As there are another few days off before the start of our next outing, the Asian Tour event in China next week, it’s as good an opportunity as any to continue the Snooker Trivia series. You know the drill by now; there are two minutes to answer 12 questions in[Read More…]
Quizzes
New Quiz: Snooker Trivia V
There are still four days to go until the International Championship qualifiers take place at the Metrodome in Barnsley. For those of you who aren’t already aware, fans can go to the venue and watch the action for free from Wednesday to Saturday. This is a great opportunity to see[Read More…]
New Quiz! Snooker Legends: Jimmy White
Okay so the Snooker Trivia quizzes are going down pretty well but why not add another series to the mix as well. There have been plenty of famous and popular players down through the years but arguably nobody more loved than Jimmy White. Born in 19…..wait…that’s one of the questions.[Read More…]
New Quiz: Snooker Trivia IV
We have a small lull again in the calendar after the conclusion of the Shanghai Masters that saw 23 year-old Kyren Wilson collect his maiden ranking event title. Thankfully, this is one of our last periods of vacation as the season begins to gather pace in October, with plenty of action[Read More…]
New Quiz: Snooker Trivia III
So the first trivia speed round was too hard, and the second too easy. Let’s see if we can get one jussssssst right. It’s the same formula – you have two minutes to answer 12 random teasers about the sport you claim to know and love. I believe it gets[Read More…]
New Quiz: Snooker Trivia II
On Saturday, I started a new general snooker knowledge speed round style of quiz. The reaction was mixed, with some liking the quick tempo and others describing it as a little too hard. Question four seemed to stump a lot of people, who clearly only remember Paul Hunter’s Plan B[Read More…]
New Quiz: Snooker Trivia I
Over the last couple of months I’ve been happy to bring you a few quizzes as a bit of lighthearted relief during the down periods on the calendar. We’ve done several specific ones – period, tournament, player, ranking, etc. – but a kind of test that has been lacking so[Read More…]
New Quiz: Most Match Victories
Contrary to the current state of the calendar, there are actually quite a lot of matches contested throughout each season. According to the excellent CueTracker snooker database, a total of 3076 competitors have played a professional match. Some, like poor old Rogelio Esteiro, have played in many – in his[Read More…]
New Quiz: Chinese Ranking Event Champions
September is another quiet enough month on the snooker calendar. It’s a little difficult to get into this season as, even more so perhaps than in the previous couple of years, there is a distinct stop-start feeling. It’s something that I personally can’t stand and think, in many ways, that[Read More…]
New Quiz: Ronnie O’Sullivan Crucible Defeats
Ronnie O’Sullivan is certainly the most naturally gifted cueist to ever grace a snooker table, and arguably the greatest player of all time. In a career spanning more than two decades, the 39 year-old has won dozens of tournaments, including 27 ranking events – placing him joint third on the all-time list.[Read More…]