The Best Player Born That Year
Performance in the World Championships is obviously a big factor here for any player's inclusion above any other players, but it's not always the deciding factor.
In a very few cases I couldn't decide between two very similarly careered players and leave the final deciding vote to your own imagination.
There are a few years still unallocated with a player, if you know one then please tell me about them and I'll add them.
Likewise, if you strongly disagree with a choice and think you know a better choice for that year, present your case and I'll listen.
Some years are stuffed with choices while others often present only one even remotely relevant choice.
Interestingly, six female snooker players make the list!
Here goes:
19th Century
1856 - Sir Neville Francis Fitzgerald Chamberlain
1873 - Tom Reece
1878 - Albert Cope
1882 - Tom Dennis
1886 - Willie Smith
1887 - Fred Lawrence
1894 - Tom Newman
1895 - Clark McConachy
1900s
1900 - Stanley Newman
1901 - Joe Davis
1902 - Alec Mann
1904 - Kelsall Prince
1907 - Walter Donaldson
1908 - Sidney Smith / Alec Brown
1909 - Norman Squire
1910s
1910 - Joyce Gardner
1911 - Albert Brown
1912 - Horace Lindrum
1913 - Fred Davis
1917 - Jack Karnehm
1920s
1920 - Harry Stokes
1921 - Jackie Rea
1922 - Warren Simpson
1923 - John Pulman
1924 - John Barrie
1927 - John Dunning
1928 - Jack Fitzmaurice
1929 - Eddie Charlton
1930s
1930 - Vera Selby
1931 - Jimmy Van Rensberg
1932 - Ray Reardon
1933 - Rex Williams
1934 - Cliff Wilson
1935 - John Spencer
1936 - Ray Edmonds
1937 - Johnathon Barron
1938 - Roy Andrewrtha
1939 - Geoff Foulds
1940s
1940 - Perrie Mans
1941 - Graham Miles
1942 - Doug Mountjoy
1943 - David Taylor
1944 - John Bear
1945 - Paul Mifsud
1946 - John Virgo
1947 - Terry Griffiths
1948 - Cliff Thorburn
1949 - Alex Higgins
1950s
1950 - Bernie Mikklesen
1951 - Patsy Fagan
1952 - Joe Johnson
1953 - John Campbell
1954 - Willie Thorne
1955 - Tony Knowels
1956 - Steve Newbury
1957 - Steve Davis
1958 - Kirk Stevens
1959 - Tony Meo
1960s
1960 - Alain Robidoux
1961 - Steve James
1962 - Jimmy White
1963 - Neal Foulds
1964 - John Parrott
1965 - Nigel Bond
1966 - Darren Morgan
1967 - Euan Henderson
1968 - Alison Fisher / Martin Clark / Mark Johnstone-Allen
1969 - Steven Hendry
1970s
1970 - Peter Ebdon
1971 - Alan McManus
1972 - Fergal O'Brien
1973 - Chris Small
1974 - Stephen Lee
1975 - Ronnie O'Sullivan / John Higgins
1976 - Stuart Bingham
1977 - Graeme Dott / Matthew Stevens
1978 - Paul Hunter
1979 - Ali Carter
1980s
1980 - Ryan Day
1981 - Stephen Maguire
1982 - Neil Robertson
1983 - Mark Selby
1984 - Allen Taylor
1985 - Reanne Evans / Thepchaiya Un-Nooh / Matthew Selt
1986 - Mark Allen
1987 - Ding Junhui
1988 - Jamie Jones
1989 - Judd Trump
1990s (open to rapid change, obviously)
1990 - Cao Yupeng / Ng On-yee
1991 - Kyren Wilson
1992 - Noppon Saengkham
1993 - Duane Jones
1994 - Scott Donaldson
1995 - Luca Brecell
1996 - Alexander Ursenbacher
1997 - Lyu Haotian
1998 - Zhou Yuelong
1999 - Nutcharut Wongharuthai
2000s (open to rapid change, obviously)
2000 - Yan Bingtao
2001 - Jackson Page
2002 - Aaron Hill
2003 - Zhao Jianbo
2004 - Gao Yang
2005 - Iulian Boiko
Years currently need filling: 1903, 1905, 1906, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1919, 1925, 1926 and most of the 1800s, obviously.
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