▁C rip sey ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁player ▁to ▁be ▁co ached ▁by ▁D erek ▁Hill ▁- ▁known ▁as ▁Big ▁Del . ▁Hill ▁discovered ▁Ron nie ▁O ' S ull ivan ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁co ached ▁many ▁top ▁players , ▁such ▁as ▁Gra eme ▁D ott . ▁ ▁C rip sey ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁at ▁the ▁professional ▁tournament s ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 - 8 3 ▁season ▁and ▁reached ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁World ▁S no oker ▁Championship ▁following ▁a ▁win ▁over ▁Dennis ▁Hugh es ▁during ▁the ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁ 4 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 - 8 5 ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Open ▁and ▁the ▁UK ▁Championship ▁. ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁ranked ▁ 8 9 th ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁rank ings . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 - 8 6 ▁season ▁he ▁twice ▁reached ▁the ▁last ▁ 3 2 , ▁in ▁the ▁Classic ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁Championship , ▁in ▁Cl iff ▁Wilson ▁and ▁John ▁Sp encer ▁he ▁beat ▁two ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁top ▁ 2 4 ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁rank ings . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Bill ▁Wer ben i uk ▁was ▁defeated ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁Open ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁ 3 2 . ▁By ▁this ▁point ▁his ▁ranking ▁had ▁ris en ▁to ▁ 4 8 th ▁place . ▁In ▁the ▁season ▁ 1 9 8 7 - 8 8 ▁the ▁English man ▁achieved