Snooker's Biggest Quiz

[davis_greatest]

OK, maybe it wasn't the final frame then? Davis lost this one but won the next and became the champion?

Ahhhh.... now we're talking! Why can't it possibly have been the final frame?

[abextra]

As Dennis Taylor says through my earpiece, “It doesn’t get any bigger than this.” And, as he continues. “This knowledgeable Crucible crowd know that.”

“King of the ‘80s” says Everton, “against King of the 90s, and tonight one of them is going to finish as King of the end of the Noughties. The other will leave this arena still a seven-time World Champion and a disappointed man.”

That's why! The final session just started, there was still plenty of frames to play!

[davis_greatest]

That's why! The final session just started, there was still plenty of frames to play!

Haha! Nice answer, but no, the final session had not just started. In fact, it was late. Again, there is a definite reason, from the information given, why Hendry could not possibly win the title by potting that pink...

[abextra]

Finally, after a safety battle of 5 shots each, Davis wins the safety battle...

Did Hendry foul then?

[snookersfun]

[QUOTE=davis_greatest]ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THREE

Stephen Hendry is siting in his chair, while defending World Champion Steve Davis walks to the table, ready to break off.

-straight from Hendry’s break off in frame 15,

which should mean, that the score right now, can only be 18-17 to Davis at the moment (as he could win the title winning this frame), so Hendry can equal right now, but not win yet.

So, Davis certainly wins that final frame after this here...

[davis_greatest]

which should mean, that the score right now, can only be 18-17 to Davis at the moment (as he could win the title winning this frame), so Hendry can equal right now, but not win yet. ...

Well, virtually there - but I'm still not going to award it for that. It can't start as 18-17 to Davis as he would have already won and so they wouldn't be starting another frame!

[snookersfun]

oh yeah wasn't quite awake yet: 17-16 ok?

[davis_greatest]

Yes, indeed! We know that Davis has 17 frames already, as he needs just this frame for the title. But Hendry cannot possibly have 17 frames too, because if he had, that would mean that we would be starting frame 35. You know that Davis is breaking off for this frame and that Hendry broke off in frame 15, so we can't be on the 35th frame (or it would be Hendry's break again).

So, at the start of the story, Davis must lead 17-16 (or 17-14, maybe 17-12,...). The time is approaching midnight, so I know this will be the final frame while it is still Monday... if Hendry wins it, the next frame will follow after midnight on Tuesday morning!

Hendry potted the pink to win the frame... but Davis won the next frame to retain his title!

Scoring... congratulations abextra (½+½ = 1 point) and snookersfun (½ point)!

So here is the scoreboard after round 183:

Pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 30½ . ... . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 17½ . . . . . . . Lindea
..3 . . . . . . . . . 15½ .. . . . . . davis_greatest
..4 . . . . . . . . . 15½ .. . . . . . Robert602
..5 . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..6 . . . . . . . . . 13½. . . . . . . chasmmi
..7 . . . . . . . . . 12½. . . . . . . Alex0paul
..8 . . . . . . . . . 10½. . . . . . . Mitsuko
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 8. . . . . . . . The Statman
10 . . . . . . . . . . 6½. . . . . . . Cyril
11 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
12 . . . . . . . . . . 4½. . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
13 . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . JPK123
14 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . Monique
15 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . rambon
16 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . hegeland
17 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
18 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Valderie
19 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . kellie-text
20 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April Madness
21 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
22 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
23 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
24 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
25 . . . . . . . . . ..1½. . . . . . . abextra
26 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . dantuck_7
27 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . pat39
28 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . JoanneT63
29 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . In-off
30 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
31 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Ronnieisthebest
32 . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . . t.lavery55
33 . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . . Marc
34 . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . . sunny3909


ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FOUR

...anyone?

[davis_greatest]

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FOUR

10.40pm, 16 December 2007, Telford International Centre
Maplin UK Championship
The Final
Ronnie O’Sullivan 9 (19) 9 Steve Davis
………………....…> 60 …...60

And so, as we reach the conclusion of this deciding frame, O’Sullivan comes to the table, snookered, the scores level. All the colours are on their spots, except the yellow which is hanging over the yellow pocket and the pink tight on a side cushion. O’Sullivan plays off the cushion, pots the yellow very nicely, the crowd applauds, and O’Sullivan finishes with a shot on the green. He pots the green, but cannot retain position, leaving him unable to continue what could have been a title-winning clearance. His next shot leaves Davis snookered. Actually, it's not a full ball snooker. (Davis is able to hit the brown about a quarter ball.)

Davis looks very carefully to see if he can get through, decides he can, and clips in the brown with a superb pot into the yellow pocket. He then pots the easy blue but is now faced with a very tricky pot down the cushion. He weighs up his options, considering whether to try to lay a snooker behind the black, but finally goes for everything with the pot – it rattles in the jaws, and stays there, unmissable for O’Sullivan! O’Sullivan pots it - the black off its spot is now a formality…. O’Sullivan rolls the black in….

How did the 50-year-old legend win his seventh UK title that night?

[Monique]

And the cue ball follows ...

Ronnie pulls a face, sticks his tongue out ... and goes to shake hands and congratulate Davis with a broad smile

[chasmmi]

And so, as we reach the conclusion of this deciding frame, O’Sullivan comes to the table, snookered, the scores level. All the colours are on their spots, except the yellow which is hanging over the yellow pocket and the pink tight on a side cushion. O’Sullivan plays off the cushion, pots the yellow very nicely, the crowd applauds, and O’Sullivan finishes with a shot on the green. He pots the green, but cannot retain position 65-60, leaving him unable to continue what could have been a title-winning clearance. His next shot leaves Davis snookered. (but he had fouled the blue and left a free ball) Actually, it's not a full ball snooker. (Davis is able to hit the brown about a quarter ball.) (However he still decides to take the blue as a free ball [65-69])


He is now left with an awkward looking brown butDavis looks very carefully to see if he can get through, decides he can, and clips in the brown with a superb pot into the yellow pocket He then pots the easy blue .65-78but is now faced with a very tricky pot down the cushion. He weighs up his options, considering whether to try to lay a snooker behind the black, but finally goes for everything with the pot – it rattles in the jaws, and stays there, unmissable for O’Sullivan! O’Sullivan pots it - the black off its spot is now a formality…. O’Sullivan rolls the black in…. 78-78 now so respotted black which Ronnie... I mean Davis pots.

[davis_greatest]

And the cue ball follows ...

Ronnie pulls a face, sticks his tongue out ... and goes to shake hands and congratulate Davis with a broad smile

Nice suggestion - but no, unfortunately the white does not follow - that black was legally potted...

[davis_greatest]

Nice suggestion also, chasmmi, but I would not be so devious as to omit shots in my description. That wouldn't be fair! There are no shots in the middle that I did not mention.

... (However he still decides to take the blue as a free ball [65-69])

[snookersfun]

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FOUR

10.40pm, 16 December 2007, Telford International Centre
Maplin UK Championship
The Final
Ronnie O’Sullivan 9 (19) 9 Steve Davis
………………....…> 60 …...60

And so, as we reach the conclusion of this deciding frame, O’Sullivan comes to the table, snookered, the scores level. All the colours are on their spots, except the yellow which is hanging over the yellow pocket and the pink tight on a side cushion. O’Sullivan plays off the cushion, pots the yellow free ball? very nicely, the crowd applauds, and O’Sullivan finishes with a shot on the green. He pots the green, but cannot retain position, leaving him unable to continue what could have been a title-winning clearance. score 64-60 His next shot leaves Davis snookered. Actually, it's not a full ball snooker. (Davis is able to hit the brown about a quarter ball.)

Davis looks very carefully to see if he can get through, decides he can, and clips in the brown free ball with a superb pot into the yellow pocket. He then pots the easy blue but score 64-66 is now faced with a very tricky pot down the cushion. for the final red He weighs up his options, considering whether to try to lay a snooker behind the black, but finally goes for everything with the pot – it rattles in the jaws, and stays there, unmissable for O’Sullivan! O’Sullivan pots it - the black off its spot is now a formality…. O’Sullivan rolls the black in…. score is now 72-66 with 27 left on the table...
How did the 50-year-old legend win his seventh UK title that night?

Ronnie misses sometimes after that black and Davis clears... yay!!

[davis_greatest]

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes and yes, snookersfun! Congratulations! As the scores were 60-60, with all colours left, there must have been at least one foul by that point. In fact, Davis had just fouled and O'Sullivan came to the table with the scores at 60-60, a red still on the table, and nominated the yellow over the pocket as his free ball...

So here is the scoreboard after round 184:

Pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 31½ . ... . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 17½ . . . . . . . Lindea
..3 . . . . . . . . . 15½ .. . . . . . davis_greatest
..4 . . . . . . . . . 15½ .. . . . . . Robert602
..5 . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..6 . . . . . . . . . 13½. . . . . . . chasmmi
..7 . . . . . . . . . 12½. . . . . . . Alex0paul
..8 . . . . . . . . . 10½. . . . . . . Mitsuko
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 8. . . . . . . . The Statman
10 . . . . . . . . . . 6½. . . . . . . Cyril
11 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
12 . . . . . . . . . . 4½. . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
13 . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . JPK123
14 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . Monique
15 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . rambon
16 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . hegeland
17 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
18 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Valderie
19 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . kellie-text
20 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April Madness
21 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
22 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
23 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
24 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
25 . . . . . . . . . ..1½. . . . . . . abextra
26 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . dantuck_7
27 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . pat39
28 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . JoanneT63
29 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . In-off
30 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
31 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Ronnieisthebest
32 . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . . t.lavery55
33 . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . . Marc
34 . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . . sunny3909


ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FIVE

...anyone?