by SnookerEd25 » 13 May 2022 Read
It wasn’t Peter Ebdon either
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by SnookerEd25 » 13 May 2022 Read
Empire State Human wrote:John Hoggins.
This is the correct answer, of sorts
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by Juddernaut88 » 13 May 2022 Read
Steve Davis?
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by Iranu » 13 May 2022 Read
Joe Davis
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by Empire State Human » 13 May 2022 Read
Nope, I believe there's only the one televised century by Joe - the one we've already seen against Pulman.
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by Juddernaut88 » 13 May 2022 Read
John Spencer?
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by Empire State Human » 13 May 2022 Read
Spencer made one in a televised tournament, the 1979 Holsten Lager International, only the TV crew were on a scheduled break, so none of it was filmed.
Thames were embarrassed by having missed it, so they made a re-creation of the last 4 shots to be broadcast for the evening programme. The audience were under an instruction to go wild as he potted the final black. However, no body bought it.
This filming of a 147 in question wasn't the entire break, but it was the end of a genuine break made in Shirley Social Club in Birmingham.
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by Juddernaut88 » 13 May 2022 Read
Does Spencer count as the correct answer or no?
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by Juddernaut88 » 13 May 2022 Read
Ray Reardon?
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by Empire State Human » 13 May 2022 Read
Reardon is correct. He made a 147 in an exhibition game in 1979, the last part of which was filmed for a BBC Wales documentary broadcast the same year.
Steve Davis, of course, made the first professional tournament 147, but yeah, I deliberately omitted the word 'tournament' from the question.
Over to Judders!
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by Iranu » 13 May 2022 Read
Was the whole maximum televised, ESH?
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by Juddernaut88 » 13 May 2022 Read
Reardon was more of a hit and hope but fortunately it paid off on this occasion.
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by Empire State Human » 13 May 2022 Read
Snooker Scene says it was the 'climax of the break ... captured on one camera for a BBC Wales documentary', so, no, I imagine probably only the last few shots. It's mentioned in the context after Davis made his televised maximum in 1982. I'm trying to find the original report from 1979 for more info, but haven't found it yet. I post here if I find anything.
I've never seen any footage of it, but even if it's the last few shots, I'd like to see it.
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by Iranu » 13 May 2022 Read
Empire State Human wrote:Snooker Scene says it was the 'climax of the break ... captured on one camera for a BBC Wales documentary', so, no, I imagine probably only the last few shots. It's mentioned in the context after Davis made his televised maximum in 1982. I'm trying to find the original report from 1979 for more info, but haven't found it yet. I post here if I find anything.
I've never seen any footage of it, but even if it's the last few shots, I'd like to see it.
The pedant in me would argue that it is in that case not the first televised maximum but honestly it’s such a cool fact even idiot Iranu would probably let it slide!
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by Empire State Human » 13 May 2022 Read
To be fair, I did misread what I read originally and thought it was the entire break! Had to do some furious backpeddling there!
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by Juddernaut88 » 13 May 2022 Read
What was did Ray Reardon's job in 1960 before he became a professional snooker player?
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by Iranu » 13 May 2022 Read
Was he a miner?
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by Juddernaut88 » 13 May 2022 Read
Iranu wrote:Was he a miner?
He did that initially but he quit that in 1960 to do another job.
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by Iranu » 13 May 2022 Read
So I’m technically correct?
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by Juddernaut88 » 13 May 2022 Read
I've amended the question to avoid confusion.
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by Iranu » 13 May 2022 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:I've amended the question to avoid confusion.
To cover for your error more like...
(Just kidding)
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by Juddernaut88 » 13 May 2022 Read
Iranu wrote:Juddernaut88 wrote:I've amended the question to avoid confusion.
To cover for your error more like...
(Just kidding)
Lol I apologise.
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by Juddernaut88 » 13 May 2022 Read
Nope
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by SnookerEd25 » 13 May 2022 Read
He was a coppah; got a pic of him in uniform in one of my snooker books.
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by Juddernaut88 » 13 May 2022 Read
SnookerEd25 wrote:He was a coppah; got a pic of him in uniform in one of my snooker books.
Correct
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by SnookerEd25 » 14 May 2022 Read
In similar fashion, what was Terry Grittiths employed as when he decided to turn pro.?
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