Another interesting stat is that only 2 world champions have only reached the final once - Robertson and Bingham. Expect Bingham to break that record this year, but who knows about Robbo.

comment by kinsang (U3346)
posted 1 minute ago
Another interesting stat is that only 2 world champions have only reached the final once - Robertson and Bingham. Expect Bingham to break that record this year, but who knows about Robbo.
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brecel's only reached the 2nd round once!

comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)
posted about a minute ago
comment by kinsang (U3346)
posted 1 minute ago
Another interesting stat is that only 2 world champions have only reached the final once - Robertson and Bingham. Expect Bingham to break that record this year, but who knows about Robbo.
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brecel's only reached the 2nd round once!
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Oh yeah , I forgot about him

So I guess Robbo will meet Luca in a final in the future................

I think Joe Johnson only won matches at the Crucible in the 2 years he won it & reached the final in 86 & 87

I was very frustrated yesterday so didn't end up posting hence my meltdown. I still am very annoyed but I can't really be silent for the rest of the tournament especially as we are at the semi final stage. Fair play to the people on here that handle defeats a lot better then me.

comment by Snooker_49 (U10665)
posted 2 minutes ago
I was very frustrated yesterday so didn't end up posting hence my meltdown. I still am very annoyed but I can't really be silent for the rest of the tournament especially as we are at the semi final stage. Fair play to the people on here that handle defeats a lot better then me.
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Still good to have that sporting fan passion

comment by Wetherbyterrier (U2075)
posted about an hour ago
I think Joe Johnson only won matches at the Crucible in the 2 years he won it & reached the final in 86 & 87
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I think he won a first rounder the following year, but yeah, before '86 and after '88 he didn't win again - absolutely crazy record.
But I guess if you're going to win a ranking title, might as well make it the biggest

Joe Johnson is the great anomaly of 80s snooker
86 World champ beat Davies
87 WC runner up to Davies

Never did fack all before or after

amazing he won a world champ and Jimmy never did

comment by JustTrue (U13155)
posted 9 hours, 17 minutes ago
After Parrott’s World and UK double in 1991, I don’t remember him playing at all well in the UK. Up until that point, he was very good.

I’m pretty sure he never even reached a World semi after 1991 and don’t remember him doing anything in the Masters or UK after 1992.

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think Parrott was a top player only for a few years really

i actually met Parrott in the early-mid 80s before he became famous
he used to play golf alot at Bowring Park golf course in Liverpool & went to the nearby Derby Lodge hotel afterwards with his uncle. I believe John lived nearby in those days.

My Dad worked at that hotel and I remember meeting a v young John Parrott there a few times

When Parrott joined Question of Sport and starting coming to the bbc studio all the time, I don't think it helped him at all.

I met Parrott at the Wembley Conference Centre as a kid in the year he beat Jimmy in a great match (I think quarter finals). He seemed like a top bloke to be fair. No arrogance, down to Earth, good guy.

comment by Peks Targaryen - zaldrīzes buzdari iksos daor ("a dragon is not a slave" (U6618)

posted 19 minutes ago

Joe Johnson is the great anomaly of 80s snooker
86 World champ beat Davies
87 WC runner up to Davies

Never did fack all before or after
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Lol, the only other thing I remember him doing was knocking Jimmy out of the Masters one year. I really hated him on that day.

comment by Peks Targaryen - zaldrīzes buzdari iksos daor... (U6618)
posted 26 minutes ago
comment by JustTrue (U13155)
posted 9 hours, 17 minutes ago
After Parrott’s World and UK double in 1991, I don’t remember him playing at all well in the UK. Up until that point, he was very good.

I’m pretty sure he never even reached a World semi after 1991 and don’t remember him doing anything in the Masters or UK after 1992.

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think Parrott was a top player only for a few years really

i actually met Parrott in the early-mid 80s before he became famous
he used to play golf alot at Bowring Park golf course in Liverpool & went to the nearby Derby Lodge hotel afterwards with his uncle. I believe John lived nearby in those days.

My Dad worked at that hotel and I remember meeting a v young John Parrott there a few times
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That's funny, I met John when he must have been in his early 20s - he lived opposite my cousins in Liverpool, and he came across as a decent bloke.

He had a really strong spell for about 3-4 years, and then after that was still a regular top 10 player for a few years, and obviously played during a strong era.

comment by -RKW- (U22124)

posted 2 days ago

Semi finalists:

Maguire
Trump
Higgins
O’Sullivan
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Oh dear, this is what we all thought, didn't we?

I thought Kyren had a massive chance against John, but thought last year's annihinlation may play in his head.

comment by JustTrue (U13155)
posted 15 minutes ago
comment by -RKW- (U22124)

posted 2 days ago

Semi finalists:

Maguire
Trump
Higgins
O’Sullivan
=================

Oh dear, this is what we all thought, didn't we?

I thought Kyren had a massive chance against John, but thought last year's annihinlation may play in his head.

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I was more definite about Maguire and Trump, thought Wilson will beat Higgins and obv Ronnie, although I felt Bingham was more likely to do the shock upset against Ronnie than Trump and Maguire not making it.

But it just shows you that nothing is a gimme and whilst you wouldn't want it to happen every year, it's refreshing to have some big shocks

apparently the first time since 1977 that the semis have featured 3 unseeded players

Updated List:
1969 - Stephen Hendry
1970 - Peter Ebdon
1971 - Alan McManus
1972 - Fergal O' Brien
1973 - Chris Small
1974 - Stephen Lee
1975 - Ronnie O' Sullivan
1976 - Stuart Bingham
1977 - Matthew Stevens
1978 - Paul Hunter
1979 - Ali Carter
1980 - Ryan Day
1981 - Stephen Maguire
1982 - Neil Robertson
1983 - Mark Selby
1984 - ?????
1985 - Gary Wilson
1986 - Mark Allen
1987 - Ding Junhui
1988 - Jamie Jones
1989 - Judd Trump
1990 - ??????
1991 - Kyren Wilson
1992 - Chris Wakelin????
1993 - Jak Jones
1994 - Hossein Vafaei
1995 - Luca Brecel
1996 - ????
1997 - Zhao Xintong
1998 - ????
1999 - ????
2000 - Yan Bingtao
2001 - Jackson Page
2002 - Si Jiahui

I can't stand Murphy, but would you have him instead of Robbo in terms of overall record?

Maybe Dott over Matthew Stevens?

If you want to give a nod to Reanne Evans, 1985?

1990 - Cao Yupeng?

1996 Alexander Ursenbacher

1998 Zhou Yelong

Bingham Wilson final could be decent.

comment by JustTrue (U13155)
posted 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
comment by -RKW- (U22124)

posted 2 days ago

Semi finalists:

Maguire
Trump
Higgins
O’Sullivan
=================

Oh dear, this is what we all thought, didn't we?

I thought Kyren had a massive chance against John, but thought last year's annihinlation may play in his head.

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I'll repost my repost!
comment by BillNick (U23088)
posted 13 hours, 49 minutes ago
comment by BillNick (U23088)
posted 1 day, 7 hours ago
Jones
Gilbert
Bingham
Wilson

semis
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comment by kinsang (U3346)

posted 10 minutes ago

I can't stand Murphy, but would you have him instead of Robbo in terms of overall record?

Maybe Dott over Matthew Stevens?

If you want to give a nod to Reanne Evans, 1985?

1990 - Cao Yupeng?

1996 Alexander Ursenbacher

1998 Zhou Yelong
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Firstly, great options for 1990, 1996 and 1998, I will add them.

Yes Murphy vs Robbo is hard, both have a World Title, Murphy has reached 3 other finals, but Robbo has been world number 1. Both have won the Triple Crown. Robbo also has comfortably more ranking events. I will have to give it to Robbo, but Murphy is a good shout

1977 is even closer. I mean Dott won the Worlds and Stevens won the Masters and the UK, both won big matches at the Crucible. Both didn't have many ranking even wins even though it was a very tough era.

I just feel Matthew Stevens was more consistent for a longer period of time. Although I feel Dott was mentally tougher than Stevens. For me, Stevens shades it, but this one is really close.

comment by JustTrue (U13155)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by kinsang (U3346)

posted 10 minutes ago

I can't stand Murphy, but would you have him instead of Robbo in terms of overall record?

Maybe Dott over Matthew Stevens?

If you want to give a nod to Reanne Evans, 1985?

1990 - Cao Yupeng?

1996 Alexander Ursenbacher

1998 Zhou Yelong
==================================

Firstly, great options for 1990, 1996 and 1998, I will add them.

Yes Murphy vs Robbo is hard, both have a World Title, Murphy has reached 3 other finals, but Robbo has been world number 1. Both have won the Triple Crown. Robbo also has comfortably more ranking events. I will have to give it to Robbo, but Murphy is a good shout

1977 is even closer. I mean Dott won the Worlds and Stevens won the Masters and the UK, both won big matches at the Crucible. Both didn't have many ranking even wins even though it was a very tough era.

I just feel Matthew Stevens was more consistent for a longer period of time. Although I feel Dott was mentally tougher than Stevens. For me, Stevens shades it, but this one is really close.

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Are you just ignoring Reanne................

Lol, to be fair, if Reanne was born in 1984, I would give it to her as there are no options, but Gary Wilson has really been playing well recently.

comment by JustTrue (U13155)
posted 10 minutes ago
Lol, to be fair, if Reanne was born in 1984, I would give it to her
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steady on old chap

comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)

posted 7 minutes ago

comment by JustTrue (U13155)
posted 10 minutes ago
Lol, to be fair, if Reanne was born in 1984, I would give it to her
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steady on old chap
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Lol