Graham Miles

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Graham Miles

Born	11 May 1941 (1941-05-11) (age 67), Birmingham
Nationality	English
Professional	1969–1992
Highest ranking	#5 (1977/78)
Best ranking finish	Runner-up: 1974 World Championship
Tournament wins
Non-ranking	3

Graham Miles (born 11 May 1941 in Birmingham, UK) is a retired English snooker player.

Miles turned professional in 1969 after a relatively unsuccessful amateur career^{[citation needed]}. He first gained recognition in 1974 when he reached the final of the World Championship. Although he lost 22-12 to Ray Reardon, this turned out to be the highlight of his career. He won Pot Black in 1974 (after entering as a late replacement for Fred Davis who withdrew because of illness) and in 1975 but had little subsequent success. Other notable moments in Miles's career included the runner-up spot in the 1976 Masters, again losing to Reardon and what was then a championship record break of 139 in the 1978 UK Championship. In 1979 he reached the final of the inagural World Team Cup along with John Spencer and Fred Davis only to be beaten by Wales. His last major title was the Tolly Cobbold Classic in 1981 when he beat Cliff Thorburn 5-1 in Ipswich. During the 1980s, he slid down the rankings and he last played at the World Championship in 1984.

Miles is left eyed and has a large chin so had one of the most distinctive styles in snooker to line up his left eye with the cue. The cue runs beneath his left ear, his chin hanging far over his cue, as he strikes the cue ball the cue brushes his left cheek. ^[1] He retired in 1992. After stopping playing he ran 2 snooker clubs at Sandwell, West Midlands and one at Crewe, Cheshire. However, he did play at the Seniors Pot Black competition in 1997.