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Alex Higgins was an inspiration to many subsequent professional snooker players, including Ken Doherty, Jimmy White and Ronnie O'Sullivan. [ citation needed ] In Clive Everton 's TV documentary The Story of Snooker (2002), Steve Davis described Higgins as the "one true genius that snooker has produced". [ 145 ]
The 1972 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place between March 1971 and 26 February 1972, as an edition of the World Snooker Championship. The final was played at Selly Park British Legion from 21 to 26 February. Alex Higgins won his first world title, defeating defending champion John Spencer 37–31 in ...
This is a list of professional snooker players ordered by the number of "ranking titles" they have won. A ranking title is a tournament that counts towards the snooker world rankings. World rankings were introduced in the 1976–77 season, initially based on the results from the previous three World Championships.
It was the first major professional snooker tournament without a British player in the final. The event featured a total prize fund of £250,000 with the winner receiving £50,000. The highest break of the event was made by Alex Higgins, who compiled a 142 in his last-16 match against Cliff Thorburn.
Alex Higgins; Declan Hughes (snooker player) M. Robbie McGuigan; Jack McLaughlin; Terry Murphy (snooker player) Tommy Murphy (snooker player) P. Jason Prince; R ...
The 1972 Men of the Midlands was a professional invitational snooker tournament, that took place from 3 January [1] to 20 March 1972. [2] The tournament was won by Alex Higgins, who defeated John Spencer 4–2 in the final. [2] The competition featured a round-robin group stage, with four players progressing into the semi-finals. [3]
The number one ranking has been held by twelve players; Ray Reardon was the first to hold the position, and was followed by Cliff Thorburn, Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, John Higgins, Mark Williams, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Neil Robertson, Mark Selby, Judd Trump, Ding Junhui and Mark Allen.
The professional world rankings for the snooker players on the main tour in the 1977–78 season are listed below. Points gained in each of the three World Snooker Championships are shown, with the total number of points given in the last column. A "–" symbol indicates that the player did not participate in that year's championship.