Snooker's Biggest Quiz

[lagermike]

'throw down the gauntlet' means set a challenging precedent for someone to try and meet or indeed better.

[The Statman]

Yes lagermike, that was my understanding.

So presumably the phrase comes from the 'other' meaning of gauntlet, which brings us a phrase 'to throw down the gauntlet' which equates to such a challenge.

Rather like throwing your hat into the ring, apart from the fact that I know the meaning of 'hat'.

[Obligation]

Exactly.

So what we have now is:

Fiendish Challenge.

Clue 2: Think of a synonym of challenge is this context, and a synonm of fiendish, and see if what you are left with is an anagram of anybody's name on this board.

[snookersfun]

cruel, evil -dare, defy somebody please find the 'anybody'

[The Statman]

Fiendish: Tricky, hard, difficult, awkward, bad, hostile
Challenge (noun): quiz, test, conundrum, quandary, duel, ask

[snookersfun]

cruel, evil -dare, defy somebody please find the 'anybody'

and it has to be Valderie- evil dare

[April madness]

I think you're right snookersfun

[Obligation]

Excellent Snookersfun!!!

The correct answer was infact Valderie, evil dare.

Finally

[Obligation]

And here is the updated score board.

I have not included C's question because I am not sure who wins the point. Would you please update this when you get a chance?

..1 . . . . . . . . . 14 .. . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . Robert602
..3 . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..4 . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..5 . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . Mitsuko
..6 . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . Davis greatest
..7 . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . The Statman
..8 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . Alex0Paul
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
10. . . . . . . . . . .1 . . . . . . . . Obligation
11 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
12 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . chasmmi
13 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
14 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . berolina
15 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . April madness
16 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
17 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Hegeland

[Obligation]

Next round, anyone?

[The Statman]

ROUND SEVENTY-ONE

In 2007, the top 16 seeds all make it through to the second round.

So we have, from the top of the drawsheet, 1 v 16, 9 v 8 and so on.

The winner of each match happens to be the player with the best record at the Crucible in the years 2000-2006. Number of titles; if that is equal, finals; if still equal, semis; if still equal, quarters. If still equal, their overall Crucible frame-win percentage will decide.

The losing player's frame score will be the number of frames he won in the last match he lost at the Crucible (if this is more than the winner, make it a decider).

What does the result sheet look like?

[Cessy143]

ROUND SEVENTY-ONE

In 2007, the top 16 seeds all make it through to the second round.

So we have, from the top of the drawsheet, 1 v 16, 9 v 8 and so on.

The winner of each match happens to be the player with the best record at the Crucible in the years 2000-2006. Number of titles; if that is equal, finals; if still equal, semis; if still equal, quarters. If still equal, their overall Crucible frame-win percentage will decide.

The losing player's frame score will be the number of frames he won in the last match he lost at the Crucible (if this is more than the winner, make it a decider).

What does the result sheet look like?

Last 16
Hendry/Hamilton 13-1
Maguire/Williams 4-13
Murphy/Hawkins 13-1
Robertson/Higgins 12-13
OSullivan/Stevens 13-8
Davis/Dott 7-13
Ebdon/Lee13-9
Carter/Doherty 8-13

Last 8
Hendry/Williams 9-13
Murphy/Higgins 13-4
O'Sullivan/Dott 13-12
Ebdon/Doherty 13-12

Semi's
Williams/Murphy 17-7
O'Sullivan/Ebdon 17-14

Final
Williams/O'Sullivan 11-18

[chasmmi]

13-3 Hendry vs Hamilton
12-13 Maguire vs Williams
13-1 Murphy vs Hawkins
12-13 Robertson vs Higgins
13-10 Sullivan vs Stevens
7-13 Davis vs Dott
13-11 Ebdon vs Lee
11-13 Carter vs Doherty

Quarters:

9-13 Hendry vs Williams
13-4 Murphy vs Higgins
13-12 Sullivan vs Dott
13-11 Ebdon vs Doherty

Semi Finals

17-12 Williams vs Murphy
17-16 Sullivan vs Ebdon

Final

12-18 Williams vs Sullivan

Its too late to go through past results etc so I just tried to guess / remember.

[chasmmi]

Am also probably incorectly asuming Hendry can be number one seed instead of Dott.

Oh #!@#!@# well i'm not changing it now. Its wrong anyway.

I just like to take part

[Cessy143]

Just noticed a little error in mine

Here's amended one

Hendry/Hamilton 13-1
Maguire/Williams 4-13
Murphy/Hawkins 13-1
Robertson/Higgins 12-13
OSullivan/Stevens 13-8
Davis/Dott 7-13
Ebdon/Lee13-9
Carter/Doherty 8-13

Last 8
Hendry/Williams 9-13
Murphy/Higgins 13-4
O'Sullivan/Dott 13-12
Ebdon/Doherty 13-10

Semi's
Williams/Murphy 17-7
O'Sullivan/Ebdon 17-14

Final
Williams/O'Sullivan 11-18