Snooker's Biggest Quiz

[snookersfun]

one???
Nigel Bond and Stephen Hendry

[The Statman]

I would have accepted a post made at 3:51 on any morning! But nobody was around, so we'll replay the point!

How many re-spotted blacks were played at the 2006 World Championship? And for a bonus point, correctly list the two players involved in each one.

[snookersfun]

According to Statman it was 3:51am, but of course we all missed it...

The latest finish at the Crucible came in the 1983 second-round match between Terry Griffiths and Cliff Thorburn. The final session – at 6 hours and 25 minutes the longest single session – whose start was delayed until 8:55p.m. due to the conclusion of the previous match, finished at 3:51a.m.

[davis_greatest]

I think my screen hadn't refreshed, because not only was pat39's answer not there when I typed my post above, but The Statman's question was showing as having been posted at "Today 00:29" rather than "Yesterday 00:29", as it now appears.

That means we have all missed it, and should have posted at 3.51a.m. yesterday.

[davis_greatest]

Much later than that Paul. I don't think I'll still be here in 200 minutes though to post the answer.

[pat39]

I'll go for 3.50am, Thorburn v Griffiths in 1983 I think. Sorry I can't wait until 3.50 before posting my answer as I am off to bed shortly, and it's probably wrong anyway.

[PaulTheSoave]

This is an easy one, me ole mucka! it was The Dott final this year. 0.45 and the Crucible bar was still open.

[snookersfun]

you know you are quite mad
give it to the owls then...
So, are you sure, you don't want the answer earlier than that?

[The Statman]

ROUND FORTY-FOUR

At what time was the latest ever finish at the Crucible?

You will deserve the point for this one, as I am going to give the point to anyone whose post, giving the correct answer, is posted at the same time today! (As stated on the date/time displayed at the top of the post).

Cocoa anyone?

[The Statman]

Alas his official ranking looks slightly less impressive. Far from rejoining the top-16 he left the top-96!

1976-77	2
1977-78	5
1978-79	7
1979-80	11
1980-81	4
1981-82	11
1982-83	2
1983-84	5
1984-85	9
1985-86	9
1986-87	6
1987-88	9
1988-89	17
1989-90	24
1990-91	97
1991-92	120
1992-93	72
1993-94	61
1994-95	48
1995-96	51
1996-97	99
1997-98	156

[snookersfun]

I think the gist of it was, that Alex should not be ranked at all for the 90/91 season, but Statman can probably clear that up.

[Robert602]

I remember a similar Alex Higgins discussion on the BDE thread a while ago. According to the Wikipedia Stats, Higgins had regained his top 16 place. But Statman and Cyril both cleared that story up.

Do you remember what Alex's ranking was actually resolved to be? I'll correct wikipedia and my own stats if someone can fill me in.

No bonus for you though semih, sorry. Your guess of 18 looks like it was right, but since you didn't name the missing Tony Knowles, I can't give you the bonus point. Don't cry.

[Semih_Sayginer]

i got a point for adding one onto statsys total in the hope hed missed one out......bonus?

unless i get it taken away. if so, ill cry

[snookersfun]

I remember a similar Alex Higgins discussion on the BDE thread a while ago. According to the Wikipedia Stats, Higgins had regained his top 16 place. But Statman and Cyril both cleared that story up.

[Robert602]

You might be right Statman. The only rankings I could find for 90/91 are on Chris Turner's site, which list Alex as number 14 in 90/91 and then dropping right out of the top 32 the season after. It could be that these were the provisional rankings at the end of the season, before the points were fined, rather than the official ones.

If we agree on the rest of it though the scores did go the right way for both rounds, so no great harm done. If you could check it out however I'd be interested to know so that I can amend my own dodgy records.