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The son of Ben and Cynthia Reardon, [2] he was born on 8 October 1932 in the coal mining community of Tredegar in Monmouthshire, Wales. [3] When eight years old, he was introduced to a version of snooker by his uncle, and at ten he was practising cue sports twice-weekly at Tredegar Workmen's Institute as well as on a scaled-down billiard table at home.
The World Snooker Championship originally was the only event to offer ranking points, until the 1982 International Open. [4] Over the next 22 seasons, five men held the first position; Reardon (1976/77 to 1980/81), Cliff Thorburn , Reardon again for 1982/83 [note 1], Steve Davis (1983/84 to 1989/90) and Stephen Hendry (1990/91 to 1997/98).
This meant that the 1974 World Championship retrospectively became the first ranking event, won by Ray Reardon. Until 1982, the World Championship was the only ranking event. In the 1982–83 season, two more ranking events were added to the snooker calendar: the International Open and the Professional Players Tournament.
Ray Reardon was the first Welsh player to win the world snooker title [Getty Images] In 2016, the cup awarded to the winner of the Welsh Open was named the Ray Reardon Trophy in his honour.
The World Snooker Championship is the preeminent tournament in professional snooker. [1] Joe Davis won the first edition, in 1927 at Camkin's Hall in Birmingham, England. [2] Ray Reardon was the defending champion in 1975, having defeated Graham Miles 22–12 in the 1974 final.
Ray Reardon defeated Jimmy White 10–5 in the final, to win the first prize of £5,000 and his first ranking tournament win since the 1978 World Championship. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Reardon became the oldest winner of a ranking event at the age of 50 years and 14 days.
The winner of the title was Ray Reardon, who defeated Alex Higgins 27–16 in the final at Wythenshawe Forum, to claim his fifth World Championship. Reardon was the defending champion, having won 31–30 against Eddie Charlton in the 1975 final. During the 1976 final, Reardon made several complaints about the environment, which was adjusted to ...
What is the World Snooker Championship prize money? ... break bonuses are shared if two players hit the same total. List of winners in the Crucible era. 1977 – John Spencer. 1978 – Ray Reardon ...