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Clive Harold Everton MBE (7 September 1937 – 27 September 2024) was an English-born Welsh sports commentator, journalist, author and professional snooker and English billiards player. He founded Snooker Scene magazine, which was first published (as World Snooker ) in 1971, and continued as editor until September 2022. [ 1 ]
John Parrott progressed after winning three rounds, beating Dennis Hughes 10–3, Clive Everton 10–2 and the 1978 World Snooker Championship runner-up Perrie Mans 10–0. [3] Neal Foulds , aged 20, the British junior snooker champion, [ 13 ] also won three matches to make his Crucible debut, [ 14 ] defeating Doug French 10–5, Les Dodd 10 ...
The winner received £100,000 from a total prize fund of £502,000 [1] and the Clive Everton Trophy. [3] Everton died on 27 September, two days before the tournament concluded. [4] The defending champion was Mark Williams, who defeated Mark Selby 10–7 in the 2023 final, [5] but he lost 1–4 to Rory Thor in qualifying (round 1).
Everton had been the editor of Billiards and Snooker from the December 1966 issue [1] until the February 1971 issue when he was succeeded by Doug Organ. [2] [3] According to Everton, he was sacked at the instigation of Jack Karnehm, the Chairman of the Billiards and Snooker Control Council (as the Billiards Association and Control Council had renamed itself) for "giving professionals publicity ...
Billiards and snooker historian Clive Everton mocked this ambition, noting that there were only 15 spectators at the billiards, and imagined a television announcer introducing "a game none of you understand, played by two people you've never heard of".
Williams had turned professional in 1951, becoming the first player to make the transition from being an amateur since Pulman and Brown had done so in 1946. Snooker historian Clive Everton wrote that Williams was "hammered" by Brown, and that this demonstrated the gulf in ability between the top amateurs and the professionals of the time. [8]: 60
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It took place around November each year. Prior to the 1999/2000 season, it was held later in the season. As a result, two tournaments were held in 1999, one for the 1998/1999 season and one for the 1999/2000 season. Since 2022, the tournament's trophy is named the Clive Everton Trophy, after the popular commentator. [1]