David Taylor (snooker player) David Taylor (snooker player) David Taylor (born 29 July 1943) is a retired English professional snooker player. He won the World and English Amateur Championships in 1968, before the success of those wins encouraged him to turn professional. Although an excellent player, Taylor never quite reached the very top of the game. He was nicknamed "The Silver Fox" because of his prematurely grey hair. He reached three major finals, but lost them all. The first was the UK Championship in 1978 (he lost to Doug Mountjoy 9–15). Then, in 1981, he lost to Steve Davis in the Yamaha Organs Trophy
Mark Allen (snooker player) over the course of the previous two years, further added he did not believe he was being fairly compensated for his services. Allen had a relationship with women's snooker world champion Reanne Evans. In 2006, they had a daughter together called Lauren. In March 2011, Allen stated publicly that he was suffering from depression, due to the amount of travelling and hours spent alone in hotel rooms associated with the life of a professional snooker player. Allen married Kyla McGuigan on 10 May 2013. Mark Allen (snooker player) Mark Allen (born 22 February 1986) is a Northern Irish professional snooker