by Alex0paul » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Who won the Kit Kat Break for World Champions?
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by Juddernaut88 » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Stephen Hendry
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by SnookerEd25 » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Before his time I think...
Might have been good ol' Dennis Taylor?
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by Alex0paul » 23 Nov 2020 Read
It was Dennis
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by SnookerEd25 » 23 Nov 2020 Read
As we are now in UK fortnight :
What was the venue for the first ever UK Championship, held in 1977 & won by Patsy Fagan?
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by Cloud Strife » 23 Nov 2020 Read
SnookerEd25 wrote:As we are now in UK fortnight :
What was the venue for the first ever UK Championship, held in 1977 & won by Patsy Fagan?
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, USA
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by Ck147 » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Wembley arena?
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by Juddernaut88 » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Preston Guild Hall? I think that's what it's called.
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by SnookerEd25 » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Empire State Human wrote:blackpool tower circus
That's the one. Needless to say, all previous answers were incorrect (I'm pretty sure the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas wasn't even built in 1977
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Over to ESH
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by Empire State Human » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Another UK Championship question:
In 2003, the City of York took advantage of the UK Championships to invite a former winner to turn on the Christmas lights. Unfortunately, during the countdown there was a critical power failure, meaning that the lights didn't come on after all.
Which hapless snooker superstar was left red-faced?
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by Iranu » 23 Nov 2020 Read
I’ll guess Virgo
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by Juddernaut88 » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Doug Mountjoy
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by Alex0paul » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Dennis Taylor
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by Alex0paul » 23 Nov 2020 Read
John Parrott
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by Ck147 » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Jimmy White?
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by Empire State Human » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Alex0paul wrote:John Parrott
is the correct answer. Apparently, Parrott tried to fill the awkward silence with a few jokes until the lights came on a couple of minutes later. No doubt it felt like a couple of hours to the spectators.
Over to Alex.
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by Alex0paul » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Who turned on the Christmas lights in York in 2004?
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by Juddernaut88 » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Jimmy White
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by Alex0paul » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Nope
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by Juddernaut88 » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Steve Davis
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by Alex0paul » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Empire State Human wrote:Joe Perry-Christmas
Correct
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by Empire State Human » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Yikes, my last question was quite weak, I'm not sure I have anything good.
Ok, let's try this.
By my reckoning there has twice been a UK Championship winner who has captured the title without defeating any other UK champions along the way.
I need the name of just one of them AND the year.
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by Juddernaut88 » 23 Nov 2020 Read
I'm going to guess Neil Robertson in 2015?
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by Empire State Human » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Robbo beat Selby in the semi-finals 6-0, and John Higgins in the QF, and Maguire in the Last 16.
So nope.
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by Alex0paul » 23 Nov 2020 Read
O'Sullivan in 2018
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by SnookerEd25 » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Well...
Patsy Fagan, in 1977, surely?
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by Iranu » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Was going to guess Fagan and Ronnie in 2018 dammit!
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