Snooker's Biggest Quiz

[hegeland]

Congratulations Robert602 & Cyril! Half a point each. Further comments unnecessary, see Cyril's most informative post above this.

So here is the scoreboard after round 120:

Pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 21½. . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 12½ . . . . . . . Robert602
..3 . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..4 . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..5 . . . . . . . . . 10½. . . . . . . Mitsuko
..6 . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . Davis greatest
..7 . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . chasmmi
..8 . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . The Statman
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 6½. . . . . . . Alex0Paul
10 . . . . . . . . . . 4½ . . . . . . . Cyril
11 . . . . . . . . . . 4½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
12 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
13 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April madness
14 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
15 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
16 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
17 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
18 . . . . . . . . . . 1½. . . . . . . hegeland
19 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . kellie-text
20 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
21 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-ONE

Anyone?

[Cyril]

I was thinking billiards myself (where 2002 would be an achievable break), but no idea who might've said it. I'll have a stab at Walter Lindrum.

Edit: Just noticed that hegeland put a comma in it originally (as in 2,002) but then removed it, a clue?

AHHH!!!, of course!!

Why didn't I think of it? It was indeed Walter Lindrum. In the late 20's he played a series of matches against Willie Smith, who was regarded by the public as the unofficial British number 1. In one match the prize was a silver tea service. Lindrum's wife was tragically knocked down by a bus and was in a very serious condition in hospital. She asked him to win the tea service for her. It was at that point that he made a break of 2,002. He returned to the dressing room to be informed that his wife had suffered a relapse and that there was no hope of her pulling through. Made as it was, under such severe emotional pressure, Walter regarded that break as his finest.

[Robert602]

I was thinking billiards myself (where 2002 would be an achievable break), but no idea who might've said it. I'll have a stab at Walter Lindrum.

Edit: Just noticed that hegeland put a comma in it originally (as in 2,002) but then removed it, a clue?

[Cyril]

Did Graeme Dott "break" his old cue in 2002?

[Ginger Freak]

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY

Continuing on the same track as Statman, who said "That 2002 was the best break I ever made in my life" and why was it so special?

If i knew who made a break of 2002 this would be easy!

[The Statman]

Congratulations Ginger Freak – it is indeed Dominic Dale, born Christopher, who is celebrating his 35th birthday today.

So here is the scoreboard after round 119:

Pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 21½. . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..3 . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . Robert602
..4 . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..5 . . . . . . . . . 10½. . . . . . . Mitsuko
..6 . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . Davis greatest
..7 . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . chasmmi
..8 . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . The Statman
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 6½. . . . . . . Alex0Paul
10 . . . . . . . . . . 4½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
11 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . Cyril
12 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
13 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April madness
14 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
15 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
16 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
17 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
18 . . . . . . . . . . 1½. . . . . . . hegeland
19 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . kellie-text
20 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
21 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer

And so we see Cyril move from eleventh to tenth and back to eleventh in probably record time!

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY

...from hegeland:

Continuing on the same track as Statman, who said "That 2002 was the best break I ever made in my life" and why was it so special?

[hegeland]

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY

Continuing on the same track as Statman, who said "That 2002 was the best break I ever made in my life" and why was it so special?

[Ginger Freak]

It's not you is it?

Failing that I will say Dominic Dale (just in case his real name is Christopher!)

[The Statman]

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEEN

Which Christopher is celebrating his birthday this week? (This is a snooker question before someone says a family member called Christopher has a birthday tomorrow!)

[The Statman]

Congratulations Cyril and hegeland. It was indeed Joe Davis talking about the possibility of a 155 being made. Like climbing Mount Everest and then being expected to climb the flagpole! I reckon ½ point each for that.

So here is the scoreboard after round 118:

Pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 21½. . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..3 . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . Robert602
..4 . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..5 . . . . . . . . . 10½. . . . . . . Mitsuko
..6 . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . Davis greatest
..7 . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . chasmmi
..8 . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . The Statman
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 6½. . . . . . . Alex0Paul
10 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . Cyril
11 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
12 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
13 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April madness
14 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
15 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
16 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
17 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
18 . . . . . . . . . . 1½. . . . . . . hegeland
19 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . kellie-text
20 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
21 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEEN

...anyone?

[Ginger Freak]

Was Joe talking about the possibility of getting a maximum at 'Snooker Plus'?

[hegeland]

Joe Davis, about some "smart-alecs" saying 155 beeing the real highest break.

[hegeland]

Joe Davis, something about his 146 break before he'd made the 147

[The Statman]

... The only others were Dicky Laws, Harry Stokes or Bill Withers - but I dont know what any of them looked like.

I'm sure I've got a book somewhere with a picture of Mr Withers, he of joke fame (How do you make a duck into a snooker player? Put him in the microwave till his Bill Withers!).

Congratulations Cyril. It was indeed a quote from Joe Davis, but I want to know precisely what it was he was talking about.

[hegeland]

Btw, good (and difficult) questions as ususal from you Sir.