Snooker Facts of the Week

51 - 75

 

Fact No. 75 - 21/09/2020

Yan Bingtao came very close to becoming the youngest player to win a ranking event in 2017, where he narrowly lost to Mark Williams in the NI Open 9-8

Fact No. 74 - 14/09/2020

In 1965, the World Championship consisted of a series of Challenge matches which were held in South Africa

 

Fact No. 73 - 07/09/2020

Actor, Donald Sutherland was present during Kirk Steven's famous 147 break at the 1984 Masters

Fact No. 72 - 31/08/2020

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh initially planned to work for the government as an electrician before he turned to snooker

 

Fact No. 71 - 24/08/2020

Dennis Taylor has won 17 non-ranking titles; 14 of these came between the years 1984-87

Fact No. 70 - 17/08/2020

Ronnie O'Sullivan has won 20 majors: 6x Worlds, 7 Masters, 7 UKs. He's also won 37 ranking titles and counting

 

Fact No. 69 - 10/08/2020

Mark Williams won seven ranking titles from 1996-99. He also came runner-up in a further two ranking finals (inc. WSC) in 1999

Fact No. 68 - 03/08/2020

Snooker Loopy was a 'song' made in the 1980s featuring prominent players. It managed to reach No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart

 

Fact No. 67 - 27/07/2020

The only whitewash in a Masters final occurred in 1988 as Steve Davis beat Mike Hallett 9-0

Fact No. 66 - 20/07/2020

Perrie Mans won the South African Professional Championship 20 times

 

Fact No. 65 - 13/07/2020

Big Break was a snooker game show which ran from 1991 to 2002. It consisted over 200 episodes plus a number of specials

Fact No. 64 - 06/07/2020

Alex Higgins turned professional in 1971 and won the World Championship on his first attempt in 1972

 

Fact No. 63 - 29/06/2020

Judd Trump was 14 years old when he made a 147 in an under-16 match in 2004; the youngest player to score a competitive maximum

Fact No. 62 - 22/06/2020

Ken Doherty has won one out his six Triple Crown finals. It took the talents of Hendry, Stevens and the Class of '92 to beat

 

Fact No. 61 - 15/06/2020

In 6-Reds Snooker, a foul and a miss is limited to five attempts

Fact No. 60 - 08/06/2020

The highest ever break in a snooker competitive match is a 148 and was achieved in 2004 by Jamie Burnett

 

Fact No. 59 - 01/06/2020

Ding Junhui was 19 years old when he became the youngest player to score a televised maximum at the 2007 Masters

Fact No. 58 - 25/05/2020

Terry Griffiths has played a total of 999 frames at the Crucible

 

Fact No. 57 - 18/05/2020

Shaun Murphy won five matches in qualifying for the 2002 World Championship, only to come up against Stephen Hendry in Round 1

Fact No. 56 - 11/05/2020

Steve Davis spent 20 consecutive years in the Top 16 (1980-2000)

 

Fact No. 55 - 04/05/2020

The longest frame at the Crucible lasted 79 minutes 31 seconds. This was between Wilson and Brecel in WSC 2019

Fact No. 54 - 27/04/2020

Ten of John Parrott's matches at the World Championship have gone to a decider. He won seven of them

 

Fact No. 53 - 20/04/2020

Ricky Walden is a three time ranking event winner with victories over O'Sullivan, Bingham and Allen

Fact No. 52 - 13/04/2020

A cue cannot be less than 3ft (914mm) in length. This is roughly the same as 2.5 bowling pins

 

Fact No. 51 - 06/04/2020

Ronnie O'Sullivan scored 556 points without reply against Ricky Walden in the 2014 Masters