Dave Harold

David "Dave" Harold" (born 9 December 1966) is an English former professional snooker player from Stoke-on-Trent. A UK Championship semi-finalist in 1998 and a Masters semi-finalist in 2001, Harold won one ranking event in his career, the 1993 Asian Open, and reached a career high ranking of 11 in 1996. He was a member of the worlds top 16 for over a decade, and played in every World Championship from 1988 to 2009. He is also an occasional pundit and commentator for Sky's snooker coverage.

Harold was renowned for both his very strong defensive play and his unusual cue-action, with which he is able to unleash a great deal of power on a shot without using backswing on the cue. Despite safety play ultimately being considered his strong point, he compiled 143 century breaks, putting him 22nd on the all-time list. Steve Davis has commented that he is not the most naturally gifted player, but makes up for this with strong tactical play.For his technique and grinding play he has been compared to Cliff Thorburn.

After failing to qualify for a second consecutive World Championship in 2014 and having a poor season in 2013/14, Harold announced his retirement from the professional game. He had dropped out of the top 32 for the first time since 1991, and cited a lack of enthusiasm for practice as a reason for his demise.