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Tournament. Werbeniuk tried to stretch across the table, but due to his size was having some difficulty. Eventually he split his trousers. The ripping noise it made caused many in the audience, including his opponent, to laugh out loud. Werbeniuk took it in good humour, asking the
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in which, after
Sinclair had passed out following his 42nd pint, Werbeniuk was reported to say "I'm away to the bar now for a proper drink"; 28 pints of lager and 16 whiskies over the course of 11 frames during a match against Nigel Bond, in January 1990 – after which Werbeniuk then consumed an
231:. His paternal grandfather had immigrated to Canada from Ukraine; his father, according to Werbeniuk, "was one of the biggest fences in Canada" and "committed armed robberies, peddled drugs, every larceny in the language." His father also owned Pop's Billiards on
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he consumed before and during matches – at least six pints before a match and then one pint for each frame. In total, he drank between 40 and 50 pints of lager per day. Doctors advised
Werbeniuk to drink alcohol to counteract a familial benign
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Amateur Championship in 1973, with a 16–15 victory against Robert Paquette after being 12–15 behind. This qualified him for the North American Amateur Championship. He won the North American Amateur Championship by defeating
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Werbeniuk's alleged feats of drinking include: 76 cans of lager during a game with John Spencer in Australia in the 1970s; 43 pints of lager in a snooker match/drinking contest against Scotsman
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His career effectively over, he returned to
Vancouver, where he lived with his mother and brother. A bankruptcy order was filed against him in 1991, and he lived on disability benefits.
219:". Werbeniuk was a four-time World Championship quarter-finalist and also a UK Championship semi-finalist, reaching a career high world ranking of #8 for the 1983–84 season.
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2762:"BBC SPORT | Other Sport | Snooker | Bad Boys: 'Big' Bill Werbeniuk"
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A memorable incident occurred during a televised match against
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Ferguson, Bob (27 October 1975). "Snooker title to Thorburn".
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227:William Werbeniuk was born on 14 January 1947 in
2936:. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from
294:Werbeniuk was noted for the copious amounts of
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2960:"Sport saddened by death of Bill Werbeniuk"
199:; 14 January 1947 – 20 January 2003) was a
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3092:. Ottawa. 4 October 1976. p. 48.
3017:Snooker: records, facts and champions
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303:. Later in his career he also took
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2627:. 15 February 1973. p. 21.
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2742:White, Jim (15 October 2001).
2685:. A&C Black. p. 123.
2609:. 3 February 1973. p. 12.
2605:"Comback wins snooker title".
1193:Former non-ranking tournaments
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148:William Alexander Werbeniuk
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1315:Padmore Super Crystalate
2911:"Bill Werbeniuk career"
2803:"Amazing Snooker Fluke"
928:Non-ranking tournaments
16:Canadian snooker player
3015:Morrison, Ian (1989).
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1869:Opponent in the final
1731:NR / Non-Ranking Event
331:Split trouser incident
316:tax deductible expense
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3074:. Ottawa. p. 18.
2985:Hayton, Eric (2004).
2679:Carter, Neil (2012).
1439:Tolly Cobbold Classic
2863:The Chronicle Herald
2859:"Bill Werbeniuk, 56"
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215:, he was nicknamed "
3142:The Daily Telegraph
3047:. 1 November 1982.
2940:on 16 February 2012
2917:on 12 January 2012.
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1947:New Zealand Masters
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1510:New Zealand Masters
639:Ranking tournaments
290:Alcohol consumption
138:Best ranking finish
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3072:The Ottawa Journal
2625:The Ottawa Citizen
2607:The Ottawa Citizen
1982:Australian Masters
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1542:Australian Masters
1351:International Open
1200:Norwich Union Open
1141:International Open
837:World Championship
800:Non-Ranking Event
750:Non-Ranking Event
705:Non-Ranking Event
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368:four times before
356:Use of propranolol
141:Quarter-final (x6)
3115:Cue sports portal
2966:. 23 January 2003
2889:"Ranking History"
2648:(29 April 2006).
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2166:Ireland "A"
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113:Professional
69:(2003-01-20)
18:
3163:2003 deaths
3158:1947 births
3127:snooker.org
2970:10 November
2895:24 December
2698:28 February
2646:Virgo, John
2510:13 February
1926:Steve Davis
1914:The Classic
935:The Masters
410:Tournament
380:, the anti-
370:propranolol
350:Joe Johnson
344:Trick shots
305:propranolol
280:Steve Davis
261:Ray Reardon
257:John Pulman
3152:Categories
3026:0851123643
2944:24 October
2772:15 January
2587:15 January
2548:15 January
2480:References
2408:Runner-up
2341:Runner-up
2176:Runner-up
2130:Runner-up
2042:Runner-up
1970:Runner-up
1902:Runner-up
646:Grand Prix
265:John Virgo
223:Early life
44:1947-01-14
3055:1 October
2964:The Times
2750:. London.
2582:0261-3077
2499:BBC Sport
2188:World Cup
2142:World Cup
2098:World Cup
1594:Pot Black
1588:Not Held
1536:Not Held
1527:Not Held
1366:Not Held
1309:Not Held
1222:Not Held
1187:Not Held
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1085:Not Held
116:1973–1992
75:Vancouver
3137:Obituary
3049:Archived
2723:. London
2504:Archived
2231:Outcome
2120:England
2014:Outcome
1857:Outcome
229:Winnipeg
217:Big Bill
201:Canadian
122:Highest
108:Big Bill
105:Nickname
81:, Canada
58:, Canada
56:Manitoba
52:Winnipeg
2873:29 July
2808:YouTube
2791:YouTube
2664:9 April
2444:Winner
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2318:Winner
2287:Winner
2256:Winner
2202:Canada
2156:Canada
2110:Canada
2085:Winner
2065:Canada
1937:Winner
1882:Winner
1412:Classic
743:Classic
549:Ranking
376:by the
296:alcohol
274:In the
205:snooker
131:1983/84
124:ranking
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2727:10 May
2689:
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2471:11–10
2311:26–22
2280:16–15
2246:Score
2075:Wales
2034:Score
1872:Score
382:doping
362:ranked
243:Career
99:Canada
96:
2787:Video
2450:1976
2414:1976
2401:11–9
2380:1975
2367:1–11
2347:1975
2324:1974
2293:1973
2262:1973
2237:Year
2037:Ref.
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1888:1973
1863:Year
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512:1987/
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395:Death
213:girth
193:-ben-
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3021:ISBN
2991:ISBN
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2946:2012
2897:2017
2875:2015
2827:ISBN
2774:2017
2729:2012
2700:2015
2687:ISBN
2666:2008
2589:2017
2578:ISSN
2550:2017
2512:2024
2437:2–9
2250:Ref.
2234:No.
2215:2–9
2183:1987
2169:7–9
2137:1986
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