Tony Meo

Tony Meo (born 18th May 1962) is an English former professional snooker player. One of the biggest names in snooker during the 1980's and 1990's, Meo was ranked world number one during the 1991/92 season. A fourteen time ranking event winner, Meo was ranked inside the top 16 every year from 1981 to his first retirement in 1998.

Born in Southwark, London, Meo turned professional in 1979 and was practice partners with several top professionals, including Jimmy White, Steve Davis and later Stephen Hendry. He retired for the first time after the 1998 World Championship, but returned in Janaury 2004 as an amateur and earned his place on the world tour for the 2004/05 season. After two seasons back on the tour, Meo retired for a second time after losing 6-10 to Graeme Dott in the 2006 World Championship. He returned to playing snooker in 2017, but his return was short lived as he retired for the final time in April 2018 after failing to qualify for the World Championship.

Outside of snooker, Meo is a commentator, analyst and journalist - currently working for the BBC and Sky. He frequently appears on the BBC, and has his own snooker column on the Sky Sports website.