by chengdufan » 14 Apr 2021 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:1. Steve Davis
2. Cliff Thorburn
3. Neal Foulds
2 out of three
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by Iranu » 14 Apr 2021 Read
1 Davis
2 Thorburn
3 Griffiths
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by Juddernaut88 » 14 Apr 2021 Read
1. Steve Davis
2. Cliff Thorburn
3. Dennis Taylor
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by chengdufan » 14 Apr 2021 Read
Iranu wrote:1 Davis
2 Thorburn
3 Griffiths
2 out of 3
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by chengdufan » 14 Apr 2021 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:1. Steve Davis
2. Cliff Thorburn
3. Dennis Taylor
2 out of 3
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by Juddernaut88 » 14 Apr 2021 Read
1. Steve Davis
2. Cliff Thorburn
3. Alex Higgins
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by SnookerEd25 » 14 Apr 2021 Read
chengdufan wrote:So who were the top 3 when Kirk was ranked 4th? (he says as he goes to look it up)
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by SnookerEd25 » 14 Apr 2021 Read
1. Davis
2. Knowles
3. Thorburn
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by chengdufan » 15 Apr 2021 Read
SnookerEd25 wrote:1. Davis
2. Knowles
3. Thorburn
You got it. The Stud was the one Judders was looking for.
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by SnookerEd25 » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Who beat Tony in his last Crucible appearance, in 1992?
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by Juddernaut88 » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Peter Ebdon?
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by Juddernaut88 » 15 Apr 2021 Read
In regards to the previous question I fell in the trap of assuming Cliff Thorburn was ranked 2nd then lol
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by SnookerEd25 » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:Peter Ebdon?
Not Ebdon; on debut he bt. Davis and Martin Clark in 92, then fell to cagey ol’ Terry Griff in the quarters
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by Iranu » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Bond?
Nigel Bond?
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by Juddernaut88 » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Alan McManus?
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by SnookerEd25 » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Well now...
Qualifier Bond went down 10-7 to Alain Robidoux
Alan McManus made the semis that year, despatching no.8 seed Mike Hallett, fellow qualifier Muck Price, reigning champion John Parrott in the quarters before losing to Jimmy White 16-7.
The question continues...
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by Juddernaut88 » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Jimmy White?
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by Empire State Human » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Parrott. Fairly sure it was '92, because the infamous 'miss' which Tony had replaced and then Parrott potted through the gap made the championship review.
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by SnookerEd25 » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Empire State Human wrote:Parrott. Fairly sure it was '92, because the infamous 'miss' which Tony had replaced and then Parrott potted through the gap made the championship review.
Exactly that
It was 5-4 early in the second session, with both scoring well, when Lan Ganley replaced the balls after a miss in an obviously wrong place enabling Parrott to pot a red he was previously snookered on. Tony was irate, fell apart, and lost 4-13. He never qualified again.
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by Empire State Human » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Q: Long before Mark Williams, a player who was well ahead in a frame attempted a series of 'one-handed' escapes from snookers in a 1983 World Championship match. The referee, John Williams, actually stepped in and warned the player against doing this, saying that it could be considered inflammatory. Who was the player?
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by SnookerEd25 » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Empire State Human wrote:Q: Long before Mark Williams, a player who was well ahead in a frame attempted a series of 'one-handed' escapes from snookers in a 1983 World Championship match. The referee, John Williams, actually stepped in and warned the player against doing this, saying that it could be considered inflammatory. Who was the player?
Sounds like the sort of thing Dean Reynolds would do...
...so that’s my guess
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by Empire State Human » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Not Dean Reynolds, although I see the logic. The player in question had played at the Crucible quite a few times before.
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by Juddernaut88 » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Peter Francisco?
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by SnookerEd25 » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Alex Higgins seemed too obvious, but I suppose we should eliminate him one way or the other
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by Empire State Human » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Peter Francisco didn't reach the Crucible that year.
I'd say the player in question is more widely-known than Reynolds or Francisco.
Alex Higgins was involved in an incident with John Williams in that championship over a decision whether the cue ball reached a ball on or not. A long argument insued. Higgins flicked what appeared to be a 'V sign' at Williams and - perhaps more remarkably - that was actually the lead story on the front page of the Daily Star the following day.
Higgins didn't play snooker escapes one-handed, though.
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by Juddernaut88 » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Kirk Stevens?
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by SnookerEd25 » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Oh - what about Virgo?
He could be petulant at times
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by Empire State Human » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Not Stevens or Virgo.
A (maybe) useful clue. It was one of Alex Higgins' opponents that year.
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by Juddernaut88 » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Tony Knowles? I'm not sure who Alex Higgins opponents were that year but Knowles did seem like a pretty flamboyant player in the 80s and wouldn't be surprised if he tried to play some one handed shots.
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by Empire State Human » 15 Apr 2021 Read
Knowles didn't play Higgins and eventually lost a titanic semi-final battle 16-15 against Cliff Thorburn.
The one-handed shots in question weren't an attempt at flair, but annoyance at the fact Higgins was playing on requiring an unlikely amount of snookers.
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