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1) ALEX HIGGINS - After losing to Steve James in 1990 he punched Colin Randle in the stomach,as a result he was banned for the entire season.
2) RONNIE O SULLIVAN - In 1996 O Sullivan physically assaulted Mike Ganley,he was fined 20,000 pounds and asked to donate 10,000 to charity.
3) QUINTENN HANN - After losing to Andy Hicks 10-4, Hann hardly could have been less gracious."You are short,you are bald and u will always be." He and the inoffensive devonian had to be seperated by the refree.In 2006 Quintenn was banned for 8 yrs after being found guilty of intention to fix.
4) PETER EBDON - Ebdon,never known as a speed merchant,was widely & heavily criticised in the media for his undeniably ponderous play in the final session of the 2005 QF in which he painstakingly recovered from 10-6 adrift to beat Ronnie o Sullivan 13-11.
5) EMBASSY - The siege of the Iranian emabassy in London in 1980 caused the coverage of the final b/w Cliff Thorburn & Alex Higgins to be interrupted.Pressromm phones lit up with phone calls from irate viewers.when the coverage came back Ted lowe said "From one embassy to another" in reference to the then title sponsors Embassy cigarettes.
2) RONNIE O SULLIVAN - In 1996 O Sullivan physically assaulted Mike Ganley,he was fined 20,000 pounds and asked to donate 10,000 to charity.
3) QUINTENN HANN - After losing to Andy Hicks 10-4, Hann hardly could have been less gracious."You are short,you are bald and u will always be." He and the inoffensive devonian had to be seperated by the refree.In 2006 Quintenn was banned for 8 yrs after being found guilty of intention to fix.
4) PETER EBDON - Ebdon,never known as a speed merchant,was widely & heavily criticised in the media for his undeniably ponderous play in the final session of the 2005 QF in which he painstakingly recovered from 10-6 adrift to beat Ronnie o Sullivan 13-11.
5) EMBASSY - The siege of the Iranian emabassy in London in 1980 caused the coverage of the final b/w Cliff Thorburn & Alex Higgins to be interrupted.Pressromm phones lit up with phone calls from irate viewers.when the coverage came back Ted lowe said "From one embassy to another" in reference to the then title sponsors Embassy cigarettes.
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