Snooker's Biggest Quiz

[davis_greatest]

Alex Higgins beat Terry Griffiths?

[crucible77]

That was quick!
Congratulations davis_greatest

So here is the scoreboard after round 260
pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 35½. . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 21½. . . . . . . davis_greatest
..3 . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..4 . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . Alex0paul
..5 . . . . . . . . . 15½. . . . . . . Robert602
..6 . . . . . . . . . 14⅓. . . . . . . chasmmi
..7 . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..8 . . . . . . . . . 12½. . . . . . . Cyril
..9 . . . . . . . . . 10½. . . . . . . Mitsuko
10 . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . attilahun
11 . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . Monique
12 . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . Mal
13 . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . The Statman
14 . . . . . . . . . . 7½. . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
15 . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . dantuck_7
15 . . . . . . . . . . 7. . . . . . . . JPK123
17 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . abextra
18 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . kellie-text
19 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
20 . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . hegeland
21 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
22 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . rambon
23 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . jon
24 . . . . . . . . . . 2½. . . . . . . frameandfortunereturns
25 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Valderie
26 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April Madness
27 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
28 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
29 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
30 . . . . . . . . . ..1½. . . . . . . janverhaas
32 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . crucible77
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. . . . . . . Marc
44 . . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . sunny3909

Round 261
Anyone...

[davis_greatest]

Round 261

In 1983, Gary Miller and Stuart Alliston took 1 hour and 13 minutes to complete a frame of snooker. Why did it take so long (or why was it so quick if Dave Harold / Shaun Murphy are answering this)?

[crucible77]

Because one of them was snookered and kept missing and getting put back?
(wild guess)

[The Statman]

Did they forget to take the triangle off the reds?

[davis_greatest]

Afraid not. If no one is getting warm or near the root of the answer after a few guesses, then I'll start giving clues.

[The Statman]

By the way I notice the question numbering has gone a bit funny – could the next person to update the scoreboard correct it: This is Round 261, not 251.

[crucible77]

Big long tactical battle on the colours (can we have some clues)

[davis_greatest]

Thanks- I have edited the post with the question to say R261

[The Statman]

Were they wheelchair-bound players in a disabled competition? I have refereed these myself and they tend to take longer just because of the relative awkwardness of alignment and the fact that the rest is needed so often.

[davis_greatest]

No correct answers yet, but one of the players was fortunate not to finish with a chip on his shoulder.

[crucible77]

One of the players fell over and hit there sholder on the table

[The Statman]

No correct answers yet, but one of the players was fortunate not to finish with a chip on his shoulder.

The roof above them collapsed and a fish & chip shop was located on the next floor up.

...?

[davis_greatest]

Another clue - the cue ball was perhaps not entirely in line with current regulations

[Shaggy365]

Some sort of medical emergency?