Switzerland Euro Tour event in 2007, becoming European No.1 ranked at 9-ball from December 2007 to August 2008.
Biggest disappointment:
Not getting ranked higher than world number 71 when I was a snooker professional.
Favourite player:
Efren Reyes.
Sponsors:
Brian Corr (Karen Corr's brother).
Cues used:
Customised snooker cue and Predator BK2.
Hobbies:
Poker, football (Tottenham Hotspur fan), snooker and pool.
Home pool room:
Bourne Snooker Centre.
Like about pool:
Fast and exciting.
Dislike about pool:
Big pockets. Players who cheat.
Occupation other than pool:
Assistant manager at Bourne Snooker Centre.
Describe yourself:
Sociable, polite, friendly, honest, ambitious and always play to win.
World Cup of Pool record
2006 -
England A (Raj Hundal and Ronnie O'Sullivan)
R1 - Lost 8-9 v Spain (David Alcaide and Rafael Guzman)
England B (Daryl Peach and Steve Davis)
R2 - Lost 3-9 v USA (Rodney Morris and Earl Strickland)
R1 - Won 9-6 v Korea (Lee Gun-jae and Jeong Young-hwa)
2007 (Imran Majid and Daryl Peach)
R1 8-6 v Poland (Mateusz Sniegocki and Radoslaw Babica)
R2 5-8 v Finland (Mika Immonen and Markus Juva)
2008 Campaign
R1 (Tuesday, October 7 - evening session) v Malta (Tony Drago and Alex Borg)
