Mark Bennett (born 23 September 1963) is a Welsh former professional snooker player from Newport.
[2] After winning the Welsh amateur title in 1985, he turned professional the following year by qualifying through the pro-ticket series.
[4] On the way he knocked out four seeded players, Peter Ebdon 5–3, Chris Small 5–0, Steve Davis 5–3 and Tony Drago 5–1, before losing 3–6 to Euan Henderson in the semi-finals after having led 2–0.
[5][6][7] He qualified for the World Championship four times between 1987 and 1994, but never made it past the first round, coming closest in the 1990 event when he lost 9–10 to John Parrott.
[5] Bennett was runner-up in the 1991 Welsh Professional Championship after losing 3–9 in the final to Darren Morgan.