) ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁former ▁professional ▁s no oker ▁player . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁M ell ish ▁turned ▁professional ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁season , ▁he ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁run ▁to ▁the ▁last ▁ 4 8 ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁World ▁Championship , ▁defe ating ▁six ▁oppon ents ▁including ▁Mike ▁D unn , ▁Mike ▁D arr ington , ▁Marcel ▁G au vre au , ▁Les ▁D odd ▁and ▁Tony ▁Ch app el ▁before ▁being ▁drawn ▁against ▁New ▁Ze al ander ▁D ene ▁O ' K ane . ▁In ▁their ▁match , ▁O ' K ane ▁compiled ▁a ▁century ▁break ▁in ▁elimin ating ▁M ell ish ▁ 1 0 – 4 . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 / 1 9 9 3 ▁season ▁ranked ▁ 1 2 0 th , ▁M ell ish ▁reached ▁the ▁last ▁ 6 4 ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁UK ▁Championship , ▁where ▁he ▁lost ▁ 7 – 9 ▁to ▁Alan ▁Mc Man us , ▁and ▁the ▁same ▁stage ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Open , ▁where ▁Steve ▁James ▁beat ▁him ▁ 5 – 3 . ▁At ▁the ▁World ▁Championship , ▁entering ▁at ▁the ▁sevent h ▁qual ifying ▁round , ▁he ▁over c ame ▁Simon ▁Morris ▁ 5 – 2 , ▁Karl ▁Bur rows ▁ 1 0 – 4 , ▁Ian ▁Graham ▁ 1 0 – 7 , ▁Wayne ▁Jones ▁ 1 0 – 7 ▁and ▁Ken ▁D oh