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Oh you can feel the relief

Major final; the two protagonists are the same as the previous year. However, the victor on this occasion is different. The vanquished player will never reach another Ranking Final.

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2002 Welsh Open, Hunter v Doherty?

Doesn’t quite fit the criteria, I’m afraid

Although Doherty beat Hunter in the 2001 final, and Hunter reversed it a year later, that was not Ken’s last Ranking Final - he reached the World final in ‘03 and won the Malta Cup in ‘06.

Good effort though

1987 world final — Davis v Johnson ?

badtemperedcyril wrote:1987 world final — Davis v Johnson ?

That is the one

This one might be tricky…

These two great players who would both go on to be multiple world champions met for the first time in a major final of the day. The event is the oldest tournament in the game.

Ray Reardon vs John Spencer, 1964 English Amateur Championship final.

Prop wrote:Ray Reardon vs John Spencer, 1964 English Amateur Championship final.

Excellent! Well done.

Some stats I’ve acquired on this match…

[We must remember, professional snooker was pretty much dead in 1964 but the amateur game was thriving. More people played snooker in the UK than at any other time, ever. The era when Amateurs Ruled.]


1964 ENGLISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

21st– 22nd April, 1964

Central Hall, Corporation Street, Birmingham

RAY REARDON (Stoke-on-Trent) 11-8 JOHN SPENCER (Radcliffe)

Frame scores:

Session 1 34-64; 30-79(45); 88(50)-16; 62(42)-22; 44-62. Spencer 3-2

Session 2 23-66; 65-50; 34-42(32); 84(35,41)-20; 79-33. 5-5

Session 3 73-30; 30-73(42); 25-88(46); 79(43)-33; 90(74)-30(30). Reardon 8-7

Session 4 35-70(55); 101(33)-26; 66-40; 62-53. Reardon 11-8

A multiple World Champion snubs a handshake before this first round clash of a resurrected tournament, going on to lose the match 3-2 despite being a pot away from victory.

I remember watching that grudge match!

Mark Allen beat Reanne Evans

2021 British Open

badtemperedcyril wrote:I remember watching that grudge match!

Mark Allen beat Reanne Evans

2021 British Open

Bingo!

Badtemperedcyril is correct :)

Former world No.2 who had dropped down the ranks, reached his first ranking final for 7 years only to lose to the world champion

1991 Dubai Classic Final, John Parrott beats Tony Knowles 9-3?

That’s the one!

A heavyweight clash, fought out in an atmosphere more fitting of a boxing match than a snooker encounter. The two protagonists being sworn rivals and both World Champions. The reigning World Champion was a heavy favourite, having won fourteen of their seventeen meetings, but it was his opponent who prevailed as the encounter went the distance, to the delight of his vociferous fans.

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1985 Masters Last 16, Davis v Higgins?

Andre147 wrote:1985 Masters Last 16, Davis v Higgins?

A perfect answer

One of the great Crucible comebacks from 5 down with 6 to play. The player who made the comeback found out before the last session that his opponent had been partying and drinking heavily the night before, and that inspired him to make this incredible comeback.

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2007 QF Murphy beat Stevens

That's correct, your turn!

The champ was on a record breaking run but it was thwarted by his fellow countryman.

Stephen Hendry 8-9 Alan McManus!

Benson & Hedges Masters FINAL, 1994?

Good shot!

Ed is correct :)

This was the first of two meetings for these two heavyweights of the game in the daddy of all tournaments, both at the same stage and both finished with the same scoreline, the younger man getting his revenge five years later…

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1989 WC Semi-final
Steve Davis beat Stephen Hendry 16-9

That is the one!