Since the world rankings came into effect in the mid-1970s there have only been 11 players who have sat proudly at the top of the list. Many massive names in the sport fell just short as the dominance of a special few kept the challengers at bay for the last[Read More…]
Tag: Quizzes
New Quiz: Ranking Event Champions
There has been a rankings list in snooker for more than four decades now. Aside from the World Championship, though, a season consisting of a string of ranking events didn’t actually become commonplace until the mid-1980s. These days, there are roughly around ten full ranking events throughout the campaign, usually[Read More…]
New Quiz: Stephen Hendry Ranking Event Wins
By winning the Australian Goldfields Open on Sunday, John Higgins captured his 27th ranking event title. This took him to joint third on the all-time winners’ list alongside Ronnie O’Sullivan, and just one behind Steve Davis. Still way out in front, though, is Scotland’s Stephen Hendry, who accumulated an incredible[Read More…]
New Quiz: 100 Snooker Centuries
So now that the Australian Open is finished, we have a respite of around three weeks in the calendar that sees much of July off the green baize. Having less snooker during the summer is fine – indeed, it’s probably the way it should be. But this stagnated season opener[Read More…]
50 Ranking Event Winners
Today, Barry Hawkins became the 50th ranking event winner in snooker history. It may seem like a lot but, as was pointed out to me earlier on, when you consider there were 13 champions before Stephen Hendry notched his first, it becomes understandable how we have now accumulated half a[Read More…]