by Pink Ball » 24 Jun 2020 Read
Why is it that whenever people discuss the best players never to win a ranking event, Kirk Stevens' name is rarely one of the first mentioned? For me, he's quite clearly the best never to have won a ranking event. There's no way David Gilbert is better than he was. Before him, it was Anthony Hamilton and Ryan Day supposedly, but while better than Gilbert, they aren't better than Stevens was either.
Is it because his name being brought in immediatelly kills the discussion?
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by Iranu » 24 Jun 2020 Read
What makes you think he’s the best?
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by SnookerFan » 24 Jun 2020 Read
How will Kirk Stevens do at this year's Crucible, Pinkball?
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by SnookerEd25 » 24 Jun 2020 Read
I think its because people assume he did win one, Pinkie.
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by mick745 » 25 Jun 2020 Read
No doubt he was a very fine player. Great to watch, had the style and good looks.
One of my early childhood memories was his 147 in the masters, very exciting at the time.
A good shout and a player who certainly never realised his full attention.
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by SnookerFan » 25 Jun 2020 Read
mick745 wrote:No doubt he was a very fine player. Great to watch, had the style and good looks.
One of my early childhood memories was his 147 in the masters, very exciting at the time.
A good shout and a player who certainly never realised his full attention.
Is it still the case that no British player has made a 147 at The Masters?
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by HappyCamper » 25 Jun 2020 Read
SnookerFan wrote:mick745 wrote:No doubt he was a very fine player. Great to watch, had the style and good looks.
One of my early childhood memories was his 147 in the masters, very exciting at the time.
A good shout and a player who certainly never realised his full attention.
Is it still the case that no British player has made a 147 at The Masters?
I believe so. Stevens, Marco Fu, and Ding Junhui so far.
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by SnookerFan » 25 Jun 2020 Read
That's what I thought.
I was at Ding's one, by the way.
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by Ck147 » 25 Jun 2020 Read
SnookerFan wrote:That's what I thought.
I was at Ding's one, by the way.
Didn't you go to the toliet and miss the actual 147?
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by SnookerFan » 25 Jun 2020 Read
Ck147 wrote:SnookerFan wrote:That's what I thought.
I was at Ding's one, by the way.
Didn't you go to the toliet and miss the actual 147?
No.
That didn't happen.
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by D4P » 25 Jun 2020 Read
mick745 wrote:One of my early childhood memories was his 147 in the masters, very exciting at the time.
Interestingly enough, he played in 6 Masters, and the one where he made the 147 was the only one in which he didn't lose in the first round.
Another interesting tidbit: He played in only 1 ranking final in his career, and the guy he lost to also played in only 1 ranking final in his career.
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by SnookerEd25 » 25 Jun 2020 Read
HappyCamper wrote:SnookerFan wrote:mick745 wrote:No doubt he was a very fine player. Great to watch, had the style and good looks.
One of my early childhood memories was his 147 in the masters, very exciting at the time.
A good shout and a player who certainly never realised his full attention.
Is it still the case that no British player has made a 147 at The Masters?
I believe so. Stevens, Marco Fu, and Ding Junhui so far.
But not Ken; Ken could’ve been in this list, but Ken isn’t.
Silly Ken.
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by Prop » 25 Jun 2020 Read
How few rankers were on the calendar back then? Nowhere near as many as now. You’d have to assume given comparable opportunity he would have had a few.
Proper showman he was. Miami white suit and Jimmy tagging along. I bet he had some stories.
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by KrazeeEyezKilla » 25 Jun 2020 Read
In the top 5 most "iconic" players ever.
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by The_Abbott » 25 Jun 2020 Read
He won the best white suit ranking event
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by Pink Ball » 25 Jun 2020 Read
Prop wrote:How few rankers were on the calendar back then? Nowhere near as many as now. You’d have to assume given comparable opportunity he would have had a few.
He was probably comparable to a Paul Hunter, Stephen Maguire, Stuart Bingham kind of level. Very, very good player.
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by Prop » 26 Jun 2020 Read
Pink Ball wrote:Prop wrote:How few rankers were on the calendar back then? Nowhere near as many as now. You’d have to assume given comparable opportunity he would have had a few.
He was probably comparable to a Paul Hunter, Stephen Maguire, Stuart Bingham kind of level. Very, very good player.
Yeah I’d be inclined to agree with that.
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by Andre147 » 26 Jun 2020 Read
Pink Ball wrote:Prop wrote:How few rankers were on the calendar back then? Nowhere near as many as now. You’d have to assume given comparable opportunity he would have had a few.
He was probably comparable to a Paul Hunter, Stephen Maguire, Stuart Bingham kind of level. Very, very good player.
I wasn't born at the time, but from the matches I've seen from him on YT he was indeed great. I think he could have been a sucessful player if he dedicated himself more to the sport, but he liked the pleasures of life too much for a top sportsman, namely drugs and drinking.
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by Iranu » 26 Jun 2020 Read
Pink Ball wrote:Prop wrote:How few rankers were on the calendar back then? Nowhere near as many as now. You’d have to assume given comparable opportunity he would have had a few.
He was probably comparable to a Paul Hunter, Stephen Maguire, Stuart Bingham kind of level. Very, very good player.
Then he must also be the biggest underachiever ever.
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by Alex0paul » 26 Jun 2020 Read
Prime Joe Swail hammers a prime Kirk Stevens
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by chengdufan » 26 Jun 2020 Read
Alex0paul wrote:Prime Joe Swail hammers a prime Kirk Stevens
Gotta love snooker island
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by SnookerEd25 » 26 Jun 2020 Read
They met once. Kirk won 10-1 in qualifying for the 1992 WC
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by Pink Ball » 26 Jun 2020 Read
Iranu wrote:Pink Ball wrote:Prop wrote:How few rankers were on the calendar back then? Nowhere near as many as now. You’d have to assume given comparable opportunity he would have had a few.
He was probably comparable to a Paul Hunter, Stephen Maguire, Stuart Bingham kind of level. Very, very good player.
Then he must also be the biggest underachiever ever.
Yeah, top of the pile. Won buck all, even if his time at the top was brief due to being a nutter.
Twice a World semi-finalist, Masters semi-finalist, Classic semi-finalist, British Open finalist. Potential to be a top, top player.
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by Dragonfly » 02 Jul 2020 Read
Kirk was a very good player. I don't think there was anything special about his game. He falls short of being a great player. Jimmy was much better than a 16-14 score would suggest. And if Kirk won the semi in 84 I doubt he would have troubled Davis in a best of 35
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