Snooker's Biggest Quiz

[The Statman]

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but Alex Higgins, although he regained the ranking points to bring him back into the top 16, actually never regained official top-16 status, because he was fined ranking points for some misdemeanour.

I will check, but I think that is right. Therefore it is 18!

But if I got the point I won't complain!

[Robert602]

Congratulations The Statman

You got 18 correct. Fergal O'Brien never regained his top 16 place, Alex Higgins is the one you're missing*.

Complete list:

Player	Top 16
Steve Davis	1980-00, 2003-
Neal Foulds	1986-89, 1990-94
Marco Fu	2000/01, 2003-05
Anthony Hamilton	1997-01, 2006-
Dave Harold	1995-97, 2000-02
Alex Higgins	1976-88, 1990/91*
Mark King	1998-00, 2001-03
Tony Knowles	1982-90, 1991/92
Tony Meo	1983-87, 1989-91
Doug Mountjoy	1977-88, 1989-92
Joe Perry	2002-04, 2005/06
Dean Reynolds	1987/88, 1989-92
Alain Robidoux	1991-93, 1996-99
Joe Swail	1994/95, 2000-03
Willie Thorne	1978/79, 1982/83, 1984-91, 1992-95
John Virgo	1979-82, 1983/84, 1988-91
Bill Werbeniuk	1976/77, 1978-85
Jimmy White	1982-97, 1999/00, 2001-06
Rex Williams	1976-78, 1986-88

*Disputed, see post below

So here is the scoreboard after Round 42:

Pos. . . . . . . . Points . . . . . . Name
..1 . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . Mitsuko
..3 . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..4 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . Robert602
..5 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . Alex0Paul
..6 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . The Statman
..7 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..8 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Davis greatest
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
10 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . berolina
11 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . April madness
12 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
13 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Hegeland

ROUND FORTY-THREE
?

[The Statman]

I believe Tony Drago has never regained a top-16 place, but it occurred to me just after I'd posted my answer, that perhaps Tony Knowles should be added to the list.

Therefore:

Steve Davis, Jimmy White, Willie Thorne, Tony Meo, Rex Williams, Joe Swail, Anthony Hamilton, Joe Perry, Neal Foulds, Marco Fu, John Virgo, Bill Werbeniuk, Alain Robidoux, Doug Mountjoy, Dean Reynolds, Mark King, Dave Harold, Fergal O'Brien, Tony Knowles?

[Alex0paul]

Steve Davis, Jimmy White, Willie Thorne, Tony Meo, Rex Williams, Joe Swail, Anthony Hamilton, Joe Perry, Neal Foulds, Marco Fu, John Virgo, Bill Werbeniuk, Alain Robidoux, Doug Mountjoy, Dean Reynolds, Mark King, Dave Harold, Fergal O'Brien, Tony Drago?

[Robert602]

Congratulations semih_sayginer!

The correct answer, I believe, is 19, so you were closest.

If anyone wants to dispute that they may do so after this follow up round, when I give the details.

So here is the scoreboard after Round 41:

Pos. . . . . . . . Points . . . . . . Name
..1 . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . Mitsuko
..3 . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..4 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . Robert602
..5 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . Alex0Paul
..6 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..7 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . The Statman
..8 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Davis greatest
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
10 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . berolina
11 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . April madness
12 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
13 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Hegeland

ROUND FORTY-TWO
(You saw this coming)
Name the 19 players who have regained a top 16 place. First correct answer or closest by 19:00 BST gets the point.

You may name no more than 19 players (so no posting huge lists).

[Alex0paul]

21???????????????????

[Robert602]

No correct answers yet (!)

[Semih_Sayginer]

18................?

[The Statman]

Now that I can do!

Steve Davis, Jimmy White (twice), Willie Thorne (three times), Tony Meo, Rex Williams, Joe Swail (Williams and Swail dipped outside the top 32 before regaining), Anthony Hamilton, Joe Perry, Neal Foulds, Marco Fu, John Virgo (twice), Bill Werbeniuk, Alain Robidoux, Doug Mountjoy, Dean Reynolds, Mark King, Dave Harold.

I'll go for 17.

[Robert602]

ROUND FORTY-ONE

Since rankings began, how many players have lost a top 16 place and subsequently regained it?

First correct answer or, failing that, the closest by 18:00 gets the point. Bonus point for a correct list of names.

[The Statman]

Congratulations The Statman! Nobody managed to equal my answer of 13 (using only Crucible players, which I forgot to specify)!

I managed 11 using two names (Ian Graham, Mark King, Gerard Greene, Eddie Sinclair, Roy Andrewartha, Anthony Hamilton, Nigel GIlbert, Terry Griffiths, Surinder Gill, Les Dodd, David Gray) and 13 using only surnames (Werbeniuk, King, Graham, Meo, O'Connor, Read, Davis, Swail, Longworth, Holt, Thorne, Ebdon, Newbury).

So here is the scoreboard after Round 40:

Pos. . . . . . . . Points . . . . . . Name
..1 . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . Mitsuko
..3 . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..4 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . Robert602
..5 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . Alex0Paul
..6 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..7 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . The Statman
..8 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Davis greatest
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . berolina
10 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . April madness
11 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
12 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Hegeland

ROUND FORTY-ONE

...anyone?

[Semih_Sayginer]

Bingham, McLeod, Dale, Edmonds, Spencer, Ratchapol, Longworth, Holt, Thorburn, Newbury

Is there really a Newbury or was that just chosen to end the chain?

lol

(only joking)

[Robert602]

Bingham, McLeod, Dale, Edmonds, Spencer, Ratchapol, Longworth, Holt, Thorburn, Newbury

[Mitsuko]

I already have that many anyway (check page before)

[Semih_Sayginer]

Is there really a Norman or was that just chosen to end the chain?

there is

allowed a link?

if so:- http://www.worldsnooker.com/Official_Rankings.htm