Snooker's Biggest Quiz

[The Doctor]

Ding. 2006

[kellie-text]

Ding in 2005 i think?

[davis_greatest]

Ding. 2006

Ding in 2005 i think?

No and no

[Alex0paul]

Its Rex Williams but I can't remember the year so will guess 1982

[Marc]

Eddie charlton 1982 pot black final?

[davis_greatest]

no correct answers yet

[abextra]

I don't imagine this one will take too long...

ROUND TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-ONE

In the professional snooker tournament final with two players of the greatest ever age difference between them, Steve Davis was one - who was his opponent?

Edit: And in which year?

Half a point for player, half a point for the year

John Dunning in 1984 ?

[davis_greatest]

The Doctor and kellie went for Ding,
But Ding, not being right, got them done in;
abextra put unn in Ding,
Which was enough to win,
Meaning she has won with Dunning.

Congratulations, abextra! The 26-year-old Steve Davis defeated John Dunning, some 30 years and 126 days Davis's senior, in the final of the 1984 Yamaha Organs International Masters.

So here is the scoreboard after round 221, but with round 217 still open:

Pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 35½. . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . davis_greatest
..3 . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..4 . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . Alex0paul
..5 . . . . . . . . . 15½. . . . . . . Robert602
..6 . . . . . . . . . 14⅓. . . . . . . chasmmi
..7 . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..8 . . . . . . . . . 10½. . . . . . . Mitsuko
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . The Statman
10 . . . . . . . . . . 6½. . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
11 . . . . . . . . . . 6½. . . . . . . Cyril
12 . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . Monique
13 . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . JPK123
14 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
15 . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . dantuck_7
16 . . . . . . . . . . 4½. . . . . . . hegeland
17 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
18 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . abextra
19 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . kellie-text
20 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . rambon
21 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . jon
22 . . . . . . . . . . 2⅔. . . . . . . attilahun
23 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Valderie
24 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April Madness
25 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
26 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
27 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
28 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
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 TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO

Anyone?

[Alex0paul]

ROUND TWO HUNDRED AND WENTY TWO

Nice easy one. Shaun Murphy begins the defence of his Malta Cup but isn't the number one seed. Basically who was the last defending champion not to be seeded first?

[davis_greatest]

Joe Davis, 1947 World Championship?

[Alex0paul]

Not Joe Davis

[The Statman]

Congratulations, abextra! The 26-year-old Steve Davis defeated John Dunning, some 30 years and 126 days Davis's senior, in the final of the 1984 Yamaha Organs International Masters.

That was a funny tournament (I think it was that one) because there were actually three finalists!

There was a triangular final between the three of them, i.e. (I presume) each playing the other. I believe the other was Dave Martin, who I think was regarded as being in second place.

[davis_greatest]

That was a funny tournament (I think it was that one) because there were actually three finalists!

3 finalists?! Interesting! I didn't know that - which is probably a good thing, as I'm not sure how I would have worded the question if I had!

"In the professional snooker tournament final in which 2 of the 3 finalists had the greatest age difference of any final...."

[Marc]

ROUND TWO HUNDRED AND WENTY TWO

Nice easy one. Shaun Murphy begins the defence of his Malta Cup but isn't the number one seed. Basically who was the last defending champion not to be seeded first?

mark williams pot black?

[davis_greatest]

ROUND TWO HUNDRED AND WENTY TWO

Nice easy one. Shaun Murphy begins the defence of his Malta Cup but isn't the number one seed. Basically who was the last defending champion not to be seeded first?

Are we looking for the last defending champion of any professional snooker tournament not to be seeded first, or must it be the Malta Cup (or any ranking tournament)?