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5 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Maybe you're not arranging your balls right. ;)

I have it on good authority that they are correctly positioned, but I'm fairly willing to have the matter examined by a professional*

 

*provided he's young and athletic

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Ronnie will be upset.

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15 minutes ago, DCI Frank Burnside said:

Confirmed by World Snooker

 

 

A bit snarky of them to remind everyone that he never made a 147 break, but that he once got so close by making a 146. It'd be a bit like if Tim Henman died and the ITF tribute included a reminder of him being two points away from reaching the Wimbledon final in 2001.

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Obits coming in now. 
 

RIP. 

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Dracula has bitten the dust. RIP. 

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Rex Williams back on DL 2025?

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Why wasn't Ray on the list, has nobody heard of him? 

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18 minutes ago, Yvonne said:

Why wasn't Ray on the list, has nobody heard of him? 

 

He was still playing snooker and hitting century breaks last December, not exactly a sign of an imminent death. Unless you want Jack Lisowski on the list next year?

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1 hour ago, Yvonne said:

Why wasn't Ray on the list, has nobody heard of him? 

 

He was on my longlist, and I've deployed him in the ABC pool in the past.  But the last news of him was that he was in good health, so I've steered clear since.

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Considering he was a miss for the Deathlist and only picked by a few teams in the DDP,  it was another tactical masterclass from the old schemer. RIP.

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46 minutes ago, harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy said:

I wonder who, if anyone, will be the first pro snooker player to make a century. Presumably no one has yet. Is Rex Williams currently the closest at 91?

Nowhere near the level of acclaim of Rex, but this guy

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Rea reached 92. 

 

This guy

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Thompson_(snooker_player) would be 94/95 if still alive, but he only barely makes the cut of professional.

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On 22/03/2023 at 22:01, millwall32 said:

85 and in very bad health. Could be the first billiards player to appear on our list.

Clive Everton - Wikipedia

Clive Everton reportedly dead: 

I'll assume he is a DDP pick.

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14 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Clive Everton reportedly dead: 

 

I'll assume he is a DDP pick.

He is

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An obit was published and is now a 404 error, so I'd still wait for more confirmation.

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Just now, drol said:

An obit was published and is now a 404 error, so I'd still wait for more confirmation.

World Snooker Tour have tweeted, but as usual news report is better. 

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Daily Express for Everton.

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Sad news. He had a lovely soft, calm and reassuring voice. Treated quite badly by the Beeb imho when they got rid of him. RIP. 

 

(And yes, I did once work with him :rolleyes:)

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I remember watching the World Billiards final last year.  The commentators said Clive Everton was due to attend but was too ill to do so.  That and the last snooker documentary I saw had Clive on and he clearly had Parkinson's.  So not a surprise.  If you want to pay tribute, buy his book "Black Farce And Cue Ball Wizards".  It'll tell you what snooker was really like during both its glory and dismal years.

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Proper, old school commentator. RIP.

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