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Lardner was born in Glasgow in 1973.
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His best performance came in the 1999 World Snooker Championship, where he reached the last 32. He reached a peak world ranking of 67th in 2000/2001. He left school early to spend time practising snooker, confident that he could become a professional player.
Lardner turned professional in 1991.
In the 1993/1994 season, he reached the final of the Benson & Hedges Championship, losing 9-6 to Ronnie O"Sullivan. In 1999, at the age of 26, Lardner reached the first round of the World Snooker Championship by defeating Neal Foulds, Quinten Hann and Martin Clark in the qualifying rounds.
In his first round match against world number 9 Stephen Lee, Lardner trailed 9-3 before recovering to lose only 10-7. Despite the defeat, he described the Crucible Theatre as "the best place I"ve ever played snooker".
The following season, Lardner climed to position 72 in the world rankings, and reached the first round of the United Kingdom Championship, losing to David Gray.
However, he was defeated in the qualifying rounds of the World Championship to Icelandic player Kristjan Helgason. His world ranking climbed to 67 for the 2000/2001 season. Non-Ranking Wins: (1).
