About Tony Jones (snooker player)
Tony Jones (born 15 April 1960) is an English former professional snooker player from Nottinghamshire. == Early life == From Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, he won the Nottingham Junior Championship at the age of 15 years-old, but only started playing snooker seriously in 1981. That year, he moved to Chesterfield, Derbyshire, to become resident player/coach at the Chesterfield Snooker Centre despite never having been coached himself. == Career == In 1983, Jones became the English Amateur Champion, beating Neal Foulds in the southern area final, and then John Parrott in the final itself, 13–9. He turned professional in 1983 and joined Ron Gross in London. He made his Crucible Theatre debut at the 1985 Snooker World Championship, losing 10-8 to Tony Knowles. He was also a World Championship doubles finalist (with partner Ray Reardon) in 1985, losing in the final 12-5 to Steve Davis and Tony Meo. He had a run to the last 16 of the 1988 British Open ended by eventual winner Stephen Hendry. His ranking fluctuated inside the top-64 in the late 1980s, moving from world number 55 to no. 42 in 1987-88, and then to no.
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