Snooker Facts of the Week
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Fact No. 100 - 15/03/2021
The most centuries made in a match stands at 11 between John Higgins and Judd Trump in the 2019 World Championship
Fact No. 99 - 08/03/2021
Jimmy White last won a ranking title in 2004 where he beat Paul Hunter 9-7 in the Players Championship
Fact No. 98 - 01/03/2021
Mark Selby turned professional in 1999 at age 16 and reached his first ranking final in 2003 at age 19
Fact No. 97 - 22/02/2021
Doug Mountjoy is the oldest winner of the UK Championship, winning in 1988 at age 46
Fact No. 96 - 15/02/2021
The Class of 1992 won a combined 26 ranking titles and 15 non-ranking titles during the 1990s. This included 8 Triple Crowns
Fact No. 95 - 08/02/2021
A Recorder is an official that maintains a record of every stroke played (inc. fouls/cannons). They also note break/average break totals
Fact No. 94 - 01/02/2021
Out of the 17 ranking events in the 2019/20 season, 13 of them were won by players within the UK
Fact No. 93 - 25/01/2021
Steve Davis won the 1989 World Championship by beating John Parrott 18-3. Parrott managed to redeem himself a couple years later
Fact No. 92 - 18/01/2021
Yan Bingtao wins the Masters at 20 years old. This makes him the youngest winner of the Masters since Ronnie O'Sullivan in 1995
Fact No. 91 - 11/01/2021
Both of Dominic Dale's ranking titles came 10 years apart - the Grand Prix in 1997 and Shanghai Masters in 2007
Fact No. 90 - 04/01/2021
John Higgins defeated current WPBSA Chairman, Jason Ferguson, on his way to win his first World Championship in 1998
Fact No. 89 - 28/12/2020
Shaun Murphy turned professional in 1998, when he was just 15 years old
Fact No. 88 - 21/12/2020
Rory McLeod has spent significant time in Qatar where he was a coach for their national team
Fact No. 87 - 14/12/2020
Stephen Hendry's first ranking title came at the 1987 Grand Prix when he was 18 years old. He beat Dennis Taylor 10-7
Fact No. 86 - 07/12/2020
Joe Davis tried to introduce 'Snooker Plus' in 1959, which was a variant game that included two extra colours (orange and purple)
Fact No. 85 - 30/11/2020
Stuart Bingham is one of two players to have won the World Snooker Championship at an amateur and professional level
Fact No. 84 - 23/11/2020
Neil Robertson won the World U-21 championship in 2003. This earned him a place on the main tour where he's remained ever since
Fact No. 83 - 16/11/2020
Despite being past his prime, Fred Davis was ranked No. 4 in the 1976/77 season. He was in the Top 32 until 1984
Fact No. 82 - 09/11/2020
Jimmy White has won four Seniors events since 2017, three of which resulted in the past two years
Fact No. 81 - 02/11/2020
Kyren Wilson has reached at least the quarter-finals of the World Championship every year since 2016
Fact No. 80 - 26/10/2020
Ding Junhui won three gold medals at the 2006 Asian Games, winning the Single, Double and Team Snooker competitions
Fact No. 79 - 19/10/2020
Judd Trump is the first person to have won three Home Nations trophies (2x NI, 1 English Open). He now has 18 ranking titles
Fact No. 78 - 12/10/2020
Stephen Hendry holds the record for most centuries achieved in a single tournament. He made 16 centuries during the 2002 World Championship
Fact No. 77 - 05/10/2020
James Wattana scored a 147 in 7 minutes and 9 seconds, which at the time was the fastest maximum ever made
Fact No. 76 - 28/09/2020
It only took a few years for Alan McManus to reach the Top 16. He remained there for fourteen consecutive years (1993-2006)