Snooker's Biggest Quiz

[Robert602]

I was thinking billiards myself (where 2002 would be an achievable break), but no idea who might've said it. I'll have a stab at Walter Lindrum.

Edit: Just noticed that hegeland put a comma in it originally (as in 2,002) but then removed it, a clue?

[Cyril]

I was thinking billiards myself (where 2002 would be an achievable break), but no idea who might've said it. I'll have a stab at Walter Lindrum.

Edit: Just noticed that hegeland put a comma in it originally (as in 2,002) but then removed it, a clue?

AHHH!!!, of course!!

Why didn't I think of it? It was indeed Walter Lindrum. In the late 20's he played a series of matches against Willie Smith, who was regarded by the public as the unofficial British number 1. In one match the prize was a silver tea service. Lindrum's wife was tragically knocked down by a bus and was in a very serious condition in hospital. She asked him to win the tea service for her. It was at that point that he made a break of 2,002. He returned to the dressing room to be informed that his wife had suffered a relapse and that there was no hope of her pulling through. Made as it was, under such severe emotional pressure, Walter regarded that break as his finest.

[hegeland]

Congratulations Robert602 & Cyril! Half a point each. Further comments unnecessary, see Cyril's most informative post above this.

So here is the scoreboard after round 120:

Pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 21½. . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 12½ . . . . . . . Robert602
..3 . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..4 . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..5 . . . . . . . . . 10½. . . . . . . Mitsuko
..6 . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . Davis greatest
..7 . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . chasmmi
..8 . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . The Statman
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 6½. . . . . . . Alex0Paul
10 . . . . . . . . . . 4½ . . . . . . . Cyril
11 . . . . . . . . . . 4½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
12 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
13 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April madness
14 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
15 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
16 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
17 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
18 . . . . . . . . . . 1½. . . . . . . hegeland
19 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . kellie-text
20 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
21 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-ONE

Anyone?

[Cyril]

Round One Hundred And Twenty-one

Who is this budding amateur, getting in some practice? he is well known to us all.
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[PaulTheSoave]

Sir Charles The Dude!

[Cyril]

A bit bigger...

for those with not such good eyes.

murphhhh.JPG

[PaulTheSoave]

His Royal Highness, Sir Charles.

[Cyril]

Not old Charlie, no.

[Cyril]

He went on to be a leading star!

[In-off]

Is it dear old Ted Lowe?

[chasmmi]

Norman Wisdom?

[Cyril]

It is indeed "whispering" Ted Lowe, pictured in his early twenties, when he reached the semi-finals of the English Amateur Championships.

Point to In-off - welcome to the score board!

So here is the scoreboard after round 121:

Pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 21½. . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 12½ . . . . . . . Robert602
..3 . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..4 . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..5 . . . . . . . . . 10½. . . . . . . Mitsuko
..6 . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . Davis greatest
..7 . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . chasmmi
..8 . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . The Statman
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 6½. . . . . . . Alex0Paul
10 . . . . . . . . . . 4½ . . . . . . . Cyril
11 . . . . . . . . . . 4½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
12 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
13 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April madness
14 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
15 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
16 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
17 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
18 . . . . . . . . . . 1½. . . . . . . hegeland
19 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . In-off
20 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . kellie-text
21 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
22 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO

Anyone?

[The Statman]

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO

Since it is New Year's Eve, this point shall go to the first person to post a message in 2007, UK time.

After that, the season of goodwill is over and you will have to answer a question for a point!

[davis_greatest]

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO

Since it is New Year's Eve, this point shall go to the first person to post a message in 2007, UK time.

After that, the season of goodwill is over and you will have to answer a question for a point!

Worth a go!

[The Statman]

Congratulations davis_greatest! Yours was the first post of 2007, UK time, so the point is yours. I'm surprised it went to someone in England rather than someone many hours ahead of/behind UK time.

Point to In-off - welcome to the score board!

So here is the scoreboard after round 122:

Pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 21½. . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 12½ . . . . . . . Robert602
..3 . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..4 . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . Davis greatest
..5 . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..6 . . . . . . . . . 10½. . . . . . . Mitsuko
..7 . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . chasmmi
..8 . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . The Statman
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 6½. . . . . . . Alex0Paul
10 . . . . . . . . . . 4½ . . . . . . . Cyril
11 . . . . . . . . . . 4½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
12 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
13 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April madness
14 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
15 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
16 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
17 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
18 . . . . . . . . . . 1½. . . . . . . hegeland
19 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . In-off
20 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . kellie-text
21 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
22 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THREE

...anyone?