The common link

[Odrl]

Needing a snooker(s), and getting it before winning a Semi-Final ?

No, that's not it. It would be quite an effort to compile a list of players who have ever done that. :smile:

[jrc750]

Is it whitewashed their opponent?

[Odrl]

No, nothing to do with whitewashes.

[vjmehra]

Going onto win, having made a total clearance starting with a free ball (not a 155 obviously)?

[Odrl]

Going onto win, having made a total clearance starting with a free ball (not a 155 obviously)?

No, I think the list of players who have done that would actually be much shorter. :smile:

I can tell you it's nothing as complicated as that.

[circle]

Is it losing in the final then winning the event the following year ?

[Odrl]

Is it losing in the final then winning the event the following year ?

Nope. :smile:

[Odrl]

For 2 points...

Hint 3:
This is the chronological order in which the players have done the thing they have in common:

David Gray
John Higgins
Mark Williams
Judd Trump
Ding Junhui
Neil Robertson
Neil Robertson
Shaun Murphy
Ding Junhui

They are actually not all that recent, even Ding's last one is a couple of years old now. :wink:

[blahblah01]

Ah, not the A Higgins question then, lol.

Potted the blue off the break?

[Odrl]

Potted the blue off the break?

No, it would be impossible for me to compile a list of everyone who has ever done that. :smile:

[cantpotforshíte]

The only players to have beaten Selby in a ranking final?

[Odrl]

The only players to have beaten Selby in a ranking final?

Congratulations, 2 points for you! :smile:

[Odrl]

Here are the current standings:
1. cantpotforshíte - 2 points


And here is another question (though I fear this one might be a bit too easy):

What do Luca Brecel, Mike Hallett, Dave Harold, Alan McManus, Joe Perry and Ricky Walden have in common? Again, it is something they share with no one else.

[blahblah01]

Not a clue, but what was the answer to the A Higgins question? (It's a lot of pages to trawl through :wink

[Odrl]

Not a clue, but what was the answer to the A Higgins question? (It's a lot of pages to trawl through :wink

You mean the question from the opening post? The answer was that those players have not made a 147 in professional play (at the time of asking at least) but they have all had a chance and missed one of the final colours. :smile: