 Complete the following phrase:  Tony Knowles was born in Bolton on 13 June 1955. He began playing snooker at the age of 9 on the tables at the social club run by his father, Kevin. He went on to win the UK Junior Championship twice, in 1972 against Matt Gibson and in 1974. His application to the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association to become a professional player was accepted in 1980, after a rejection in November 1979. He did not win a match in his first year, before progressing through two qualifying rounds to reach the first wound of the 