Marcus Owen
| Born | 4 April 1935 Carmarthenshire, Wales |
|---|---|
| Died | December 1987 (aged 52) Hackney, London |
| Sport country |  Wales |
| Professional | 1973–1985 |
| Highest ranking | 17 (1976–1977) |
| Best ranking finish | Quarter-final (1974 World Championship) |
Marcus Willoughby Owen (4 April 1935 - December 1987)[2][3][4] was a Welsh professional snooker player.
Career
Before turning professional, Owen won the English Under-16 Championship in 1949, and reached the final in 1950.[5] Owen also won the English Amateur Championship on four occasions in 1958, 1959, 1967 and 1973 [6]
Owen followed his brother Gary into professional snooker in 1973, entering the 1974 World Championship. As an unknown quantity, Marcus was not expected to progress far; however, he beat Dennis Taylor and Maurice Parkin to set up a last-16 meeting with Gary. Gary held Marcus to 5–5 at one point, but could not prevent him from pulling away to reach the quarter-final with a 15–8 victory. There, Marcus faced Ray Reardon, but having recovered from 3–9 to 7–9, was eventually defeated 11–15.
Owen next reached a quarter-final at the 1982 Welsh Professional Championship, which was itself an eight-man event. He lost his first match 0–6 to Cliff Wilson.
Owen had no further success in the professional game, his last match being a 0–6 loss to Tony Chappel in the first round of the 1985 edition of the Welsh Professional Championship; having held 17th place in the inaugural world rankings in 1976, he had not occupied a position on the list since 1980.
Personal life
Owen died in hospital in December 1987,[2] under 'tragic circumstances'.[7] His older brother Gary was also a professional snooker player.
References
- ^ "Career-total Statistics for Marcus Owen - Professional - Snooker Results & Statistics". CueTracker. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Marcus Owen". The Times. 22 December 1987. p. 30.
- ^ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVQ8-P6YH
- ^ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZW-4QWS
- ^ "Juniors - EABA". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "English Amateur Championship" (PDF). Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ Mark Wildman. "Reminiscences of a Billiards Man". Retrieved 11 August 2015.
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