▁ 1 3 ▁consecutive ▁C rip sey ▁lost ▁the ▁frame ▁ 9 2 - 9 3 . ▁With ▁ 1 8 5 ▁points ▁scored ▁in ▁a ▁frame , ▁they ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁record . ▁C rip sey ▁lost ▁the ▁match ▁ 1 - 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁C rip sey ▁managed ▁only ▁one ▁victory ▁in ▁a ▁minor - ran king ▁tournament , ▁where ▁there ▁were ▁hardly ▁any ▁ranking ▁points , ▁and ▁so ▁he ▁fell ▁from ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 2 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 / 9 4 ▁he ▁therefore ▁had ▁to ▁play ▁more ▁pre - qual ifying ▁r ounds . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁come ▁reach ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 2 8 ▁once . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁played ▁only ▁two ▁tournament s ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 - 9 6 ▁only ▁the ▁pre - qual ification ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁S no oker ▁Championship . ▁After ▁that , ▁he ▁gave ▁up ▁the ▁professional ▁tournament s ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 1 ▁years . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁During ▁his ▁s no oker ▁career , ▁he ▁gave ▁up ▁the ▁family ▁business , ▁but ▁by ▁the ▁mid - 9 0 s ▁he ▁had ▁returned ▁to ▁it . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁he ▁gave ▁up ▁the ▁ste ep ▁wall ▁for ▁reasons ▁of ▁age ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁success ors . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : English ▁s no oker ▁players ▁Category : English ▁business