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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 ]
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]
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 ...
[1] [2] Davis and Rex Williams arranged to play a series of 31 matches with the winner taking the title, and with each player taking a fee from each of the match venues. [3] Snooker historian Clive Everton has suggested that the agenda behind the contest was to allow Williams to gain a world snooker title and become more marketable, at a time ...
Broadcasts were shown on teatime daily on BBC2 and the series started at 17:30 on Monday 3 March 1997. [1] David Vine presented the programme and Ted Lowe and Clive Everton were the commentators while there were more referees in this event than previously. Alan Chamberian and John Newton joined long time referee John Williams.
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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 ...
Pot Black returned after a 12-year absence (or 8 including Senior Pot Black) and unlike the original TV series of matches being recorded in 2 days and transmitted months later, this new format was shown on BBC1's Grandstand showing highlights of the matches during the programme before showing the final live.