by Iranu » 14 May 2022 Read
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by SnookerEd25 » 14 May 2022 Read
ESH is correct. He was a bus conductor, and a postman, but selling insurance was the job he left to turn full-time pro’
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by Empire State Human » 14 May 2022 Read
ok, in the words of Mike Hallett ... Hang on ... I'll think of a question.
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by Empire State Human » 14 May 2022 Read
The World Championship moved to the Crucible in 1977. By 1991, only two players had played there in every edition.
Name them both.
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by SnookerEd25 » 14 May 2022 Read
Empire State Human wrote:The World Championship moved to the Crucible in 1977. By 1991, only two players had played there in every edition.
Name them both.
Cliff Thorburn & Willie Thorne?
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by Empire State Human » 14 May 2022 Read
That's 0/2.
Thorburn had a continuous run from 1977 to 1990, where he was defeated by Parrott in the quarter-finals. However, he had a terrible 89/90 season and fell out of the top 16, so didn't make it in 91. He had one final appearance in 94.
Thorne played every year 1977 to 1991 except for 79, where he lost in the final qualifying round 9-8 to John Virgo. Thorne had a continous run from 1980 to 1996.
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by HappyCamper » 14 May 2022 Read
Steady Eddie and Doug Mountjoy?
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by Empire State Human » 14 May 2022 Read
1/2
Mountjoy was one of the two. He had a continuous run as a qualifier, and his appearances ran up to and including 1993, where he lost 13-6 to Jimmy White in the second round. That was his final appearance.
Charlton would be a very good guess, but he actually failed to qualify in one year - 1987, where he lost in the final qualifying round 10-4 to fellow Oz professional, Warren King. He continued to qualify between 1988 to 1992.
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by Juddernaut88 » 14 May 2022 Read
Steve Davis and Doug Mountjoy?
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by Juddernaut88 » 14 May 2022 Read
Doug Mountjoy and John Virgo?
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by SnookerEd25 » 14 May 2022 Read
Beat me to it! Was just going to post those 2
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by Empire State Human » 14 May 2022 Read
Raphael98 wrote:Doug Mountjoy and Dennis Taylor?
Correct.
Dennis had the longest run - from '77 to '94 inclusive, losing on his final appearance to Ronnie O'Sullivan.
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by Raphael98 » 15 May 2022 Read
Which player won more matches at the semi-finals and final respectively than on the group stage to win an early 2000's non-ranking tournament?
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by Juddernaut88 » 15 May 2022 Read
Peter Ebdon?
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by Raphael98 » 16 May 2022 Read
Ebdon was in the tournament, but he is not the right answer. Keep guessing though :)
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by Juddernaut88 » 16 May 2022 Read
Stephen Lee?
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by Raphael98 » 16 May 2022 Read
No, but it is not as far as you think.
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by Juddernaut88 » 16 May 2022 Read
Ken Doherty?
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by Raphael98 » 16 May 2022 Read
Not yet, but keep guessing (you and everyone else) :)
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by SnookerEd25 » 16 May 2022 Read
Macro Fu?
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by Raphael98 » 17 May 2022 Read
SnookerEd25 wrote:Macro Fu?
I'll accept that answer, as you probably meant that as a slight pun :) The answer is Marco Fu
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by SnookerEd25 » 17 May 2022 Read
Who did Marco lose to on his Crucible debut?
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by Juddernaut88 » 17 May 2022 Read
Mark J Williams?
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by SnookerEd25 » 17 May 2022 Read
No. Mark Williams & Marco Fu have never played each other at the Crucible.
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