Paul Medati

Paul Medati, who lived from 14 November 1943 to 29 November 2008, was an English professional snooker and pool player, born in Ordsall, Salford, Lancashire, to Maltese parents. After playing snooker for many years he turned professional in 1981, and his best performance came when he reached the last 16 of the 1983 UK Championship, where he lost 9 to 1 to the eventual winner Alex Higgins. In 1986 Higgins appeared at the Classic with a black eye after a disagreement with Medati. He also beat players such as John Parrott, John Spencer and Dean Reynolds. In his later years he became a pool player, and the Paul Medati Trophy is a pool tournament named in his honour. He died of cancer at home in Salford.