Born in 1986, Rob learned the sport at a young age at the Rainbow snooker club in his hometown of Manchester.
[2] This and other early tournament successes led to Rob being dubbed the "Wonderkid".,[3] leading to an appearance on the BBC children's show Blue Peter in 1999.
[4] Following on from this success, Rob appeared on various British TV shows including Newsround on BBC1 as well as gaining his second Blue Peter badge.
He has won numerous international tournaments on different tables and is cited by fooscaster Jim Stevens (the recognised 'voice of foosball') as being one of the greatest multi-table players ever to play the sport.
Rob has been sponsored by various companies such as the energy drink giant Red Bull and Heineken, being the face of their international staff table football tournament for many years.