Snooker Facts of the Week
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Fact No. 24 - 30/09/2019
Mark Williams scored 4 centuries in the 2011 China Open against Stephen Lee. Williams lost 5-4
Fact No. 25 - 07/10/2019
Stuart Bingham's first ranking win came in 2011 when he won the Australian Goldfields Open. His next ranking title came in 2014
Fact No. 22 - 16/09/2019
The longest snooker frame ever was contested between Fergal O'Brien and David Gilbert which lasted 123 minutes and 41 seconds. Wow
Fact No. 23 - 23/09/2019
Ding Junhui won his first three ranking titles by beating Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis and Ronnie O'Sullivan
Fact No. 20 - 02/09/2019
Unlike most players, Marco Fu chooses not to have a nickname when he is introduced into the arena
Fact No. 21 - 09/09/2019
Between 2000-05, Matthew Stevens reached the semi-finals of the World Championship 3 times and the finals 2 times
Fact No. 18 - 19/08/2019
When Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Ali Carter 5-2 at the 2007 Northern Ireland Trophy, each frame he won consisted of a century! One of these centuries was a 147!
Fact No. 19 - 26/08/2019
The 1999 WSC offered a higher total prize fund (£1.4m) than the 2009 WSC (£1.11m). The winner in 2009 got £20,000 more
Fact No. 16 - 05/08/2019
18.5 million people tuned in to the famous black ball final between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor in 1985
Fact No. 17 - 12/08/2019
David Gilbert made the 147th maximum break during the 2019 Champions League against Stephen Maguire. There are a total of 152 maximum breaks and counting
Fact No. 14 - 22/07/2019
Luca Brecel is the youngest player to debut in the World Championship at age 17 in the 2012 WSC
Fact No. 15 - 29/07/2019
Stephen Hendry won the Masters 5 times in a row from 1989-1993 and was allowed to keep the old trophy for this achievement. A new one had to be made for following tournaments
Fact No. 12 - 08/07/2019
Shaun Murphy is the first player to come through qualifying and win the World Championship back in 2005
Fact No. 13 - 15/07/2019
Current WPBSA Chairman, Jason Ferguson used to be a professional snooker player. His highest ranking was 28
Fact No. 10 - 24/06/2019
Did you know the Paul Hunter Classic tournament was formerly known as the ‘Grand Prix Fürth’ before being renamed in 2007?
Fact No. 11 - 01/07/2019
In theory, the most points you could score in a single shot is 16 - that is, if you can manage to pot every single red off of one shot, whilst having a free ball!
Fact No. 8 - 10/06/2019
Only two players entered the 1931 World Championship: Joe Davis and Tom Dennis
Fact No. 9 - 17/06/2019
Ronnie O'Sullivan first became World Number 1 in the 2002/03 season
Fact No. 6 - 27/05/2019
Mark Selby won the World 8-Ball Pool Championship in 2006
Fact No. 7 - 03/06/2019
Peter Ebdon turned professional in 1991 and made a statement beating Steve Davis in the first round of WSC 1992 (he won 10-4)
Fact No. 4 - 13/05/2019
The 'foul and a miss' rule was introduced in 1995
Fact No. 5 - 20/05/2019
Jimmy White starred as himself in 1990's 'Legend of the Dragon', a Hong Kong comedy film
Fact No. 2 - 29/04/2019
Steve Davis made the semi-finals of the World Snooker Championship for 9 years consecutively from 1983-1991
Fact No. 3 - 06/05/2019
Did you know John Higgins made the 1000th century at the Crucible in 2007 during the semi-finals? This was also his 350th century at the time
Fact No. 1 - 22/04/2019
Did you know the World Snooker Championships 1971 and 1975 were held in Australia?