Snooker's Biggest Quiz

[jon]

Round 204

Who played in the quarter-final of the World Professional Snooker Championship for the first time, 24 years after his father had done so?

Perrie Mans.

[davis_greatest]

Perrie Mans.

Congratulations, jon! Perrie (real name Pierre) Mans, whose father Peter reached the quarter-finals of the 1950 world championship, is the correct answer.

So here is the scoreboard after round 204

Pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 32½. . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
13 . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . dantuck_7
14 . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . JPK123
15 . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . Monique
16 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . rambon
17 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . hegeland
18 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . jon
19 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
20 . . . . . . . . . . 2⅔. . . . . . . attilahun
21 . . . . . . . . . . 2½. . . . . . . kellie-text
22 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Valderie
23 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April Madness
24 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
25 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
26 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
27 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
28 . . . . . . . . . . 1½. . . . . . . abextra
29 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . pat39
30 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . JoanneT63
31 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . In-off
32 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
33 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Ronnieisthebest
34 . . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . t.lavery55
35 . . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . Marc
36 . . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . sunny3909

ROUND 205

I turn on the TV and see Ronnie O'Sullivan at the table, on a break of 80, lining up his next shot, left-handed. There are 5 reds left, all in open positions, and the colours are on their spots.

Instantly, I know that he won't make a maximum. How do I know?

(Note: while there may be more than one plausible answer, the point will be awarded only for the one I have in mind.)

[JPK123]

He's on a colour.
(EDIT: Is that possible? Would it be with a free ball?)

[Semih_Sayginer]

because hes on a colour, having taken a free ball at the start of the break?

[davis_greatest]

... and congratulations, JPK123! Yes, on for a potential "16-red" clearance (must have taken 9 blacks and a pink so far, together with one free ball counting as a red and 10 real reds)...

So here is the scoreboard after round 205

Pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 32½. . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . JPK123
12 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
13 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
14 . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . dantuck_7
15 . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . Monique
16 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . rambon
17 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . hegeland
18 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . jon
19 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
20 . . . . . . . . . . 2⅔. . . . . . . attilahun
21 . . . . . . . . . . 2½. . . . . . . kellie-text
22 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Valderie
23 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April Madness
24 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
25 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
26 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
27 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
28 . . . . . . . . . . 1½. . . . . . . abextra
29 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . pat39
30 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . JoanneT63
31 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . In-off
32 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
33 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Ronnieisthebest
34 . . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . t.lavery55
35 . . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . Marc
36 . . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . sunny3909

ROUND 206...

... anyone?

[Semih_Sayginer]

bl**dy hell JPK, youre quick. well done!!

[JPK123]

bl**dy hell JPK, youre quick. well done!!

They call me Linford Christie, you know.

[davis_greatest]

OK!

ROUND 206

I turn on the TV and see Ronnie O'Sullivan at the table again. This time it looks like he could be on for a maximum - on a break of 120, six colours left. He hits the yellow hard, it rattles in the jaws, then rolls along the cushion into the opposite corner pocket and drops in.

"122," announces the referee, and I realise that Ronnie's not going to make the maximum after all. How do I know?

(Note: while there may be more than one plausible answer, the point will be awarded only for the one I have in mind.)

[Cyril]

OK!

ROUND 206

I turn on the TV and see Ronnie O'Sullivan at the table again. This time it looks like he could be on for a maximum - on a break of 120, six colours left. He hits the yellow hard, it rattles in the jaws, then rolls along the cushion into the opposite corner pocket and drops in.

"122," announces the referee, and I realise that Ronnie's not going to make the maximum after all. How do I know?

(Note: while there may be more than one plausible answer, the point will be awarded only for the one I have in mind.)

Because it was a recording and you'd seen it before? Or... had he taken a free ball first?

[Monique]

He lost position, "snookered" himself and can't possibly pot the green?

[Semih_Sayginer]

OK!

ROUND 206

I turn on the TV and see Ronnie O'Sullivan at the table again. This time it looks like he could be on for a maximum - on a break of 120, six colours left. He hits the yellow hard, it rattles in the jaws, then rolls along the cushion into the opposite corner pocket and drops in.

"122," announces the referee, and I realise that Ronnie's not going to make the maximum after all. How do I know?

(Note: while there may be more than one plausible answer, the point will be awarded only for the one I have in mind.)

the reason why he hit the yellow hard is that he was "attacking" a tied up green. he missed the "kick" on the green but still managed the pot on the yellow, so now the green cant be hit (or potted) without fouling during the shot.

?

[Lindea]

The yellow is put back on it's spot?
He has once again had a free ball with all 15 reds on the table and have hit 120 potting the last red and the yellow then being the colour to pot after the red.

[snookersfun]

gah!!! Objection! Somebody () messed with the scoreboard! Next person better add my 10 missing points in

[PaulTheSoave]

Oops, Just find out I did a mistype updating it. Had to type M somewhere instead of 2! Corrected now! And apologies!

Pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 32½. . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . JPK123
12 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
13 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
14 . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . dantuck_7
15 . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . Monique
16 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . rambon
17 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . hegeland
18 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . jon
19 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
20 . . . . . . . . . . 2⅔. . . . . . . attilahun
21 . . . . . . . . . . 2½. . . . . . . kellie-text
22 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Valderie
23 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April Madness
24 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
25 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
26 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
27 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
28 . . . . . . . . . . 1½. . . . . . . abextra
29 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . pat39
30 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . JoanneT63
31 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . In-off
32 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
33 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Ronnieisthebest
34 . . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . t.lavery55
35 . . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . Marc
36 . . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . sunny3909

[snookersfun]

somebody stop him..... now!