Snooker's Biggest Quiz

[kellie-text]

Is the answer Jimmy White?

Is it most semi-final appearances at the Crucible? Hendry & Davis have both had 11 semi-finals and Jimmy has had 10.

[dantuck_7]

Round 186

I didn't realise Dennis Taylor won so heavily in the rounds up to the Semi-Final in 1985.

ROUND 186

How about this then for the next round.....

J1 Davis, S
J1 Hendry
3 ???
4 O'Sullivan
5 Higgins, J
6 Parrott
7 Griffiths

Davis and Hendry come out joint top. Who is third on this list and how have they been ranked this time???

[davis_greatest]

Year Winner FrWin%
1989 Davis, S. 75.27%
1993 Hendry 73.68%
2004 O’Sullivan 68.93%
2003 Williams, M. 66.98%
1985 Taylor, Dennis 66.67%
1991 Parrott 64.81%....

Interesting how Parrott won a greater percentage of frames that he played in 1992 (67.3%) than in the year when he won the title (1991: 64.81%).

Source: The Statman

[dantuck_7]

Winner AvgWin%
O’Sullivan 66.67%
Taylor, Dennis 66.67%
Davis, S. 65.93%
Hendry 65.12%
Parrott 64.81%
Doherty 64.55%
Johnson 63.06%
Williams, M. 62.83%
Murphy, Shaun 61.21%
Thorburn 60.61%
Higgins, J. 60.17%
Reardon 59.48%
Dott 59.17%
Ebdon 58.68%
Spencer 57.02%
Griffiths 56.56%
Higgins, A. 53.57%

Just to be complete - I have averaged any player to win more than once. Ronnie and Dennis Taylor come out joint first - both winning exactly 2/3 rds of the frames they played in the year(s) they won the tournament.

[dantuck_7]

Year Winner FrWin%
1989 Davis, S. 75.27%
1993 Hendry 73.68%
2004 O’Sullivan 68.93%
2003 Williams, M. 66.98%
1985 Taylor, Dennis 66.67%
1991 Parrott 64.81%
1997 Doherty 64.55%
1986 Johnson 63.06%
2005 Murphy, S 61.21%
2007 Higgins, J. 61.21%
1980 Thorburn 60.61%
1978 Reardon 59.48%
2006 Dott 59.17%
2002 Ebdon 58.68%
1977 Spencer 57.02%
1979 Griffiths 56.56%
1982 Higgins, A. 53.57%

Here is the list of crucible champions according to percentage of frames won. In the case of a player winning more than once the highest win percentage is listed.


Chasmni probably deserves half a point also as well as DG?! Is that okay.


Edit - M.Williams in 2000 deleted....so now 17 unique winners....

[davis_greatest]

and I'll say Alex Higgins just in case John is wrong!

[attilahun]

john higgins

[dantuck_7]

Higgins and Parrott?

You are very close - which higgins do you mean?

6TH = ???
18TH = ???

[Marc]

Thorburn and reardon?

[chasmmi]

Higgins and Parrott?

[dantuck_7]

If anyone can name the 6th and lowest ranked player that would be good for another half point.

Should have been a bit clearer here -

I was after the 6th AND 17th ranked players by percentage of frames won - I think you might be correct Chasmni if you were saying the Griffiths would be last on the list.

However looking at the stats I have, I make him 16th....

[JPK123]

Shaun Murphy?

[chasmmi]

Terrry Griffiths?

[dantuck_7]

DG your first thought is correct - so have half a point - its just how you deal with players that have won the title more than once that is important.

If anyone can name the 6th and lowest ranked player that would be good for another half point.

[davis_greatest]

Sadly not!