Snooker's Biggest Quiz

[The Statman]

Congratulations attilahun.

So here is the scoreboard after Round 289:

pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 35½. . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 22½. . . . . . . davis_greatest
..3 . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..4 . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . Alex0paul
..5 . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . attilahun
..6 . . . . . . . . . 15½. . . . . . . Robert602
..7 . . . . . . . . . 14⅓. . . . . . . chasmmi
..8 . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..9 . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . Cyril
10 . . . . . . . . . 11½. . . . . . . The Statman
11 . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . Mal
12 . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . Monique
13 . . . . . . . . . 10½. . . . . . . Mitsuko
14 . . . . . . . . . . 7½. . . . . . . JPK123
15 . . . . . . . . . . 7½. . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
16 . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . dantuck_7
17 . . . . . . . . . . 6½. . . . . . . kellie-text
18 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . Marc
19 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . abextra
20 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
21 . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . hegeland
22 . . . . . . . . . . 4½. . . . . . . frameandfortunereturns
23 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . crucible77
24 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
25 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . rambon
26 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . jon
27 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Valderie
28 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April Madness
29 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
30 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
31 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
32 . . . . . . . . . . 1½. . . . . . . janverhaas
33 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Gingerale
34 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Shaggy365
35 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Odrl
36 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . pat39
37 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . JoanneT63
38 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . In-off
39 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
40 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Ronnieisthebest
41 . . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . aphex
42 . . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . t.lavery55
43 . . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . sunny3909

ROUND TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY

Of all the players who have appeared at the Crucible, or will be doing so in 2008, what is the most common initials? This is BOTH initials, so for example JS for John Spencer and Joe Swail.

The correct answer will contain the winning set of initials and all the players who share them.

If more than one set of initials are joint top, then ANY example will win the point.

[frameandfortunereturns]

Congratulations Attilahun!

A great effort from Ebbo considering he played the matches over 4 consecutive days.

Next round?

[The Statman]

In any case, just seen the question is 'last' not 'first'!

[davis_greatest]

I know Eddie Charlton ... was 12-9 down to Willie Thorne ... before winning 13-12 – but not sure without looking it up whether he was five behind Willie at any stage.

He wasn't. His worst positions in that match were 7-11 and 9-12.

[The Statman]

Peter Ebdon in 2005

in the second round against Stephen Lee, from 8-3 down, he won 13-9
in the quarters against Ronnie, from 8-2 down, he won 13-11

That is probably right. I know Eddie Charlton was 10-4 down against Throburn in 1978, winning 13-12; and was 12-9 down to Willie Thorne in the previous round before winning 13-12 – but not sure without looking it up whether he was five behind Willie at any stage.

[PaulTheSoave]

I suggest for questions with multiple correct answers we reintroduce the integrity code when putting the question.

Congratulations frameandfortunereturns!

Yes, Gary Wilkinson at the Crucible missed a straightforward yellow for a 147. He was later to say that when he was later told of the financial implications he was more upset than for missing the maximum.


... Anyone?

[attilahun]

Peter Ebdon in 2005

in the second round against Stephen Lee, from 8-3 down, he won 13-9
in the quarters against Ronnie, from 8-2 down, he won 13-11

[frameandfortunereturns]

Who was the last player to win 2 consecutive matches at The Crucible after being at least 5 frames adrift in those matches?

[The Statman]

Congratulations frameandfortunereturns!

Yes, Gary Wilkinson at the Crucible missed a straightforward yellow for a 147. He was later to say that when he was later told of the financial implications he was more upset than for missing the maximum.

So here is the scoreboard after Round 288:

pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 35½. . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 22½. . . . . . . davis_greatest
..3 . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..4 . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . Alex0paul
..5 . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . attilahun
..6 . . . . . . . . . 15½. . . . . . . Robert602
..7 . . . . . . . . . 14⅓. . . . . . . chasmmi
..8 . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..9 . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . Cyril
10 . . . . . . . . . 11½. . . . . . . The Statman
11 . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . Mal
12 . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . Monique
13 . . . . . . . . . 10½. . . . . . . Mitsuko
14 . . . . . . . . . . 7½. . . . . . . JPK123
15 . . . . . . . . . . 7½. . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
16 . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . dantuck_7
17 . . . . . . . . . . 6½. . . . . . . kellie-text
18 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . Marc
19 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . abextra
20 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
21 . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . hegeland
22 . . . . . . . . . . 4½. . . . . . . frameandfortunereturns
23 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . crucible77
24 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
25 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . rambon
26 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . jon
27 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Valderie
28 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April Madness
29 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
30 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
31 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
32 . . . . . . . . . . 1½. . . . . . . janverhaas
33 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Gingerale
34 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Shaggy365
35 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Odrl
36 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . pat39
37 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . JoanneT63
38 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . In-off
39 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
40 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Ronnieisthebest
41 . . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . aphex
42 . . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . t.lavery55
43 . . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . sunny3909

ROUND TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-NINE

... Anyone?

[janverhaas]

Is it when Reardon used the yellow as a cueball and made a 147?

[frameandfortunereturns]

Gary Wilkinson. Gary missed the yellow when on a maximum in the 91 World Championship.

[Marc]

A missed yellow makes me think of paul hunter and his world semifinal match with ken doherty in 2003

best of 35 frames
hunter leads 15 frames to 11, and the 27th frame 62 points to 36 and he misses a simple yellow (frame ball)
doherty went on to win that frame and match 17-16

[Alex0paul]

Ali Carter missing a yellow against Stephen Hendry in the 2005 UK Championships at 8-6 up before losing 9-8?

[kellie-text]

Did Joe Johnson miss a yellow on a 147 once?

Is that what you're thinking of?

[PaulTheSoave]

The yellow ball Thorburn had to take on during his 147 (the first one at The Crucible and therefore memorable) which was both a distance from both cue ball and pocket.

(although the fluked red was more important)