Snooker's Biggest Quiz

[The Statman]

Congratulations Alex0paul. John Higgins is indeed the only previous finalist to have played in the wildcard round.

So here is the scoreboard after round 133:

Pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 21½. . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..3 . . . . . . . . . 12½ . . . . . . . Robert602
..4 . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..5 . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . Davis greatest
..6 . . . . . . . . . 10½. . . . . . . Mitsuko
..7 . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . chasmmi
..8 . . . . . . . . . . 7½. . . . . . . Alex0Paul
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . The Statman
10 . . . . . . . . . . 4½ . . . . . . . Cyril
11 . . . . . . . . . . 4½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
12 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
13 . . . . . . . . . . 3½ . . . . . . . JPK123
14 . . . . . . . . . . 2½. . . . . . . hegeland
15 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . kellie-text
16 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April Madness
17 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
18 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
19 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
20 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
21 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . JoanneT63
22 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . In-off
23 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
24 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
25.................... 1 . . . . . . . . Valderie

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREE

Which players last contested a match in a ranking tournament on February 29? (I am looking for four players, as there were two matches on that evening.)

[kellie-text]

John Higgins in 95, there's probably more but i cant think of them at the mo!

[Alex0paul]

John Higgins 1995?

[The Statman]

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-TWO

On the day that we see Ding hoping to beat Ronnie in the Masters final, my question to you is this:

Name all previous instances where a player has reached the Masters final having played in the wildcard round (not necessarily being a wildcard himself).

The first post correctly identifying the player and year of each occasion will win.

[Valderie]

Hurray! I remember reading an article about him when he said he liked watching snooker. Thrilled to have a point again after the one I had one the old boards was confiscated for some reason lol.

[PaulTheSoave]

Congratulations Valderie. John Terry did indeed visit The Masters Final 2004. 101998 being the month and year he made his debut in Chelsea I. You know your footie as well as your snooker.

So here is the scoreboard after round 131:

Pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 21½. . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..3 . . . . . . . . . 12½ . . . . . . . Robert602
..4 . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..5 . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . Davis greatest
..6 . . . . . . . . . 10½. . . . . . . Mitsuko
..7 . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . chasmmi
..8 . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . The Statman
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 6½. . . . . . . Alex0Paul
10 . . . . . . . . . . 4½ . . . . . . . Cyril
11 . . . . . . . . . . 4½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
12 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
13 . . . . . . . . . . 3½ . . . . . . . JPK123
14 . . . . . . . . . . 2½. . . . . . . hegeland
15 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . kellie-text
16 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April Madness
17 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
18 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
19 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
20 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
21 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . JoanneT63
22 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . In-off
23 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
24 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
25.................... 1 . . . . . . . . Valderie

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-TWO

Anyone?

[Valderie]

Is it John Terry?

[PaulTheSoave]

You are mixing up Monsieur Lineker with another Masters, at Augusta which he does attend every year now.

You are getting lukewarm though. Same sport as Mr. Lineker.

Clue: His arena is around 10 miles from The Wembley arena.

[The Statman]

Gary Lineker?

[PaulTheSoave]

Sometimes I am called Julius

[murdock]

Okay, I'll have to think again.

Incidentally, you'd never catch murdock referring to himself in the third person...

[PaulTheSoave]

No, its not one of The Soave tricks. Not Paul Hunter (I would not dare) either or any other snooker player.

[murdock]

Okay, how about Ronnie O'Sullivan? He's famous. And I believe he attended the event...

[PaulTheSoave]

No sir, its not the prince

[murdock]

Prince Naseem Hamed

Good friend of Ronnie O'Sullivan's, I think.