Steve James (snooker player) Steve James (snooker player) Stephen "Steve" James (born 2 May 1961) is a retired English professional snooker player. A former postman, the high point of his career was his sole ranking title – the Classic in 1990, beating Australian Warren King 10–6 in the final. His world ranking peaked at number seven the following season, the best of his five seasons in the top sixteen. On 14 April 1990, in his match against Alex Higgins at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield, James became the first player to produce a 16-red total clearance in competitive play. In other words, he
Sean O'Neill (snooker player) Sean O'Neill (snooker player) Sean O'Neill (born 20 January 1981) is Northern Irish former professional snooker player. After winning every major snooker tournament in Northern Ireland, O’Neill retired at the age of 23 and turned himself into an entrepreneur, running a number of successful businesses from property management, high street retails, to life-coaching. Sean O’Neill was born in Daisy Hill in Newry, Northern Ireland. The only son of businessman Rory O’Neill and Rosemary Rooney. He was raised on a family farm by his grandmother. At the age of 11, O’Neill entered his first business by selling fireworks. From an initial