Snooker's Biggest Quiz

[ADR147]

started in 1978 ?
so no winner?

[The Statman]

Not 100% sure, but I would say it was Ray Reardon.

The reason I'm not totally sure is that, possibly, it wasn't sponsored by B&H till a couple of years later.

[jon]

Most record books say it started in 1978 - but they are wrong.

It wasn't Ray Reardon.

[attilahun]

The 1976 Benson and Hedges Masters took place in January 1976 and was held in the New London Theatre. 10 players who were invited took part. Ray Reardon who was runner-up in 1975 beat Graham Miles 7-3 in the final.

And here is the complete draw :

Fred Davis 4-2 Cliff Thorburn

John Pulman 4-2 Dennis Taylor


Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames

Graham Miles 4-1 Alex Higgins

Ray Reardon 4-1 John Pulman

John Spencer 4-1 Fred Davis

Eddie Charlton 4-1 Rex Williams


Semi-finals Best of 9 frames

Ray Reardon 5-4 Eddie Charlton

Graham Miles 5-4 John Spencer


Final Best of 13 frames

Ray Reardon 7-3 Graham Miles

Thank to wikipedia

[attilahun]

As for BH Irish Masters i know it began in 1978 and was won by John Spencer who beat Doug Mountjoy 5 - 3

[jon]

As for BH Irish Masters i know it began in 1978 ....

I think that what you know is that you have read that it began in 1978 - and you may very well have read that in quite a few different places. I know I have seen dozens of books repeat the same thing.

I think that 1978 may have been the forst year at Goffs - but it definitely was not the first.

[jon]

Who won the 1976 Benson & Hedges Irish Masters?

If nobody knows, anyone care to hasard a guess? There weren't that many pros in 1976, and we know it was not Ray Reardon.

[dantuck_7]

John Spencer?

[JPK123]

Could you give us a hint? Were they Irish (or Northern Irish)?

[jon]

Well done dantuck 7.

John Spencer beat Alex Higgins 5-0. In the semis, Spencer beat Miles 3-0 and Higgins beat Dennis Taylor 3-2.


So, the leaderboard after Round 195

Pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 31½. . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 19. . . . . . . . . Lindea
..3 . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . davis_greatest
..4 . . . . . . . . . 15½. . . . . . . Robert602
..5 . . . . . . . . . 14⅓. . . . . . . chasmmi
..6 . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..7 . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . Alex0paul
..8 . . . . . . . . . 10½. . . . . . . Mitsuko
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . The Statman
10 . . . . . . . . . . 6½. . . . . . . Cyril
11 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
12 . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . dantuck_7
13 . . . . . . . . . . 5. . . . . . . . .JPK123
14 . . . . . . . . . . 4½. . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
15 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . Monique
16 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . rambon
17 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . hegeland
18 . . . . . . . . . . 2½. . . . . . . kellie-text
19 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
20 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Valderie
21 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April Madness
22 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
23 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
24 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
25 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
26 . . . . . . . . . . 1½. . . . . . . abextra
27 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . jon
28 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . pat39
29 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . JoanneT63
30 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . In-off
31 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
32 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Ronnieisthebest
33 . . . . . . . . . . . ⅔. . . . . . . attilahun
34 . . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . t.lavery55
35 . . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . Marc
36 . . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . sunny3909

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-SIX
Anyone?

[attilahun]

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-SIX

A very easy one, just to revive this thread :

Which player won, in the Crucible era, the prize for the highest break with the lowest break in Crucible history, and in which year ?

[davis_greatest]

Steve Davis, 127 in 1987?

(not sure that was the lowest break in Crucible history )

[attilahun]

Steve Davis, 127 in 1987?

(not sure that was the lowest break in Crucible history )

Correct.

[attilahun]

So, the leaderboard after Round 196

Pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 31½. . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 19. . . . . . . . . Lindea
..3 . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . davis_greatest
..4 . . . . . . . . . 15½. . . . . . . Robert602
..5 . . . . . . . . . 14⅓. . . . . . . chasmmi
..6 . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..7 . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . Alex0paul
..8 . . . . . . . . . 10½. . . . . . . Mitsuko
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . The Statman
10 . . . . . . . . . . 6½. . . . . . . Cyril
11 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
12 . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . dantuck_7
13 . . . . . . . . . . 5. . . . . . . . .JPK123
14 . . . . . . . . . . 4½. . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
15 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . Monique
16 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . rambon
17 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . hegeland
18 . . . . . . . . . . 2½. . . . . . . kellie-text
19 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
20 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Valderie
21 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April Madness
22 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
23 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
24 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
25 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
26 . . . . . . . . . . 1½. . . . . . . abextra
27 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . jon
28 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . pat39
29 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . JoanneT63
30 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . In-off
31 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
32 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Ronnieisthebest
33 . . . . . . . . . . . ⅔. . . . . . . attilahun
34 . . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . t.lavery55
35 . . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . Marc
36 . . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . sunny3909

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-SEVEN
Anyone?

[dantuck_7]

Round One Hundred And Ninety-seven

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-SEVEN

Which player to have won the World Championship has the least number of other ranking titles to his name?

When answering if you could specify which ranking titles were won and the year that will save any confusion as to whether it was a ranking title or not.

I was going to ask the same question but for non-ranking and ranking events combined - but that would probably cause a bit too much havoc. As usual if you get the question incorrect wait until someone else has a go. There is one whole point on offer!