Snooker's Biggest Quiz

[Alex0paul]

They all beat Scottish players in round 1 and went on to reach the final?

[The Statman]

ROUND FIFTY-EIGHT

Steve Davis did it in 1986
John Higgins did it in 2001
Shaun Murphy did it in 2005
Ronnie O'Sullivan did it in 2004
John Parrott did it in 1991
Stephen Hendry did it three times

...at the Crucible, and no other player has (and none of these players did it in a year I haven't specified).

What?

[Cessy143]

Cheers Robert.

Ronnie is also on this list, he made 5 tons in his first round match in 2000 against Gray. Some achievment for a best of 19 match.

[Robert602]

Bingo!



Congratulations Cessy, that's exactly right.

Doherty didn't make a single ton against Hendry in '97 (the year Hendry made 5) and yet beat him 18-12. Proof that it isn't all about breaks I think.

Stevens got 5 centuries in losing to Mark Williams 18-16 in 2000 (Mark made 2 tons), and Higgins made 5 beating Doherty 18-12 in '98 (Doherty made 1).

So here is the scoreboard after Round 57:

Pos. . . . . . . . Points . . . . . . Name
..1 . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . Robert602
..3 . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..4 . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . Mitsuko
..5 . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..6 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . The Statman
..7 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . Alex0Paul
..8 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Davis greatest
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . chasmmi
10 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Mal
12 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
13 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . berolina
14 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . April madness
15 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
16 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Hegeland

(A reminder that there are no tied positions – you go straight to the top of your new total.)

ROUND FIFTY-EIGHT
Anyone else?

[Cessy143]

They hold the record of making the most centuries in 1 match at the crucible (5 tons in 1 match). There are other players who have done this but they are the only 3 who have done this in a final. Higgins is unique as he is the only 1 of the 3 to actually win the final after making the 5 tons. Hendry and Stevens both lost their final.

[davis_greatest]

A ton in every session in a World Final? Higgins also having a session with more than one?

[Semih_Sayginer]

Story of my life Robert. I bang on the door for a while and someone else opens it

I'll keep thinking

*echo*

[Cessy143]

Story of my life Robert. I bang on the door for a while and someone else opens it

I'll keep thinking

[Robert602]

Not quite, but getting very warm...

[Cessy143]

Ok i'll try this. They all hold record for most tons in a crucible final, Higgins unique because he's on the list twice

[Robert602]

Sorry statman, that's not it . Cessy's getting close. The statistic is a record for a world final (and indeed a jointly-held record for any match) that they all share.

[The Statman]

They have all missed a final colour in a world final, when on for a 147.

John Higgins's is unique in that it is in fact in my imagination. (Unless by some fluke I'm right)

[Cessy143]

mmmm, kinda stuck here. I'm thinking its something to do with sessions won/lost or century stats

[Robert602]

Alright then, it's about what they've all done in a world final.

[Cessy143]

Clue please