311:. By 1957 interest in snooker was ebbing and there just four entries for the World Title. Rea defeated Kennerley 25–12 in the semi-final. He faced Pulman in the best-of-73 frames final, and finished the first day of the match 8–5 ahead. At the end of day two, he led 14–12 in front. Rea increased his advantage to four frames at 18–14 after the third morning session, but Pulman won five of the evening's seven frames, including the last four of the day, to move to one frame behind at 19–20. Pulman took five of the seven frames played on day four and was 24–22 up at the close. Pulman extended his lead to 32–27 on day five. On the concluding day, Pulman won five of the seven frames in the afternoon session to take a winning lead of 37–29. Rea claimed five of the seven frames in the evening session to give a final score of 39–34 to Pulman.
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Morrison felt that the main reason that Rea had not been more successful in tournaments was "his lack of
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January 1972, the championship not having been contested for some years. Rea held Higgins to 5–4 after the first session after losing the first four frames, but Higgins pulled away to win 28–12; the last scheduled session was not required and was played as an exhibition match. Rea entered the
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manager Thomas. He began playing snooker at the age of 9 in the billiard room of the pub his father managed in
Dungannon, but usually then played in boys' clubs until he was 21, as people under that age were not allowed in public bars. He left school aged 14 and became an apprentice
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6–3 at the mid-session, but the match progressed to 9–9. Rea led 71 points to 17 in the deciding frame with only 43 points remaining on the table, but
Gauvreau came back to win the deciding frame. After the tournament, Rea was 131st in the
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617:. In 1958, Rea married Betty; they had a daughter called Jackie and a son called Paul. At the time of his death, he had nine grandchildren. His death on 20 October 2013 was preceded by lengthy illness. His
318:. In the main event, he finished as runner up. With a variety of starts, Rea won 5 of his 8 matches with a frames tally of 173 won to 123 lost. Rea received a cheque for £300. Rea would go one better in
429:, Rea was required to play in the qualifying competition for the Championship each year. The closest he would come to qualification after this came in 1976 when he defeated Ian Anderson 8–5 and
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British Gold Cup (1979/1980), Yamaha Organs Trophy (1980/1981) and International Masters (1981/1982–1983/1984). It was a non-ranking event before 1985.
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Northern Ireland team. Rea was only able to win one of the 13 frames he played, and team ended up in third place from six teams. Before going out to play in the
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in the first round. He was also one of the eight players in the first
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Hills, Pat (18 April 1990). "The Hurricane and the Clown Prince".
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in the final despite being ahead in the early stages. He won the
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Professional titles won by, and finals contested by, Jackie Rea
4046:"Final table – 'News of the World' £1,500 Snooker Tournament".
3465:(May 1976). "Embassy World Professional Snooker Championship".
3306:"July Anniversaries: Pot Black First Transmitted 23 July 1969"
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His final appearance in World Championship qualifying came in
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in the second qualifying round. He didn't enter again until
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Performance and rankings timeline for Jackie Rea before the
339:. Rea achieved the highest ever break at snooker plus, 156.
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Performance and rankings timeline for Jackie Rea from the
3284:(Revised ed.). Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group.
3029:. 13 April 1957. p. 4 – via Google Newspapers.
2994:. 12 April 1957. p. 4 – via Google Newspapers.
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described Rea "as much as comedian as a snooker player".
19:"Jack Rea" redirects here. For the Welsh footballer, see
4007:"Deaths: Rea (John Joseph) – Also Known as Jackie Rea".
3332:"Jackie Rea: Former Irish Snooker Champion Dies Aged 92"
3254:(October 2019). "Snooker 1945–1957: From Boom to Bust".
2827:. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 830–831.
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in 1946, having not played snooker for over five years.
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Stead, Marcus (August 2024). "Ray Reardon Remembered".
3657:"Embassy World Chapionship (Qualifting): First Round".
3646:. Everton's News Agency. November 1987. pp. 21–22.
437:, Rea looked as if he might cause an upset when he led
3145:. 27 October 1959. p. 10 – via Google News.
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started, he joined the Navy, where he was promoted to
4146:"Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup"
3629:. Everton's News Agency. October 1987. pp. 8–11.
3505:. Everton's News Agency. December 1979. pp. 5–9.
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After his 19–11 first round defeat to Higgins in the
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John Joseph "Jackie" Rea was born on 6 April 1921 in
3451:. Everton's News Agency. April 1972. pp. 10–11.
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World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
4222:"Rea Beats Spencer to Win New Professional Event".
3722:. Everton's News Agency. June 1991. pp. 22–23.
3364:"Rea Beats Spencer to Win New Professional Event".
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4059:"'News of the World' £1,500 Snooker Tournament".
2748:"The Cheers and Jeers That Featured 1956 Sport".
1983:means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
287:in the semi-final. He lost in his first match to
3759:. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 29.
3680:. Everton's News Agency. March 1990. p. 23.
3663:. Everton's News Agency. March 1990. p. 20.
3557:. Everton's News Agency. April 1985. p. 17.
3228:. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from
3574:. Everton's News Agency. June 1985. p. 25.
3097:"'News of the World' £1,500 Prof. Tournament".
2615:. Everton's News Agency. April 1971. p. 9.
4211:. Everton's News Agency. July 1974. p. 9.
3904:(October 1952). "Prospects and Tabloid Tips".
3522:. Everton's News Agency. May 1980. p. 10.
3005:"John Pulman in Strong Position on Last Day".
494:5–4 in the first two qualifying rounds of the
460:1–9 for a place in the main draw. He defeated
337:1959 News of the World Snooker Plus Tournament
173:1954/1955 News of the World Snooker Tournament
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3814:(November 2013). "Obituary: Jack Rea".
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3785:'Hurricane' Higgins' Snooker Scrapbook
3488:. Everton's News Agency. pp. 7–9.
3119:(August 1993). "Ted Lowe Looks Back".
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3737:. London: Atlantic Books. p. 51.
3674:"Gauvreau Makes Recovery of Season".
3623:"Clark Stars in Professional Debut".
3161:Snooker: Records, Facts and Champions
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3587:"Snooker Writers Association Awards"
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3125:. Everton's News Agency. p. 23.
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344:1964 Conayes Professional Tournament
316:1952/53 News of the World Tournament
3471:. Everton's News Agency. p. 5.
2955:"Pulman Now One Frame Behind Rea".
2940:"Pulman Narrows Gap to One Frame".
818:Professional Matchplay Championship
4305:The Northern Whig and Belfast Post
4282:. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives.
3551:"Rea Shines in Irish Qualifying".
3425:"Irish Championship in New Year".
3282:The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker
3163:. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives.
2927:The Northern Whig and Belfast Post
2912:The Northern Whig and Belfast Post
2750:The Northern Whig and Belfast Post
2730:The Northern Whig and Belfast Post
2640:. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives.
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155:Rea reached the semi-final of the
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4241:"Rea Retains Chester Pro Title".
3640:"Recoveries on Road to Preston".
3445:"Higgins Is New Irish Champion".
3406:"Rea Retains Chester Pro Title".
3222:"World Professional Championship"
3205:"Owen Wins Willie Smith Trophy".
2669:"Irish Professional Championship"
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625:Performance and rankings timeline
4303:"Jack Rea Champion of Ireland".
3612:. 14 September 1987. p. 40.
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2857:. 11 December 1953. p. 4.
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486:In September 1987 Rea defeated
408:1970 World Snooker Championship
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4011:. 25 October 2013. p. 36.
3869:Chris Turner's Snooker Archive
3693:Benson and Hedges Snooker Year
3591:Chris Turner's Snooker Archive
2925:"Rea Maintains Snooker Lead".
2884:. 12 December 1953. p. 4.
2763:"World Snooker Championship".
2752:. 29 December 1965. p. 5.
2673:Chris Turner's Snooker Archive
2552:. London: Hamlyn. p. 85.
502:9–6 in the first round of the
228:the same year. Rea became the
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4028:. 19 January 1953. p. 9.
3838:. Pelham Books. p. 120.
2732:. 4 December 1965. p. 3.
2520:Non-ranking event before 1974
2502:Non-ranking event before 1984
1975:means an event was not held.
1963:withdrew from the tournament
220:Snooker career before 1968–69
4230:. August 1969. pp. 3–4.
4054:. February 1955. p. 13.
3976:. 17 April 2022. p. 21.
3372:. August 1969. pp. 3–4.
3191:. 23 March 1964. p. 24.
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1229:
1224:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1204:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
975:
944:
939:
927:
919:
907:
899:
894:
889:
882:
877:
872:
869:
863:News of the World Tournament
857:
812:
809:
806:
803:
800:
797:
791:
788:
785:
782:
779:
576:wrote that Rea was the best
4194:. March 1972. pp. 8–9.
4041:. February 1954. p. 9.
3499:"State Express World Cup".
3209:. February 1968. p. 3.
3105:. October 1957. p. 15.
3009:. 13 April 1957. p. 6.
2959:. 11 April 1957. p. 8.
2944:. 11 April 1957. p. 6.
2929:. 10 April 1957. p. 8.
2550:Hamlyn Who's Who in Snooker
1915:lost in the quarter-finals
496:Fidelity International Open
307:semi-final after defeating
230:Irish Professional Champion
4371:
4249:. August 1970. p. 33.
3890:. Curtis Sport. p. 4.
3691:Smith, Terry, ed. (1990).
3414:. August 1970. p. 33.
3391:. January 1970. p. 9.
2914:. 9 April 1957. p. 6.
2899:. 4 April 1957. p. 3.
2690:"Scottish B.A. AND C.C.".
1935:lost in a challenge match
1867:
1790:
1767:
1746:
1649:
1553:
1508:
1472:
1397:
1332:
1291:
1276:
1255:
1243:
972:
936:
916:
904:
854:
794:
263:Rea first appeared in the
18:
4067:. March 1956. p. 11.
3226:cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
3064:. 9 June 1952. p. 3.
2698:. April 1952. p. 15.
2432:
2393:
2354:
2344:
2341:
2338:
2335:
2332:
2329:
2275:
2233:
2191:
2152:
2107:
2068:
2029:
2022:
2019:
2016:
2013:
2010:
2007:
2004:
1979:
1971:
1887:Performance Table Legend
1886:
1875:
1802:
1779:
1758:
1667:
1661:
1475:
1415:
1379:
1376:
1373:
1370:
1258:
964:
958:
924:
866:
821:
35:
4264:. April 1946. p. 3.
4072:Kobylecky, John (2019).
4024:"Professional Snooker".
3755:Hennessey, John (2000).
3716:"WPBSA World Rankings".
3540:. July 1982. p. 17.
3075:"Professional Results".
2771:. March 1949. p. 3.
1923:lost in the semi-finals
609:Personal life, and death
530:Influence and reputation
383:series which started in
352:1968 Willie Smith Trophy
271:, when he lost 18–17 to
165:1957 World Championships
4190:"Men of the Midlands".
4009:Manchester Evening News
3989:Manchester Evening News
3974:Manchester Evening News
3836:World Snooker, Volume 2
2970:"World Snooker Final".
2895:"Jack Rea Romps Home".
1651:Non-ranking tournaments
454:1980 World Championship
435:1977 World Championship
427:1972 World Championship
373:1969 World Championship
283:before losing 23–38 to
157:1952 World Championship
3733:Borrows, Bill (2002).
3280:Morrison, Ian (1987).
3159:Morrison, Ian (1989).
2880:"World Championship".
2548:Morrison, Ian (1988).
2342:Opponent in the final
2017:Opponent in the final
1980:NR / Non-Ranking Event
989:1968–69 snooker season
637:1968–69 snooker season
448:, joining Higgins and
369:1968–69 snooker season
4345:People from Dungannon
4340:British Army soldiers
4033:"Professional play".
3408:Billiards and Snooker
3385:Billiards and Snooker
3308:. BBC. Archived from
3207:Billiards and Snooker
3189:Birmingham Daily Post
1951:position in a league
363:1968–69 to retirement
325:Leicester Square Hall
21:John Rea (footballer)
4280:Snooker: The Records
4260:"Northern Ireland".
4179:on 16 February 2012.
4156:on 16 February 2012.
4133:on 16 February 2012.
3865:"Jackie Rea Profile"
3757:Eye of the Hurricane
2679:on 16 February 2012.
1876:Tournament Not Held
1868:Tournament Hot Held
1803:Tournament Not Held
1799:Pontins Professional
1791:Tournament Not Held
1780:Tournament Not Held
1768:Tournament Not Held
1747:Tournament Not Held
1668:Tournament Not Held
1662:Tournament Not Held
1554:Tournament Not Held
1509:Tournament Not Held
1473:Tournament Not Held
1416:Tournament Not Held
1398:Tournament Not Held
1377:Tournament Not Held
1371:Tournament Not Held
1333:Tournament Not Held
1292:Tournament Not Held
1277:Tournament Not Held
1256:Tournament Not Held
937:Tournament Not Held
925:Tournament Not Held
917:Tournament Not Held
905:Tournament Not Held
867:Tournament Not Held
855:Tournament Not Held
822:Tournament Not Held
795:Tournament Not Held
4262:The Billiard Player
4243:The Billiard Player
4224:The Billiard Player
4061:The Billiard Player
4048:the Billiard Player
4035:The Billiard Player
3972:"Bits and Pieces".
3906:The Billiard Player
3875:on 12 January 2012.
3366:The Billiard Player
3338:. 21 October 2013.
3099:The Billiard Player
3077:The Billiard Player
3007:Jersey Evening Post
2972:Jersey Evening Post
2942:Jersey Evening Post
2897:Jersey Evening Post
2765:The Billiard Player
2711:The Billiard Player
2692:The Billiard Player
2326:
2001:
1943:won the tournament
1755:Men of the Midlands
1245:Ranking tournaments
992:
933:Willie Smith Trophy
639:
446:World Challenge Cup
210:Chief Petty Officer
32:
3187:"Pulman Top Man".
3142:The Glasgow Herald
3046:The Glasgow Herald
3026:The Glasgow Herald
2991:The Glasgow Herald
2854:The Glasgow Herald
2709:"Here and There".
2377:Jack McNally
2324:
1999:
1995:Non-ranking titles
1929:lost in the final
1776:Norwich Union Open
1568:World Championship
1476:Non-Ranking Event
1380:Non-Ranking Event
1374:Non-Ranking Event
1288:International Open
1259:Non-Ranking Event
1167:No ranking system
986:
776:World Championship
634:
375:, losing 25–17 to
281:Kingsley Kennerley
265:World Championship
177:exhibition matches
4289:978-0-85112-448-3
4100:"Ranking History"
4083:978-0-9931433-1-1
3940:978-0-7136-2409-0
3702:978-0-7207-1955-0
3597:on 30 March 2013.
3291:978-0-600-55604-6
3170:978-0-85112-364-6
2834:978-0-9548549-0-4
2559:978-0-600-55713-5
2469:
2468:
2317:
2316:
1987:
1986:
1967:
1966:
1882:
1881:
979:
978:
973:No known results
965:No known results
959:No known results
297:1954 championship
295:and again in the
293:1953 championship
246:St James's Square
136:
135:
4362:
4309:
4308:
4300:
4294:
4293:
4272:
4266:
4265:
4257:
4251:
4250:
4238:
4232:
4231:
4219:
4213:
4212:
4202:
4196:
4195:
4187:
4181:
4180:
4175:. Archived from
4164:
4158:
4157:
4152:. Archived from
4141:
4135:
4134:
4129:. Archived from
4118:
4112:
4111:
4109:
4107:
4096:
4090:
4087:
4068:
4055:
4042:
4029:
4019:
4013:
4012:
4004:
3993:
3992:
3984:
3978:
3977:
3969:
3963:
3962:
3959:The Sunday Times
3954:
3945:
3944:
3923:
3914:
3913:
3898:
3892:
3891:
3883:
3877:
3876:
3871:. Archived from
3861:
3850:
3849:
3828:
3822:
3821:
3808:
3799:
3798:
3777:
3771:
3770:
3752:
3739:
3738:
3730:
3724:
3723:
3713:
3707:
3706:
3688:
3682:
3681:
3671:
3665:
3664:
3654:
3648:
3647:
3637:
3631:
3630:
3620:
3614:
3613:
3605:
3599:
3598:
3593:. Archived from
3582:
3576:
3575:
3565:
3559:
3558:
3548:
3542:
3541:
3533:
3524:
3523:
3513:
3507:
3506:
3496:
3490:
3489:
3479:
3473:
3472:
3459:
3453:
3452:
3442:
3433:
3432:
3422:
3416:
3415:
3402:
3393:
3392:
3387:. No. 587.
3380:
3374:
3373:
3361:
3352:
3351:
3349:
3347:
3328:
3322:
3321:
3319:
3317:
3302:
3296:
3295:
3277:
3262:
3261:
3248:
3242:
3241:
3239:
3237:
3232:on 16 April 2013
3217:
3211:
3210:
3202:
3193:
3192:
3184:
3175:
3174:
3156:
3147:
3146:
3133:
3127:
3126:
3113:
3107:
3106:
3094:
3085:
3084:
3072:
3066:
3065:
3057:
3051:
3050:
3037:
3031:
3030:
3017:
3011:
3010:
3002:
2996:
2995:
2982:
2976:
2975:
2967:
2961:
2960:
2952:
2946:
2945:
2937:
2931:
2930:
2922:
2916:
2915:
2907:
2901:
2900:
2892:
2886:
2885:
2877:
2871:
2870:
2868:
2866:
2845:
2839:
2838:
2820:
2773:
2772:
2760:
2754:
2753:
2745:
2734:
2733:
2725:
2719:
2718:
2706:
2700:
2699:
2687:
2681:
2680:
2675:. Archived from
2665:
2652:
2651:
2630:
2617:
2616:
2606:
2600:
2599:
2591:
2564:
2563:
2545:
2521:
2518:
2512:
2509:
2503:
2500:
2494:
2491:
2485:
2482:
2460:
2458:
2452:
2450:
2449:
2423:
2421:
2416:Jack Bates
2415:
2413:
2412:
2384:
2382:
2376:
2374:
2373:
2350:
2327:
2308:
2306:
2297:
2295:
2294:
2266:
2264:
2255:
2253:
2252:
2224:
2222:
2213:
2211:
2210:
2182:
2180:
2175:Jack Bates
2174:
2172:
2171:
2143:
2141:
2132:
2130:
2129:
2098:
2096:
2091:Jack Bates
2090:
2088:
2087:
2059:
2057:
2052:Jack Bates
2051:
2049:
2048:
2025:
2002:
1969:
1884:
1367:Canadian Masters
1157:
993:
770:
640:
595:The Sunday Times
589:
581:
568:
564:
400:
332:
254:exhibition match
237:
125:
106:Northern Ireland
104:
102:
101:
89:
77:
66:
54:
52:
40:
33:
31:
4370:
4369:
4365:
4364:
4363:
4361:
4360:
4359:
4315:
4314:
4313:
4312:
4302:
4301:
4297:
4290:
4274:
4273:
4269:
4259:
4258:
4254:
4240:
4239:
4235:
4221:
4220:
4216:
4204:
4203:
4199:
4189:
4188:
4184:
4167:Turner, Chris.
4166:
4165:
4161:
4144:Turner, Chris.
4143:
4142:
4138:
4121:Turner, Chris.
4120:
4119:
4115:
4105:
4103:
4098:
4097:
4093:
4084:
4071:
4058:
4045:
4032:
4023:
4020:
4016:
4006:
4005:
3996:
3986:
3985:
3981:
3971:
3970:
3966:
3961:. p. S.26.
3956:
3955:
3948:
3941:
3931:Talking Snooker
3925:
3924:
3917:
3900:
3899:
3895:
3885:
3884:
3880:
3863:
3862:
3853:
3846:
3830:
3829:
3825:
3810:
3809:
3802:
3795:
3779:
3778:
3774:
3767:
3754:
3753:
3742:
3732:
3731:
3727:
3715:
3714:
3710:
3703:
3690:
3689:
3685:
3673:
3672:
3668:
3656:
3655:
3651:
3639:
3638:
3634:
3622:
3621:
3617:
3608:"Honour Roll".
3607:
3606:
3602:
3585:Turner, Chris.
3584:
3583:
3579:
3567:
3566:
3562:
3550:
3549:
3545:
3535:
3534:
3527:
3515:
3514:
3510:
3498:
3497:
3493:
3481:
3480:
3476:
3461:
3460:
3456:
3444:
3443:
3436:
3424:
3423:
3419:
3405:
3403:
3396:
3382:
3381:
3377:
3363:
3362:
3355:
3345:
3343:
3330:
3329:
3325:
3315:
3313:
3304:
3303:
3299:
3292:
3279:
3278:
3265:
3250:
3249:
3245:
3235:
3233:
3220:Turner, Chris.
3219:
3218:
3214:
3204:
3203:
3196:
3186:
3185:
3178:
3171:
3158:
3157:
3150:
3135:
3134:
3130:
3115:
3114:
3110:
3096:
3095:
3088:
3074:
3073:
3069:
3059:
3058:
3054:
3039:
3038:
3034:
3019:
3018:
3014:
3004:
3003:
2999:
2984:
2983:
2979:
2969:
2968:
2964:
2954:
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2924:
2923:
2919:
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2894:
2893:
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2878:
2874:
2864:
2862:
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2846:
2842:
2835:
2822:
2821:
2776:
2762:
2761:
2757:
2747:
2746:
2737:
2727:
2726:
2722:
2708:
2707:
2703:
2689:
2688:
2684:
2667:
2666:
2655:
2648:
2632:
2631:
2620:
2608:
2607:
2603:
2593:
2592:
2567:
2560:
2547:
2546:
2535:
2530:
2525:
2524:
2519:
2515:
2510:
2506:
2501:
2497:
2492:
2488:
2483:
2479:
2474:
2454:
2453:C. Downey
2447:
2445:
2417:
2410:
2408:
2378:
2371:
2369:
2322:
2302:
2292:
2290:
2260:
2250:
2248:
2218:
2208:
2206:
2176:
2169:
2167:
2137:
2127:
2125:
2092:
2085:
2083:
2053:
2046:
2044:
1997:
1992:
1908:
1412:UK Championship
1150:
1143:
1136:
1129:
1122:
1115:
1108:
1101:
1094:
1087:
1080:
1073:
1066:
1059:
1052:
1045:
1038:
1031:
1024:
1017:
1010:
1003:
984:
763:
756:
749:
742:
735:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
632:
627:
611:
591:
583:
566:
562:
532:
519:Marcel Gauvreau
504:UK Championship
431:Bernard Bennett
402:
365:
334:
273:Conrad Stanbury
242:East India Club
239:
236:billiard marker
222:
197:greyhound track
185:
139:John Joseph Rea
120:
99:
97:
80:
79:
75:
74:20 October 2013
57:
56:
50:
48:
29:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
4368:
4366:
4358:
4357:
4352:
4347:
4342:
4337:
4332:
4327:
4317:
4316:
4311:
4310:
4295:
4288:
4276:Everton, Clive
4267:
4252:
4233:
4214:
4197:
4182:
4159:
4136:
4113:
4091:
4089:
4088:
4082:
4069:
4056:
4043:
4030:
4014:
3994:
3979:
3964:
3946:
3939:
3915:
3893:
3878:
3851:
3845:978-0720713985
3844:
3823:
3812:Everton, Clive
3800:
3794:978-0285624863
3793:
3772:
3766:978-1840183856
3765:
3740:
3725:
3708:
3701:
3683:
3666:
3649:
3632:
3615:
3600:
3577:
3560:
3543:
3525:
3508:
3491:
3474:
3463:Everton, Clive
3454:
3434:
3417:
3394:
3375:
3353:
3323:
3312:on 10 May 2013
3297:
3290:
3263:
3252:Everton, Clive
3243:
3212:
3194:
3176:
3169:
3148:
3137:"Snooker Plus"
3128:
3117:Everton, Clive
3108:
3086:
3067:
3052:
3032:
3012:
2997:
2977:
2962:
2947:
2932:
2917:
2902:
2887:
2872:
2840:
2833:
2774:
2755:
2735:
2720:
2701:
2682:
2653:
2646:
2634:Everton, Clive
2618:
2601:
2565:
2558:
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2531:
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2526:
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2359:
2356:
2352:
2351:
2346:
2343:
2340:
2337:
2334:
2331:
2321:
2320:Amateur finals
2318:
2315:
2314:
2312:
2309:
2288:
2283:
2280:
2277:
2273:
2272:
2270:
2267:
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2243:
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2201:
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2165:
2160:
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2150:
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2026:
2021:
2018:
2015:
2012:
2009:
2006:
1996:
1993:
1991:
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1984:
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1973:
1965:
1964:
1961:
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1952:
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112:Professional
76:(2013-10-20)
55:6 April 1921
25:
4330:2013 deaths
4325:1921 births
4205:"Pontins".
3927:Davis, Fred
3346:12 February
3236:24 February
3060:"Snooker".
2865:30 November
2124:Runner-up:
603:Steve Davis
462:Joe Johnson
348:round-robin
289:John Pulman
202:boilermaker
169:John Pulman
4319:Categories
4106:6 February
2528:References
2355:Runner-up
2276:Runner-up
2069:Runner-up
1329:Grand Prix
1273:Asian Open
997:Tournament
982:Modern era
644:Tournament
561:dedication
552:John Virgo
399:dead frame
285:Fred Davis
183:Early life
161:Fred Davis
51:1921-04-06
30:Jackie Rea
4026:The Times
3929:(1983) .
3610:The Times
3538:Cue World
3336:BBC Sport
3062:The Times
3041:"Snooker"
3021:"Snooker"
2986:"Snooker"
2882:The Times
2849:"Snooker"
2134:Joe Davis
1895:unranked
1759:Not Held
572:In 1952,
541:Commandos
506:and held
472:. In the
381:Pot Black
377:Gary Owen
250:Joe Davis
189:Dungannon
115:1947–1990
88:, England
86:Stockport
65:, Ireland
59:Dungannon
4278:(1985).
3834:(1982).
3783:(1980).
3340:Archived
3316:21 March
2859:Archived
2636:(1982).
2426:unknown
2330:Outcome
2185:unknown
2101:unknown
2062:unknown
2005:Outcome
991:onwards
630:Post-war
490:5–1 and
214:demobbed
121:Highest
2433:Winner
2394:Winner
2234:Winner
2192:Winner
2153:Winner
2108:Winner
2030:Winner
1469:Classic
1163:Ranking
588:session
537:Cheadle
406:In the
367:In the
331:colours
320:1954/55
291:in the
240:at the
204:. When
146:snooker
130:1983–84
123:ranking
4286:
4080:
3937:
3842:
3791:
3763:
3699:
3288:
3167:
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2644:
2556:
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2345:Score
2311:12–28
2301:
2296:
2259:
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2136:
2131:
2089:
2050:
2020:Score
567:
563:
350:. The
252:in an
103:
2472:Notes
2439:1947
2400:1947
2361:1946
2336:Year
2282:1972
2159:1956
2075:1952
2036:1947
2011:Year
1149:1989/
1142:1988/
1135:1987/
1128:1986/
1121:1985/
1114:1984/
1107:1983/
1100:1982/
1093:1981/
1086:1980/
1079:1979/
1072:1978/
1065:1977/
1058:1976/
1051:1975/
1044:1974/
1037:1973/
1030:1972/
1023:1971/
1016:1970/
1009:1969/
1002:1968/
762:1967/
755:1966/
748:1965/
741:1964/
734:1963/
728:1962/
723:1961/
718:1960/
713:1959/
708:1958/
703:1957/
698:1956/
693:1955/
688:1954/
683:1953/
678:1952/
673:1951/
668:1950/
663:1949/
658:1948/
653:1947/
648:1946/
4284:ISBN
4108:2011
4078:ISBN
3935:ISBN
3840:ISBN
3789:ISBN
3761:ISBN
3697:ISBN
3404:>
3348:2018
3318:2013
3286:ISBN
3238:2011
3165:ISBN
2867:2017
2829:ISBN
2642:ISBN
2554:ISBN
2463:4–2
2387:6–7
2349:Ref.
2333:No.
2269:4–3
2241:1970
2227:4–3
2199:1969
2146:N/A
2115:1955
2024:Ref.
2008:No.
1156:Ref.
769:Ref.
515:1990
385:1969
357:1964
342:The
305:1955
301:1956
277:1952
269:1949
128:48 (
71:Died
45:Born
2457:IRE
2436:3.
2420:NIR
2397:2.
2381:NIR
2358:1.
2305:NIR
2279:2.
2263:ENG
2237:5.
2221:ENG
2195:4.
2179:NIR
2156:3.
2140:ENG
2111:2.
2095:NIR
2072:1.
2056:NIR
2033:1.
1960:WD
1920:SF
1912:QF
1904:#R
1898:LQ
1892:UR
1762:LQ
1696:NH
1643:LQ
1637:LQ
1634:LQ
1613:LQ
1610:LQ
1604:LQ
1601:LQ
1595:LQ
1560:LQ
1557:LQ
1542:LQ
1539:LQ
1536:LQ
1533:LQ
1530:LQ
1524:LQ
1497:LQ
1494:LQ
1491:LQ
1488:LQ
1485:LQ
1482:LQ
1479:LQ
1461:LQ
1458:LQ
1455:LQ
1452:LQ
1449:WD
1443:LQ
1440:LQ
1434:WD
1404:LQ
1401:NR
1386:NH
1383:LQ
1359:LQ
1356:LQ
1353:LQ
1350:LQ
1347:LQ
1344:LQ
1321:LQ
1318:LQ
1310:LQ
1307:LQ
1304:LQ
1301:LQ
1295:LQ
1280:LQ
1265:LQ
1262:NH
1236:117
1226:111
1221:103
783:LQ
730:63
725:62
720:61
715:60
710:59
705:58
700:57
695:56
690:55
685:54
680:53
675:52
670:51
665:50
660:49
655:48
650:47
580:pot
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244:in
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2536:^
1954:A
1948:#
1932:L
1926:F
1872:QF
1856:A
1853:A
1850:A
1847:A
1844:A
1841:A
1838:A
1835:A
1832:A
1829:A
1826:A
1823:A
1820:A
1817:A
1814:A
1811:A
1807:QF
1788:A
1784:1R
1765:A
1720:QF
1715:1R
1710:1R
1705:1R
1700:QF
1692:QF
1687:QF
1683:A
1680:A
1677:A
1674:A
1671:A
1665:L
1640:A
1631:A
1628:A
1625:A
1622:A
1619:A
1616:A
1607:A
1598:A
1591:1R
1586:1R
1582:A
1578:QF
1573:QF
1527:A
1521:A
1518:A
1515:A
1512:A
1446:A
1437:A
1430:1R
1425:1R
1420:1R
1341:A
1337:2R
1314:1R
1298:A
1231:99
1216:76
1211:61
1206:48
1201:UR
1196:UR
1191:UR
1186:UR
1181:UR
1176:UR
1171:UR
1151:90
1144:89
1137:88
1130:87
1123:86
1116:85
1109:84
1102:83
1095:82
1088:81
1081:80
1074:79
1067:78
1060:77
1053:76
1046:75
1039:74
1032:73
1025:72
1018:71
1011:70
1004:69
962:L
870:A
846:SF
841:SF
836:QF
831:QF
826:SF
810:A
807:A
804:A
801:A
798:A
792:A
789:A
786:A
780:A
764:68
757:67
750:66
743:65
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1939:W
1742:W
1735:W
969:W
955:W
941:3
921:4
901:6
896:3
891:5
885:W
879:4
874:2
851:F
565:–
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