Snooker's Biggest Quiz

[The Statman]

ROUND TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-EIGHT

If someone mentioned Willie Thorne, you might well immediately think of his missed blue. If someone mentioned Dennis Taylor, then 'that' black would almost certainly spring to mind. If someone said Alan McManus, one might recall that brown that rolled along the cushion rail a few years ago.

Who might bring up memories of a yellow? There are probably several potential answers, but I want the particular one that I'm thinking of.

The player name will win the point, if the circumstances of the yellow are described correctly.

[Cyril]

ROUND TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-EIGHT

If someone mentioned Willie Thorne, you might well immediately think of his missed blue. If someone mentioned Dennis Taylor, then 'that' black would almost certainly spring to mind. If someone said Alan McManus, one might recall that brown that rolled along the cushion rail a few years ago.

Who might bring up memories of a yellow? There are probably several potential answers, but I want the particular one that I'm thinking of.

The player name will win the point, if the circumstances of the yellow are described correctly.

Tony Meo, in the deciding frame of the Tolly Cobbald English Professional Championship, against Steve Davis. A member of the crowd shouted "Come on Tony", and he missed!

[The Statman]

Tony Meo, in the deciding frame of the Tolly Cobbald English Professional Championship, against Steve Davis. A member of the crowd shouted "Come on Tony", and he missed!

I knew that would be a frontrunner but that's not the one!

[PaulTheSoave]

The yellow ball Thorburn had to take on during his 147 (the first one at The Crucible and therefore memorable) which was both a distance from both cue ball and pocket.

(although the fluked red was more important)

[kellie-text]

Did Joe Johnson miss a yellow on a 147 once?

Is that what you're thinking of?

[Alex0paul]

Ali Carter missing a yellow against Stephen Hendry in the 2005 UK Championships at 8-6 up before losing 9-8?

[Marc]

A missed yellow makes me think of paul hunter and his world semifinal match with ken doherty in 2003

best of 35 frames
hunter leads 15 frames to 11, and the 27th frame 62 points to 36 and he misses a simple yellow (frame ball)
doherty went on to win that frame and match 17-16

[frameandfortunereturns]

Gary Wilkinson. Gary missed the yellow when on a maximum in the 91 World Championship.

[janverhaas]

Is it when Reardon used the yellow as a cueball and made a 147?

[The Statman]

Congratulations frameandfortunereturns!

Yes, Gary Wilkinson at the Crucible missed a straightforward yellow for a 147. He was later to say that when he was later told of the financial implications he was more upset than for missing the maximum.

So here is the scoreboard after Round 288:

pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 35½. . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 22½. . . . . . . davis_greatest
..3 . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..4 . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . Alex0paul
..5 . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . attilahun
..6 . . . . . . . . . 15½. . . . . . . Robert602
..7 . . . . . . . . . 14⅓. . . . . . . chasmmi
..8 . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..9 . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . Cyril
10 . . . . . . . . . 11½. . . . . . . The Statman
11 . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . Mal
12 . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . Monique
13 . . . . . . . . . 10½. . . . . . . Mitsuko
14 . . . . . . . . . . 7½. . . . . . . JPK123
15 . . . . . . . . . . 7½. . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
16 . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . dantuck_7
17 . . . . . . . . . . 6½. . . . . . . kellie-text
18 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . Marc
19 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . abextra
20 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
21 . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . hegeland
22 . . . . . . . . . . 4½. . . . . . . frameandfortunereturns
23 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . crucible77
24 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
25 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . rambon
26 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . jon
27 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Valderie
28 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April Madness
29 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
30 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
31 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
32 . . . . . . . . . . 1½. . . . . . . janverhaas
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. . . . . . . sunny3909

ROUND TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-NINE

... Anyone?

[frameandfortunereturns]

Who was the last player to win 2 consecutive matches at The Crucible after being at least 5 frames adrift in those matches?

[attilahun]

Peter Ebdon in 2005

in the second round against Stephen Lee, from 8-3 down, he won 13-9
in the quarters against Ronnie, from 8-2 down, he won 13-11

[PaulTheSoave]

I suggest for questions with multiple correct answers we reintroduce the integrity code when putting the question.

Congratulations frameandfortunereturns!

Yes, Gary Wilkinson at the Crucible missed a straightforward yellow for a 147. He was later to say that when he was later told of the financial implications he was more upset than for missing the maximum.


... Anyone?

[The Statman]

Peter Ebdon in 2005

in the second round against Stephen Lee, from 8-3 down, he won 13-9
in the quarters against Ronnie, from 8-2 down, he won 13-11

That is probably right. I know Eddie Charlton was 10-4 down against Throburn in 1978, winning 13-12; and was 12-9 down to Willie Thorne in the previous round before winning 13-12 – but not sure without looking it up whether he was five behind Willie at any stage.

[davis_greatest]

I know Eddie Charlton ... was 12-9 down to Willie Thorne ... before winning 13-12 – but not sure without looking it up whether he was five behind Willie at any stage.

He wasn't. His worst positions in that match were 7-11 and 9-12.