Rankings revisit - a trip through history

So at the start of the 03-04 season, here is the official top 16, whom I expect to be seeded through to the last 32 of all the ranking events this season. Our rankings are listed to the right:
Mark Williams 1
Ken Doherty 2
Stephen Hendry 3
Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
John Higgins 5
Paul Hunter 6
Peter Ebdon 7
Stephen Lee 8
Matthew Stevens 9
Chris Small 12
David Gray 13
Alan McManus 14
Steve Davis 17
Graeme Dott 23
Quinten Hann 26
Jimmy White 35

Here are those officially ranked 17-32, automatically getting into the last 48:
Mark Selby 10
Marco Fu 11
Drew Henry 15
Anthony Hamilton 16
Ali Carter 18
Robert Milkins 19
Ian McCulloch 21
Dave Harold 22
Robin Hull 25
Tony Drago 28
Joe Swail 30
Joe Perry 33
Mark King 37
Dominic Dale 48
John Parrott 49
Anthony Davies 60

Officially ranked 33-48:
Gerard Greene 24
Barry Pinches 29
Stephen Maguire 34
Barry Hawkins 36
Michael Holt 38
Stuart Bingham 39
Stuart Pettman 41
Mark Davis 42
Nigel Bond 43
Fergal O'Brien 46
James Wattana 59
Jamie Burnett 61
Gary Wilkinson 63
Brian Morgan 64
Michael Judge 68
Jonathan Birch 74

Officially ranked 49-64:
Sean Storey 20
Shaun Murphy 27
Rod Lawler 31
Nick Walker 44
Bjorn Haneveer 47
Mike Dunn 50
Patrick Wallace 53
Dave Finbow 55
Nick Dyson 56
Jimmy Michie 57
David Roe 69
Darren Morgan 76
Alfie Burden 78
Shokat Ali 80
Marcus Campbell 84
Andy Hicks 85

For the remaining 64 professionals, the following have kept their professional status from the previous season:
Ryan Day 32
Kristjan Helgason 40
Kwan Poomjang 45
Andrew Higginson 50
Adrian Gunnell 52
Paul Wykes 54
Wayne Brown 58
Leo Fernandez 62
Rory McLeod 65
Matthew Couch 66
Craig Butler 70
Martin Dziewialtowski 71
Andrew Norman 72
David Gilbert 73
Jason Prince 75
Tony Jones 77
Paul Davies 79
Johl Younger 81
Billy Snaddon 82
Jason Ferguson 83
Joe Johnson 86
Lee Walker 87
Luke Fisher 89
Terry Murphy 91
Ricky Walden 95
Simon Bedford 97
Alain Robidoux 98
Munraj Pal 99
Peter Lines 100
Atthasit Mahitthi 104
Bradley Jones 108
Jamie Cope 111
Colm Gilcreest 118

These players are returning to the professional ranks, after having previous stints on tour:
Tom Ford 106
Chris Melling 121
Kurt Maflin 123
Luke Simmonds 127
Philip Williams 131
Neil Robertson 132
Paul Sweeny 145
Ian Sargeant 147
Adrian Rosa 151
Stephen Croft 165
Mehmet Husnu 174
Ian Brumby 179
Darryn Walker
Scott MacKenzie
Michael Rhodes
Stuart Mann
Andy Neck
Steve Mifsud
Joe Delaney

And these players are professionals for the first time:
Martin Gould 117 (b.1981)
Ian Preece 136 (b.1982)
Ding Junhui 165 (b.1987)
Gary Hardiman (b.1975)
James Leadbetter (b.1980)
Michael Wild (b.1981)
Carlo Giagnacovo (b.1982)
Steven Bennie (b.1981)
Joe Meara (b.1975)
Gary Thomson (b.1977)
Supoj Saenla (b.1980)
Liu Song (b.1983)

Steve Mifsud hasn't played in a ranking event since the 1994 World Championship

These players lost their professional status at the end of the 2002-03 season:

Euan Henderson 67
Antony Bolsover 88
Stephen Kershaw 90
Mark Gray 92
John Read 93
Jeff Cundy 94
Troy Shaw 96
Nick Pearce 101
Phaitoon Phonbun 102
Paul Davison 103
Lee Spick 105
James Reynolds 107
Jason Weston 109
Hugh Abernethy 110
Neal Foulds 112
David McLellan 113
Manan Chandra 114
Darren Clarke 115
David John 116
Pang Weiguo 119
Stefan Mazrocis 120
Justin Astley 122
Matthew Selt 126
Jin Long 128
Bob Chaperon 129
Eddie Manning 133
Peter Roscoe 135
Jimmy Robertson 138
Mario Wehrmann 139
David Donovan 143
Matthew Farrant 154

Darren Clarke did much better as a pro golfer anyway

Paul Davison, on and off the tour for the best part of twenty years.

2003 LG Cup - Guild Hall, Preston
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_LG_Cup_(snooker)

Mark Williams continued his good form from the previous season by wining the first event of the new one. He beat John Higgins in the final.

John Parrott had a surprise return to form, beating Stephen Lee and Chris Small in reaching the semi-finals. He only made one century in the competition though.

O'Sullivan was thrashed 5-0 by Matthew Stevens in the last 16, only scoring 30 points in total in the encounter.

QFs:
John Parrott (49) 5-3 Chris Small (12)
John Higgins (5) 5-2 Matthew Stevens (9)
Ken Doherty (2) 5-3 Michael Holt (38)
Mark Williams (1) 5-3 Ali Carter (18)

SFs:
Higgins (5) 6-2 Parrott (49)
Williams (1) 6-3 Doherty (2)

Final:
Williams (1) 9-5 Higgins (5)

Following the 2003 LG Cup

Top 16
1 = Mark Williams 22091
2 = Ken Doherty 17868
3 = Stephen Hendry 15340
4 +1 John Higgins 14083
5 +1 Paul Hunter 14003
6 -2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 12831
7 +1 Stephen Lee 12343
8 -1 Peter Ebdon 12210
9 +1 Mark Selby 8578
10 +1 Marco Fu 8371
11 -2 Matthew Stevens 8342
12 = Chris Small 7952
13 = David Gray 7919
14 = Alan McManus 7214
15 +3 Ali Carter 7169
16 -1 Drew Henry 6835

In: Ali Carter
Out: Anthony Hamilton

Top 32
In: Michael Holt; Barry Hawkins; Jimmy White; Stephen Maguire
Out: Barry Pinches; Robin Hull; Rod Lawler; Joe Swail

Top 64
In: Craig Butler; Lee Walker; Rory McLeod; Andrew Norman; Matthew Couch; Michael Judge
Out: Gary Wilkinson; Dave Finbow; Brian Morgan; Jamie Burnett; Leo Fernandez; Anthony Davies

Top 128
In: Adrian Rosa; Ian Sargeant; Neil Robertson
Out: Matthew Selt; David McDonnell; Jin Long

2003 British Open - The Centre, Brighton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_British_Open
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton

The British Open moved from Telford to Brighton this year.

Stephen Hendry won the event, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final. O'Sullivan led 4-2, but then Hendry won 7 of the next 9 to claim a 9-6 victory. There were 14 50+ breaks in the 15 frames (7 each), including 6 centuries (3 each). 5 of the 6 centuries came in consecutive frames, in frames 4-8.

Gerard Greene had a good run, beating Ken Doherty on his way to the quarter-finals, in which he lost to O'Sullivan in a deciding frame.

QFs:
Stephen Lee (7) 5-3 Paul Hunter (5)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (6) 5-4 Gerard Greene (18)
Stephen Hendry (3) 5-4 John Higgins (4)
Matthew Stevens (11) 5-1 Mark Williams (1)

SFs:
O'Sullivan (6) 6-2 Lee (7)
Hendry (3) 6-3 Stevens (11)

Final:
Hendry (3) 9-6 O'Sullivan (6)

Following the 2003 British Open, Gerard Greene surprisingly leaps up to 9th in the rankings.
Ding Junhui enters the top 128 for the first time.

Top 16
1 = Mark Williams 20235
2 = Ken Doherty 15201
3 = Stephen Hendry 15102
4 +2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 13575
5 -1 John Higgins 13329
6 -1 Paul Hunter 13129
7 = Stephen Lee 10360
8 = Peter Ebdon 9384
9 +9 Gerard Greene 8296
10 +1 Matthew Stevens 8244
11 -2 Mark Selby 7665
12 -2 Marco Fu 7613
13 -1 Chris Small 7301
14 +1 Ali Carter 6801
15 +8 Michael Holt 6720
16 -3 David Gray 6555

In: Gerard Greene; Michael Holt
Out: Drew Henry; Alan McManus

Top 32
In: Barry Pinches; Stuart Bingham
Out: Jimmy White; Quinten Hann

Top 64
In: Tom Ford; Ricky Walden; Andy Hicks
Out: Nick Walker; Wayne Brown; Michael Judge

Top 128
In: Joe Delaney; Philip Williams; Liu Song; Stephen Croft; Ding Junhui; Gary Thomson
Out: Pang Weiguo; Justin Astley; Stefan Mazrocis; Neal Foulds; Luke Simmonds; Gary Ponting

2003 UK Championship - Barbican Centre, York
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_UK_Championship

Matthew Stevens won the title, his first ranking event win. He beat Stephen Hendry in a close final, making a break of 53 in the 18th frame to win 10-8.

Jimmy White was flying in this event, reaching the semi-finals before being halted by Stevens. Another old-timer who had been slipping down the rankings also fared well before being beaten by Stevens; James Wattana beat John Higgins 9-4 on his way to the quarter finals.

Number 1, Mark Williams, lost to Fergal O'Brien in the first round.

Last 16:
Jimmy White (39) 9-7 Fergal O'Brien (34)
Nigel Bond (48) 9-8 Joe Perry (50)
Paul Hunter (6) 9-8 Mark King (46)
Matthew Stevens (10) 9-6 James Wattana (38)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) 9-5 Alan McManus (21)
Quinten Hann (42) 9-6 Peter Ebdon (8)
Barry Pinches (29) 9-6 Stephen Lee (7)
Stephen Hendry (3) 9-8 Ali Carter (14)

QFs:
White (39) 9-3 Bond (48)
Stevens (10) 9-3 Hunter (6)
O'Sullivan (4) 9-3 Hann (42)
Hendry (3) 9-3 Pinches (29)

(all 9-3s, what are the chances of that?)

SFs:
Stevens (10) 9-7 White (39)
Hendry (3) 9-4 O'Sullivan (4)

Final:
Stevens (10) 10-8 Hendry (3)

Following the 2003 UK Championship, Jimmy White returns to the top 16.

Top 16
1 = Mark Williams 20258
2 +1 Stephen Hendry 18918
3 +1 Ronnie O'Sullivan 15815
4 -2 Ken Doherty 15525
5 +1 Paul Hunter 13797
6 -1 John Higgins 13345
7 +3 Matthew Stevens 12376
8 -1 Stephen Lee 11262
9 -1 Peter Ebdon 10202
10 -1 Gerard Greene 8772
11 +3 Ali Carter 7852
12 -1 Mark Selby 7665
13 -1 Marco Fu 7571
14 -1 Chris Small 7360
15 +24 Jimmy White 7049
16 = David Gray 6940

In: Jimmy White
Out: Michael Holt

Top 32
In: Fergal O'Brien; Quinten Hann; Nigel Bond; James Wattana
Out: Tony Drago; Barry Hawkins; Stuart Bingham; Graeme Dott; Anthony Hamilton

Top 64
In: Atthasit Mahitthi
Out: Jimmy Michie

Top 128 - no change

chengdufan wrote:
QFs:
White (39) 9-3 Bond (48)
Stevens (10) 9-3 Hunter (6)
O'Sullivan (4) 9-3 Hann (42)
Hendry (3) 9-3 Pinches (29)

(all 9-3s, what are the chances of that?)

A 3 in 9 chance?

SnookerEd25 wrote:

chengdufan wrote:
QFs:
White (39) 9-3 Bond (48)
Stevens (10) 9-3 Hunter (6)
O'Sullivan (4) 9-3 Hann (42)
Hendry (3) 9-3 Pinches (29)

(all 9-3s, what are the chances of that?)

A 3 in 9 chance?

A best of 17 match can have 9 outcomes: 9-0, 9-1, etc. up to 9-8. If each outcome were to be equally likely (which they are not), then the chances of getting four 9-3 outcomes would be (1/9)^4, which is roughly 1.5 out of 10,000. But a 9-3 outcome presumably has a probability of even less than 1/9, so the likelihood of getting four 9-3 outcomes is presumably even less than 1.5 out of 10,000...

It was a rhetorical answer

D4P wrote:

SnookerEd25 wrote:

chengdufan wrote:
QFs:
White (39) 9-3 Bond (48)
Stevens (10) 9-3 Hunter (6)
O'Sullivan (4) 9-3 Hann (42)
Hendry (3) 9-3 Pinches (29)

(all 9-3s, what are the chances of that?)

A 3 in 9 chance?

A best of 17 match can have 9 outcomes: 9-0, 9-1, etc. up to 9-8. If each outcome were to be equally likely (which they are not), then the chances of getting four 9-3 outcomes would be (1/9)^4, which is roughly 1.5 out of 10,000. But a 9-3 outcome presumably has a probability of even less than 1/9, so the likelihood of getting four 9-3 outcomes is presumably even less than 1.5 out of 10,000...

<head melting>

2004 Welsh Open - Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Welsh_Open_(snooker)

Ronnie O'Sullivan won his 14th ranking title.
Steve Davis had a remarkable run to the final, beating John Higgins and Marco Fu among others. And he led 3-0, 4-1 and 8-5 in the final despite making only three 50+ breaks. The Rocket came back though and won the final 4 frames to claim a 9-8 victory.

Dominic Dale had a surprise run to the semis, beating Mark Williams. And Fu's run to the same stage was also somewhat surprising, particularly as he had to get past Matthew Stevens, Ken Doherty and Stephen Hendry.

QFs:
Marco Fu (13) 5-4 Stephen Hendry (2)
Steve Davis (22) 5-4 Robert Milkins (31)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) 5-2 Paul Hunter (5)
Dominic Dale (52) 5-4 Alan McManus (20)

SFs:
Davis (22) 6-3 Fu (13)
O'Sullivan (3) 6-1 Dale (52)

Final:
O'Sullivan (3) 9-8 Davis (22)

Following the 2004 Welsh Open, Steve Davis returns to the top 16.

Top 16
1 = Mark Williams 18645
2 = Stephen Hendry 18381
3 = Ronnie O'Sullivan 16962
4 +1 Paul Hunter 14086
5 -1 Ken Doherty 13722
6 = John Higgins 12900
7 = Matthew Stevens 11686
8 = Stephen Lee 10334
9 = Peter Ebdon 9703
10 +3 Marco Fu 9288
11 -1 Gerard Greene 8709
12 +10 Steve Davis 8410
13 -1 Mark Selby 7723
14 -3 Ali Carter 7719
15 -1 Chris Small 7550
16 +3 Michael Holt 7525

In: Steve Davis; Michael Holt
Out: Jimmy White; David Gray

Top 32
In: Mark King; Barry Hawkins
Out: Sean Storey; Dave Harold

Top 64
In: Paul Davies
Out: Matthew Couch

Top 128
In: Darryn Walker; Paul Sweeny; Luke Simmonds; Ian Preece; Scott MacKenzie; Mehmet Husnu; Steve Mifsud; Michael Rhodes
Out: Nick Pearce; Manan Chandra; Jason Weston; David McLellan; Phaitoon Phonbun; David John; Hugh Abernethy; Darren Clarke

It's time for the qualifying matches for the 2004 World Championship to be played.

The top 16 seeds qualify automatically. Their current ranking is given. Worth noting that Joe Perry has been top 16 seeded for all but the first event of the season, for which Chris Small was seeded instead.

Mark Williams (1)
Stephen Hendry (2)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)
Paul Hunter (4)
Ken Doherty (5)
John Higgins (6)
Matthew Stevens (7)
Stephen Lee (8)
Peter Ebdon (9)
Steve Davis (12)
Alan McManus (18)
Jimmy White (19)
David Gray (21)
Quinten Hann (28)
Graeme Dott (44)
Joe Perry (45)

11th ranked Gerard Greene lost 10-9 to Leo Fernandez in the last 64.
Ding Junhui is having a decent first season as a professional and was ranked 104 going into the qualifiers. He made it as far as the last 64, where he lost to Barry Pinches.

Here are the results from the last 48, the final qualifying round. Seeded players on the left:

Marco Fu (10) 7-10 Stuart Pettman (39)
Mark Selby (13) 2-10 Lee Walker (52)
Ali Carter (14) 10-6 Nick Dyson (56)
Chris Small (15) 10-7 Patrick Wallace (46)
Robert Milkins (23) 10-1 Rory McLeod (41)
Drew Henry (27) 7-10 Ryan Day (22)
Ian McCulloch (29) 10-7 Nigel Bond (26)
Mark King (31) 10-8 Adrian Gunnell (62)
Tony Drago (33) 2-10 Barry Pinches (17)
Dave Harold (36) 8-10 James Wattana (30)
John Parrott (37) 10-9 Michael Judge (67)
Anthony Hamilton (38) 10-9 Michael Holt (16)
Dominic Dale (40) 10-8 Leo Fernandez (69)
Joe Swail (47) 10-3 Brian Morgan (75)
Robin Hull (57) withdrew, Stephen Maguire (24) qualifies
Anthony Davies (86) 8-10 Andy Hicks (61)

2004 European Open - Hilton Conference Centre, St. Julian's
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Euro ... n_(snooker)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Julian%27s,_Malta

This was quite an interesting one, with Stephen Maguire winning his first ranking event. He beat Jimmy White in the final 9-3, after being 6-0 up at one point.
Maguire would turn 23 a week after winning.

Neil Robertson, who had just turned 22, made his first quarter-final, beating Ken Doherty and David Gray.

The favourites, Williams, Hendry and O'Sullivan fell to Anthony Hamilton, White, and Stephen Lee.

Tony Drago rached the semi-final on home soil, beating Paul Hunter, Quinten Hann, and Alan McManus.

QFs:
Stephen Lee (8) 5-4 Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)
Stephen Maguire (24) 5-3 John Higgins (6)
Jimmy White (19) 5-3 Neil Robertson (96)
Tony Drago (33) 5-1 Quinten Hann (28)

SFs:
Maguire (24) 6-4 Lee (8)
White (19) 6-4 Drago (33)

Final:
Maguire (24) 9-3 White (19)

Following the 2004 World Championship qualifiers and 2004 European Open, Stephen Hendry returns to number 1, Stephen Maguire and Ryan Day enter the top 16 for the first time, and Jimmy White returns to the top 16.

Top 16
1 +1 Stephen Hendry 17671
2 +1 Ronnie O'Sullivan 17411
3 -2 Mark Williams 17303
4 = Paul Hunter 13235
5 +1 John Higgins 13179
6 -1 Ken Doherty 12786
7 = Matthew Stevens 11544
8 = Stephen Lee 11234
9 +15 Stephen Maguire 9923
10 -1 Peter Ebdon 9605
11 -1 Marco Fu 9359
12 -1 Gerard Greene 9015
13 +6 Jimmy White 8916
14 +1 Chris Small 8588
15 -3 Steve Davis 8583
16 +6 Ryan Day 8428

In: Stephen Maguire; Jimmy White; Ryan Day
Out: Michael Holt; Ali Carter; Mark Selby

Top 32
In: Tony Drago; Lee Walker; Rory McLeod
Out: Mark King; Ian McCulloch; Barry Hawkins

Top 64
In: Leo Fernandez; Neil Robertson; Simon Bedford; David Roe; Michael Judge
Out: Rod Lawler; Paul Davies; Atthasit Mahitthi; Robin Hull; Kristjan Helgason

Top 128
In: Gary Hardiman; Stuart Mann; Supoj Saenla; Joe Meara; Carlo Giagnacovo; Ian Brumby; Steven Bennie
Out: Lee Spick; John Read; Paul Davison; Troy Shaw; Stephen Kershaw; James Reynolds; Antony Bolsover

This must be one of the last times both Davis & White will appear in the top 16.

Savour it

Selby was in the top 16 for almost two years here.

2004 Irish Masters - Citywest Hotel, Dublin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Irish_Masters

Peter Ebdon won this title, beating surprise finalist Mark King 10-7. It was a low-scoring affair with only 5 50+ breaks, none of which came in the opening 4 or concluding 6 frames. Those 5 50+ breaks did include a 130+ for each player though.

Of the favourites, O'Sullivan and Higgins made it the furthest, reaching the quarter-finals. King beat Hendry in the last 32, while Williams was beaten by Anthony Hamilton in the last 16.

QFs:
Peter Ebdon (10) 6-2 Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)
Quinten Hann (31) 6-4 John Higgins (5)
Mark King (34) 6-2 Graeme Dott (59)
Ken Doherty (6) 6-5 Anthony Hamilton (36)

SFs:
Ebdon (10) 6-5 Hann (31)
King (34) 6-2 Doherty (6)

FInal:
Ebdon (10) 10-7 King (34)

Following the 2004 Irish Masters, Ronnie O'Sullivan reclaims the number one spot.

Top 16
1 +1 Ronnie O'Sullivan 17200
2 -1 Stephen Hendry 17012
3 = Mark Williams 16674
4 +2 Ken Doherty 13769
5 = John Higgins 13735
6 -2 Paul Hunter 13338
7 +3 Peter Ebdon 12373
8 -1 Matthew Stevens 11131
9 -1 Stephen Lee 11098
10 +1 Marco Fu 9601
11 -2 Stephen Maguire 9385
12 +1 Jimmy White 9264
13 +21 Mark King 8788
14 +1 Steve Davis 8341
15= -3 Gerard Greene 8265
15= -1 Chris Small 8265

In: Mark King
Out: Ryan Day

Top 32
In: Anthony Hamilton
Out: Rory McLeod; Robert Milkins

Top 64
In: Ding Junhui; Jimmy Michie
Out: Michael Judge; Ricky Walden

Top 128
In: Michael Wild
Out: Jeff Cundy

That top 10 has toe be, pound for pound, amongst the strongest in the games history...

2004 Players' Championship - Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Play ... p_(snooker)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow

Snooker Island favourite Jimmy White won this event, aged 41! In the final event before the 2004 World Championship, he has found some of his old form. Has he peaked too early? Or is he a contender this year?
He beat Paul Hunter in another low-scoring final. We had to wait until the 10th frame for a 50+ break, a 51 from White. There were only 4 50+ers in total in the match, 3 from White and one from Hunter, the highest being Jimmy's 76 to go 8-5 up. He eventually won 9-7.

QFs:
Peter Ebdon (7) 5-3 Mark Williams (3)
Jimmy White (12) 5-3 Ian McCulloch (38)
Paul Hunter (6) 5-2 Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)
Ken Doherty (4) 5-4 Stephen Hendry (2)

SFs:
White (12) 6-5 Ebdon (7)
Hunter (6) 6-2 Doherty (4)

Final:
White (12) 9-7 Hunter (6)

Following the 2004 Players' Championship, and heading into the World Championship, Stephen Hendry goes back to number one.

Top 16
1 +1 Stephen Hendry 17400
2 -1 Ronnie O'Sullivan 16866
3 = Mark Williams 16339
4 +2 Paul Hunter 15127
5 -1 Ken Doherty 14283
6 +1 Peter Ebdon 13449
7 -2 John Higgins 12134
8 +4 Jimmy White 11462
9 -1 Matthew Stevens 10697
10 -1 Stephen Lee 10210
11 -1 Marco Fu 9571
12 +1 Mark King 9315
13 -2 Stephen Maguire 9114
14 +3 Ryan Day 8556
15 -1 Steve Davis 8002
16 -1 Gerard Greene 7984

In: Ryan Day
Out: Chris Small

Top 32
In: Ian McCulloch; Neil Robertson
Out: David Gray; Mark Selby

Top 64
In: Rod Lawler; Munraj Pal
Out: Bjorn Haneveer; Jimmy Michie

Top 128 - no change

That was the last ranking event to be shown on Sky Sports. The following season their Snooker coverage was a relaunched shot clocked Premier League Snooker which was tied in with the debuting PL Darts.

Hunter up at 4!