"Brian Morgan (snooker player) Brian Morgan is an English professional snooker player and coach. He is a former World Under-21 champion, and was among the top 32 players in the professional world rankings for several years. He reached the last 16 of the 1994 World Championship. He also qualified for the tournament in 1993, 1995 and 1997. In 1996 he reached the final of the Asian Classic, beating Stephen Hendry before suffering a narrow 9–8 loss to Ronnie O'Sullivan. He made a 146 break in this tournament. In the same year he won the Benson & Hedges Championship, which entitled"
"Ronnie Baxter Ronnie Baxter (born 5 February 1961 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is a former World No. 1 English professional darts player. He uses the nickname The Rocket for his matches. Baxter is known for his fast robotic throwing action. He currently resides in his hometown Blackpool. Baxter played on the North American circuit during the 1980s and when he participated in the British Darts Organisation he had a consistent record for reaching the final stages of their Open events. As well as winning the Welsh Open twice, German Open, Denmark, Swiss and Finnish Opens he also reached the final of"
"he was defeated 6–3 by Daryl Gurney in the first round. Baxter was placed 73rd on the Order of Merit after 2017 World Championship and played in Q School in an attempt to win his spot back on tour. After losing in the final round on the last day 5–0 to Kirk Shepherd, Baxter had done enough to secure a two-year Tour Card by finishing third on the Q School Order of Merit. Ronnie Baxter Ronnie Baxter (born 5 February 1961 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is a former World No. 1 English professional darts player. He uses the nickname The Rocket"
"during a break from the game. His first child, with his ex-partner Sarah, a son named Max, was born in 2009. Ali Carter Allister ""Ali"" Carter (born 25 July 1979) is an English professional snooker player. He is a two-time World Championship runner-up, twice losing to Ronnie O'Sullivan, in 2008 and 2012. He has also won four ranking titles and been as high as second in the world rankings. His nickname, ""The Captain"", comes from his hobby, piloting aeroplanes. He lives in Chelmsford. Carter turned professional in 1996. He first emerged in 1999, winning the WPBSA Association Young Player of"
"Ali Carter Allister ""Ali"" Carter (born 25 July 1979) is an English professional snooker player. He is a two-time World Championship runner-up, twice losing to Ronnie O'Sullivan, in 2008 and 2012. He has also won four ranking titles and been as high as second in the world rankings. His nickname, ""The Captain"", comes from his hobby, piloting aeroplanes. He lives in Chelmsford. Carter turned professional in 1996. He first emerged in 1999, winning the WPBSA Association Young Player of the Year award after winning the Benson and Hedges Championship in 1999 – this earned him a wild card place in"
"give it up for Joe (cue cheering and applause). Give it up for Bob (bigger/lesser cheering and applause) Bob, you're the Skill Skool winner. Skills!"" Rocket proceeds to thrust the ball into the midrift of the winner, while the teammates usually mob and even sometimes perform some prank. A famous footballer is asked to name his three favourite goals throughout his career so far, and the choices are played (in reverse order) at various stages throughout the show. Notable appearances have included Thierry Henry, Wayne Rooney, David Beckham, and Ryan Giggs. Ruud van Nistelrooy in this section was only asked"
"Jimmy White James Warren White, (born 2 May 1962) is an English professional snooker player who now competes with an invitational tour card. Nicknamed ""The Whirlwind"" because of his fluid, attacking style of play and popularly referred to as the ""People's Champion"", White is a six times World Championship finalist, the 1980 World Amateur Champion, 2009 Six-red Grand Prix champion, 2010 World Seniors Champion and 1984 World Doubles champion with Alex Higgins. White's non-world championship achievements include the UK Championship, the Masters and the Nations Cup. A two-time winner of both the World Cup and the British Open, White was"
"the Alex Higgins International Trophy. In 2016, WPBSA chairman Barry Hearn announced that the trophy for the new Northern Ireland Open tournament would be named after Higgins. Higgins' professional rivalry with Steve Davis was portrayed in a 2016 BBC feature film entitled ""The Rack Pack"", in which he was played by Luke Treadaway. Alex Higgins Alexander Gordon Higgins (18 March 1949 – 24 July 2010) was a Northern Irish professional snooker player, who is remembered as one of the most iconic figures in the game. Nicknamed Hurricane Higgins because of his fast play, he was World Champion in 1972 and"
"publicly when he later found out that Ebdon had been ill during the match. Drago is known for his consistently high-speed play, similar to pool players Lou Butera of the United States and Luc Salvas of Canada, or snooker's Ronnie O'Sullivan. His style has earned him the nickname ""the Tornado"" and in more recent times has been known among the pool community as the ""Maltese Whippet"" (due to another player using the Tornado nickname in pool). Currently Drago plays with a John Parris cue. Tony Drago Tony Drago (born 22 September 1965) is a Maltese former professional snooker and pool"
"Cliff Thorburn Clifford Charles Devlin ""Cliff"" Thorburn (born January 16, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional snooker player. He won the World Snooker Championship in 1980, the first player from outside the United Kingdom to win the title in the sport's modern era. He was also ranked number one that year. In 1983, Thorburn became the first player to compile a maximum break at the World Championship. He is one of two snooker players inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, the other being George Chenier. His slow, determined style of play earned him the nickname ""The Grinder"". Thorburn first"
"the season. In November 2018, after winning his first round match against Anthony Hamilton at the UK Championships, Lawler was crtitised for his slow play by World Snooker Chairman Barry Hearn taking an average of 39.8s per shot. Rod Lawler Rod Lawler (born 12 July 1971 in Liverpool, Lancashire) is an English professional snooker player. He is noted for his slow playing style, which gave rise to his nickname, ""Rod the Plod"". Since turning professional in 1990, Lawler has reached one ranking tournament final - the 1996 International Open, where he lost 3–9 to John Higgins - and won one"
"events. Ian Frazer (poker player) Ian ""The Raiser"" Frazer is an English professional poker player and commentator, chiefly noted for his strong record in shootout poker tournaments. He is based in Croydon and owns Vidette UK Ltd, which has been the subject of a recent controversy as one of their drivers dangerously drove a cyclist off the road in the UK without any repercussions https://twitter.com/mickrogers/status/860767195609137152 Frazer's shootout successes include wins in: He also reached the final table of the FullTilt.net Poker Global Poker Challenge, PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker, PartyPoker.com World Open III and PartyPoker.com European Open IV. He also reached"
"Joe Perry (snooker player) Joe Perry (born 13 August 1974) is an English professional snooker player. Often referred to as the ""Fen Potter"" and also nicknamed ""the Gentleman"", he was born in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. He climbed the rankings steadily after turning professional in 1991, and reached the top sixteen for the first time in 2002. His first ranking final came at the 2001 European Open and he had to wait another 13 years for a second which came at the 2014 Wuxi Classic. Perry then won his first major ranking title at the 2015 Players Championship Grand Final, at the"
"Clive Everton Clive Harold Everton (born 7 September 1937) is a Welsh veteran commentator for ITV and Sky and former BBC snooker commentator, journalist, author and former professional snooker and billiards player. He is generally regarded as the authoritative voice for snooker, on account of his knowledge of the game for over forty years. He began his BBC career on the radio, and later worked on television, commentating on the World Snooker Championship from 1978 until 2010. He continues to commentate for other broadcasters, including ITV4 for the Champion of Champions and World Grand Prix tournaments, Sky Sports, at the"
"Terry Jenkins Terrence Jenkins (born 26 September 1963 in Ledbury, Herefordshire) is an English professional darts player who is nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the nickname ""Tucker"" for his matches. He has reached number four in the world rankings and has been runner-up in nine major PDC televised finals (the 2006 and 2007 World Grand Prix, 2007 Premier League, 2007 Las Vegas Desert Classic, 2007 and 2009 World Matchplay, 2008 Grand Slam of Darts, 2014 UK Open and 2014 European Championship). It is a common myth that Jenkins is one of only a few people to only play his"
"Peter Jackson (rugby union) Peter Jackson (22 September 1930, Birmingham – 22 March 2004, Solihull) was a rugby union international who played on the wing for Coventry and Warwickshire for many years. He earned the nickname 'Nijinsky' after the Russian ballet dancer. He was devastating when he had the ball to hand and could sidestep or outpace a defender with equal facility. He scored three tries in the 1957 Five Nations Championship and helped England to their first Grand Slam since the Twenties. In 1958 against at Twickenham, he demonstrated his mastery of the feint to score a dazzling match-winning"
"Ian Frazer (poker player) Ian ""The Raiser"" Frazer is an English professional poker player and commentator, chiefly noted for his strong record in shootout poker tournaments. He is based in Croydon and owns Vidette UK Ltd, which has been the subject of a recent controversy as one of their drivers dangerously drove a cyclist off the road in the UK without any repercussions https://twitter.com/mickrogers/status/860767195609137152 Frazer's shootout successes include wins in: He also reached the final table of the FullTilt.net Poker Global Poker Challenge, PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker, PartyPoker.com World Open III and PartyPoker.com European Open IV. He also reached the"
"Dave Harold David ""Dave"" Harold (born 9 December 1966) is an English former professional snooker player from Stoke-on-Trent. He was known by the nicknames of ""the Hard Man"" and ""the Stoke Potter"" (conflating his home city's pottery industry and his profession of potting snooker balls). He was also the first player on the television circuit to sport a plaster on his chin as a guide for his cue, which is a practice now adopted by Graeme Dott. As an amateur he played as David Harold, but since turning professional in 1991 he was registered as Dave Harold. He has three"
"betting shops around the country. In October 2010, he joined ITV's commentary team for Power Snooker. During the final of the 2011 UK Championship, John Virgo referred to Everton as ""our ex-colleague"". In 2017, Everton was inducted into the Snooker Hall of Fame at the annual Snooker Awards. Clive Everton Clive Harold Everton (born 7 September 1937) is a Welsh veteran commentator for ITV and Sky and former BBC snooker commentator, journalist, author and former professional snooker and billiards player. He is generally regarded as the authoritative voice for snooker, on account of his knowledge of the game for over"
"Alex Higgins Alexander Gordon Higgins (18 March 1949 – 24 July 2010) was a Northern Irish professional snooker player, who is remembered as one of the most iconic figures in the game. Nicknamed Hurricane Higgins because of his fast play, he was World Champion in 1972 and 1982, and runner-up in 1976 and 1980. He won the UK Championship in 1983 and the Masters in 1978 and 1981, making him one of ten players to have completed snooker's Triple Crown. He was also World Doubles champion with Jimmy White in 1984, and won the World Cup three times with the"
"Ted Lowe Edwin Charles Ernest Lowe, MBE (1 November 1920 – 1 May 2011), known as Ted Lowe, was an English snooker commentator for the BBC. His unmistakably husky, hushed tones earned him the nickname ""Whispering Ted"". Born in Lambourn, Berkshire, Lowe was general manager of London's Leicester Square Hall, the home of professional billiards and snooker. He got his break one day when the BBC's regular commentator, Raymond Glendenning, succumbed to laryngitis. He was the commentator for the snooker television show ""Pot Black"" from 1969. He went on to become the ""voice of snooker"" and led the commentary in"
"counts six-time snooker World Champion Steve Davis as the biggest. He particularly admires Davis for his attitude, his consistency, and his quiet ruthlessness on the biggest of stages. The nickname ""The Farmer"" originated in Harrison's youth; he both lived and worked on a family-run farm near Ely, Cambridgeshire, often arriving home after a long journey back from a pool event at the same time as his father was leaving for work. Harrison takes a keen interest in fishing, and maintains his own fishing facility, named Mirror Lake, in Cambridgeshire. Phil Harrison (pool player) Phil ""The Farmer"" Harrison is an English"
"told BBC that he regards this as an advantage for snooker, as he is less likely to be distracted by crowd and other background noise. The two-table nature of the Crucible Theatre, in which cheering from the other table can often occur as a player takes a shot, may be one reason his World Championship record is especially strong. Swail's nickname, ""the Outlaw"", is a pun on his name ""Joe Swail"" and ""The Outlaw Josey Wales"", the 1976 film. He has a son, also called Joe, and supports Liverpool F.C. Joe Swail Joe Swail (born 29 August 1969) is a"
"there when they met; they married in 2005, and had their first child in 2006. He also plays golf, in a local society named after him. Andy Hicks Andy Hicks (born 10 August 1973 in Tavistock, Devon, England) is an English former professional snooker player who now competes as an amateur. Nicknamed ""The Cream of Devon"", Hicks was a semi-finalist at both the World Snooker Championship and UK Championship in 1995, and the same stage at four other ranking tournaments. A Masters semi-finalist in 1996, he was ranked within the world's top 32 players between 1995 and 2000, and again"
"come to the rescue of a friend who was mugged in a nightclub, an injury which kept him out of three tournaments and ultimately cost him his place in the top 16 of the 2001/2002 season. Anthony Hamilton (snooker player) Anthony Stephen Hamilton (born 29 June 1971 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands) is an English professional snooker player noted for his strong break-building technique and distinctive appearance. He has spent five seasons ranked among the game's top 16, and fifteen in the top 32, reaching a career-high of number ten in the world in the 1999/2000 season. Known as a"
"Rod Lawler Rod Lawler (born 12 July 1971 in Liverpool, Lancashire) is an English professional snooker player. He is noted for his slow playing style, which gave rise to his nickname, ""Rod the Plod"". Since turning professional in 1990, Lawler has reached one ranking tournament final - the 1996 International Open, where he lost 3–9 to John Higgins - and won one minor-ranking tournament, Event 3 of the 2012/2013 Players Tour Championship, where he defeated Marco Fu 4–2 in the final. Lawler has compiled 100 competitive century breaks during his career, including his highest, a 143, in qualifying for the"
"Mark Selby Mark Anthony Selby (born 19 June 1983) is an English professional snooker player. He is a three-time World Snooker Champion and is the current world number one. Selby joined the main professional snooker tour in 1999 at the age of 16, having played on the UK Challenge Tour in 1998. In 2007, he was runner-up to John Higgins at the World Snooker Championship. After winning three Masters titles in 2008, 2010, and 2013, two UK Championships in 2012 and 2016, and three World Championships in 2014, 2016 and 2017, he became the sixth player to win all of"
"Shaun Murphy (snooker player) Shaun Peter Murphy (born 10 August 1982) is an English professional snooker player, who won the 2005 World Championship. Nicknamed ""The Magician"", Murphy is noted for his straight cue action and his long potting. Born in Harlow and raised in Irthlingborough, Murphy turned professional in 1998. His victory at the World Championship was considered a major surprise as he was only the third qualifier to lift the title. His other ranking tournament victories came in the 2007 Malta Cup, the 2008 UK Championship, the Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Finals and the 2014 World Open, while"
"6–2. Jenkins made the quarter-finals in 2012, where he lost 3–5 to Adrian Lewis. Terry is married to Jacquelin (Jackie) and the couple have 3 sons, Graham, Carl and Craig. He is the middle child of 5 and lives in Ledbury. He is a keen collector of antiques in his spare time. Terry Jenkins Terrence Jenkins (born 26 September 1963 in Ledbury, Herefordshire) is an English professional darts player who is nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the nickname ""Tucker"" for his matches. He has reached number four in the world rankings and has been runner-up in nine major PDC"
"Dominic Inglot Dominic Inglot ( ; born 6 March 1986) is a British professional tennis player and a Davis Cup champion. A doubles specialist; he has made the final of twenty ATP World Tour events, winning ten, including the Citi Open and Swiss Indoors partnering Treat Huey, and has also made the final of eight ATP Challenger Tour events winning five of them. He is the current British No. 2 in doubles. Also known as 'Dom the Bomb' due to his menacing serve. Inglot made his debut in the Great Britain Davis Cup squad for the 2014 World Group first"
"amateur snooker in local leagues around the Suffolk area. His Twitter bio and number plate reference his nickname ‘Giro Jon’. A keen sports fan Jon enjoys watching Boxing and Darts as well as Snooker. Jon Wright (snooker player) Jon Wright (born 10 August 1962) is an English former professional snooker player. Born in 1962, Wright first played competitive snooker in 1984, entering two WPBSA Pro Ticket events; he reached the final at Event One, losing 4–5 to David Roe, but won Event Two, defeating Roe 5–1. He did not turn professional until 1986, but in his first season on the"
"Bernard Bennett Bernard Bennett (31 August 1931 – 12 January 2002) was an English professional player of snooker and English billiards, whose career spanned twenty-six years between 1969 and 1995. Bennett was a stalwart of professional snooker and billiards throughout the 1970s and 1980s, but his success, especially at the former, was limited. He entered every World Snooker Championship from 1969 to 1995, with the exception of the November 1970 Championship, which was held in Australia, and that of 1993. Aside from his playing career, Bennett played an important but largely-overlooked role in the development of snooker and billiards during"
"Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronald Antonio O'Sullivan, (born 5 December 1975) is an English professional snooker player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, having won five World Championships, seven Masters titles, and seven UK Championships; setting a record of 19 Triple Crown titles. His career total of 34 ranking titles is second only to Stephen Hendry's 36, while his career earnings of over £10 million puts him in first place on snooker's all-time prize-money list. He holds the records for the most competitive century breaks, the most official maximum breaks in professional"