"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"
"ranking tournaments in 1988 after failing a drug test. He is the father of two children, Jamie and Andrew. Thorburn won around C$2.5 million in prize money during his 25-year career but also received a considerable income from ""inter alia"" billiards equipment endorsements, exhibition games, a snooker instruction book and an autobiography, ""Playing for Keeps"", published in 1987. 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"
"won the tournament in 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977. During the 2006 World Championships, Thorburn flew to Sheffield to unveil a lifesize painting of his break, by the artist Michael Myers. It is on display at the Macdonald St. Paul's Hotel in Sheffield. In 2010 Cliff Thorburn returned to the UK to compete on the Snooker Legends Tour where he faced Alex Higgins, Jimmy White and John Parrott. Along with the highs there were a few lows. His manager Darryl McKerrow was killed in a hunting accident during the mid 80s and he was fined £10,000 and banned for two"
"Billiards Championship in 1969. That October, he took the World Amateur Champion title. Karnehm turned professional in 1970, reaching the world finals in 1971 and 1973, losing to Leslie Driffield and Rex Williams respectively. In 1980, Karnehm beat Williams to win the UK Billiards Championship, his only professional title. Karnehm also turned professional in snooker in 1971, his best result coming when losing 4-5 to Chris Ross in the U.K. Championship of 1977. Perhaps what Karnehm is best-known for is his famous one-liner when he was commentating on a match between Cliff Thorburn and Terry Griffiths, at the Crucible in"
"fellow professional player, Shokat Ali. Chris supports his local football, team Accrington Stanley. Chris married his long term girlfriend Emily Heardman on August 13, 2016 and they are expecting their first baby in July. Chris Norbury Christopher ""Chris"" Norbury (born 14 August 1986) is an English former professional snooker player. He began his professional career by playing Challenge Tour in 2003, at the time the second-level professional tour. Norbury first entered Main Tour for the 2005/06 season, after finishing the 2004/05 Challenge Tour Rankings on the rank 5. He played in the latter stages of the Paul Hunter Classic in"
"Alex Pagulayan Alejandro ""Alex"" Salvador Pagulayan (born June 25, 1976) is a Filipino Canadian professional pool (pocket billiards) and snooker player. His nicknames are ""the Lion"" and ""the Killer Pixie"". This latter nickname was given by the great Cliff Thorburn, former World and Canadian Snooker champion. Alex has a third, more recent nickname of ""Mungo"" (a favorite Filipino dish) given to him by Rick McCallum, former Wayne State University Pocket Billiard instructor and friend from the Hall of Fame Billiard room in Warren, Michigan. Alex was born in Cabagan, Isabela, Philippines and was raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2004,"
"George Chenier George Chenier (January 14, 1907– November 11, 1970) was a Canadian snooker player widely regarded as the best player Canada has ever produced. Chenier is considered to be one of the premier break builders of his era, who was also the North American Snooker Champion from 1948 to 1970 and is one of only two snooker players to have been inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, the other being Cliff Thorburn. Born in Hull, Quebec, he began playing snooker as a youngster in Ottawa, and lived in various cities around North America including Detroit, Montreal, Vancouver and"
"Chris Thorburn Chris Thorburn (born June 3, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently playing for the San Antonio Rampage in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Thorburn grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario playing most of his minor hockey in the Sault Major Hockey Association (NOHA). He played for the Soo Thunder Minor Bantam club before making the jump to Tier II Jr.A. hockey with the Elliot Lake Vikings of the NOJHL. After an impressive season as a 15-year-old in"
"Knights in the expansion draft, Thorburn would become a free agent. On July 1, 2017, he signed a two-year, $1.8 million deal with the St. Louis Blues. Chris Thorburn Chris Thorburn (born June 3, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently playing for the San Antonio Rampage in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Thorburn grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario playing most of his minor hockey in the Sault Major Hockey Association (NOHA). He played for the Soo Thunder Minor"
"Cliff Lazarenko Cliff Lazarenko (born 16 March 1952 in Liss, Hampshire) is an English retired professional darts player. His Nicknamed ""Big Cliff"", due to his height (6 feet 4 inches) and weight (over 20 stone at his peak) he is well known for being a very colourful character on and off the stage. Lazarenko was born in Hampshire, growing up in Greatham, where his parents ran a garage. He honed his darts skills in his local pub, ""The Queen"". He later moved to Wellingborough. Before becoming a professional darts player in 1975, he worked as a labourer. Lazarenko first appeared"
"with poker star Daniel Negreanu. He is a big fan of the band Texas. Alex Pagulayan Alejandro ""Alex"" Salvador Pagulayan (born June 25, 1976) is a Filipino Canadian professional pool (pocket billiards) and snooker player. His nicknames are ""the Lion"" and ""the Killer Pixie"". This latter nickname was given by the great Cliff Thorburn, former World and Canadian Snooker champion. Alex has a third, more recent nickname of ""Mungo"" (a favorite Filipino dish) given to him by Rick McCallum, former Wayne State University Pocket Billiard instructor and friend from the Hall of Fame Billiard room in Warren, Michigan. Alex was"
"over four seasons including Super League and Challenge Cup Games. Cliff left Salford before the start of the 2000 season to join former Salford player turned coach Mike Gregory in his first coaching role at Swinton Lions. Eccles stayed with Gregory at Swinton for one season and then joined Widnes Vikings with Colin Whitfield as head coach; after one season Eccles retired from the game with damaged knee ligaments. Cliff Eccles won caps for Ireland while at Salford 1997–1998 1-cap + 2-caps (sub). Cliff Eccles Clifford Eccles (born in Warrington), also known by the nickname of ""Cliff"", is an English-born"
"successful, some pundits and fans began to view this nickname with irony. Former world champion and now BBC commentator Dennis Taylor has given him the nickname “Sat Nav Selby” due to his knowledge of angles and ability to lay and escape from snookers. Selby is also a pool player. He was the 2006 WEPF eight-ball pool world champion and was the 2015 Chinese Pool World Championship runner-up. Selby was born in Leicester, England. Malcolm Thorne, the brother of Leicester-born snooker player Willie Thorne, spotted Selby's snooker ability and provided Selby practice so he could practise every day after school. Selby's"
"Thorne 9-7 in 1985 final and Alex Higgins 9-8 the following year. Thorburn won the opening ranking event in the 1985-1986 snooker calendar, the Matchroom Trophy. Thorburn beat Jimmy White in the final 12-10 having trailed 0-7 and 4-8 and was runner-up in the same event the following two seasons. He last qualified for the World Championship in 1994, where he faced Nigel Bond in the first round. Thorburn led by 9-2 but lost 10-9. In 2001 Thorburn was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. The same year he won the pro-am Canadian Amateur Championship (snooker); he had previously"
"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"
"Bill Werbeniuk William Alexander ""Bill"" Werbeniuk ( ; 14 January 1947 – 20 January 2003) was a Canadian professional snooker and pool player. Recognisable for his girth, he was nicknamed ""Big Bill"". 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. William Werbeniuk was born on 14 January 1947 in Winnipeg. 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."""
"snooker's Triple Crown events at least twice. His other ranking titles include the Welsh Open in 2008, the Shanghai Masters in 2011, the German Masters in 2015, the China Open in 2015, 2017 and 2018 and the International Championship in 2016 and 2017. Known as a patient, tough competitor with strong safety play, Selby is also a prolific break-builder and has compiled more than 500 century breaks in his professional career. His nickname, ""The Jester from Leicester"", was given to him by snooker compere Richard Beare after Willie Thorne came up with it during commentary. However, as Selby became more"
"Bernie Geoffrion Joseph Bernard André Geoffrion (; February 16, 1931 – March 11, 2006), nicknamed Boom Boom, was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Generally considered as one of the innovators of the slapshot, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972 following a 16-year career with the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. In 2017 Geoffrion was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history. Geoffrion was born in Montreal, Quebec, and began playing in the NHL in 1951. He earned the nickname ""Boom Boom"" for his"
"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"
"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"
"Chris Norbury Christopher ""Chris"" Norbury (born 14 August 1986) is an English former professional snooker player. He began his professional career by playing Challenge Tour in 2003, at the time the second-level professional tour. Norbury first entered Main Tour for the 2005/06 season, after finishing the 2004/05 Challenge Tour Rankings on the rank 5. He played in the latter stages of the Paul Hunter Classic in both 2008 and 2009, losing in the first round to Shaun Murphy 4–1 in 2008, and losing to Dave Harold 4–2 in 2009. He runs Elite Snooker Club in Lostock Hall, Lancashire along with"
"another game the next night, before finally falling in the third round. In 2008 it was announced that Lazarenko would compete in the BetFred League of Legends along with the likes of Bristow, Lowe, George, and Bob Anderson. Lazarenko reached the semi-finals of the tournament, losing to Keith Deller. In ""An American Werewolf in London"", a darts match between Rab Smith and Lazarenko is featured on TV in the flat of the character played by Jenny Agutter. Cliff Lazarenko Cliff Lazarenko (born 16 March 1952 in Liss, Hampshire) is an English retired professional darts player. His Nicknamed ""Big Cliff"", due"
"Hoyt Corkins Hoyt Bricken Corkins (born in Glenwood, Alabama) is an American professional poker player. He also has three children in Chelsei Corkins, Brittney Corkins, and Ashley Roundtre. Known for his softly-spoken voice and his aggressive style, Corkins has two World Series of Poker bracelets and two World Poker Tour titles. He started playing at the age of 19 after receiving lessons from his father. He is often known by his nickname ""Cowboy"" as he always wears a cowboy hat and boots to the table. However, he has been given other nicknames, including ""Mr. Move All-In"" by Phil Hellmuth Jr."
"and with eightball-pool world champion Mick Hill as well as Pete Mercer. Like many players, she has various nicknames; hers include ""the Ice Maiden"" for her cool demeanor, as well as ""Spinny"", ""Spinderella"", and ""Wee One"" for her short stature of only even. This is unusual in the sport, in which reach is an advantage and lack of it requires development of skill with the ( stick). Horsburgh says she plays in high stiletto heels to compensate, though it causes foot discomfort. She shoots with the same custom-shortened Joe Davis 146 cue stick she has used since her days at"
"they announced their retirement from the show in 2003. They were replaced as team captains by ex-England football goalkeeper David Seaman and ex-England cricketer Phil Tufnell. Former footballer Ian Wright took over from David Seaman in autumn 2004. From October 2005, Boris Becker replaced Tufnell and Lee Mack took over from Hancock as host. Occasionally, a team captain was unable to appear on the show due to other commitments so guest captains were drafted in. Six times World Snooker Champion Steve Davis was a regular choice as guest captain, while Matthew Pinsent, Mark Lawrenson, Mick McCarthy, Sam Torrance, Steve Backley,"
"2018 final to achieve the longest gap between titles in the event's history, thirty years after first winning in 1988. Many former champions have gone on to play on the world tour such as Alain Robidoux, Kirk Stevens, Bob Chaperon, Jim Wych, Bill Werbeniuk and most notably Cliff Thorburn who won the competition in 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 and 2001, eventually going on to become the first player in the modern era from outside the United Kingdom to win the World Snooker Championship in 1980. Canadian Amateur Championship (snooker) The Canadian Amateur Championship (occasionally known as the Canadian Open"
"Corby Davidson Corby Davidson, (born Corbett Davidson on September 15, 1969) is an American radio personality. Also known as ""The Snake"", ""The Cobra"", and ""Friendly Cobra"" Davidson co-hosts ""The Hardline"" with Texas Radio Hall of Fame member Mike Rhyner on sports radio station KTCK (AM) 1310 The Ticket in Dallas, Texas. The Hardline radio show has won several Dallas Observer Awards for Best Sports Talk Show. Davidson was born in Arlington, Texas, graduated from Lamar High School in Arlington, went to TCU. In 2000, Davidson married Julie Davidson, and together they have two children, Ike (Born 2006) and Van (Born"
"2018 plays as a forward for the Rangers' AHL affiliate Hartford Wolf Pack. """"Even though I was always one of the smallest kids on my hockey team growing up, I never stopped dreaming about playing in the NHL, so having the ability to live out that dream was unbelievable. I certainly hope that kids who are also small in stature but not in heart will look at me and other similar players and know that their dream can come true through hard work and dedication to the game."""" Cliff Ronning Clifford John Ronning (born October 1, 1965) is a Canadian"
"divorced in 2017. In 2015, Eubank adopted the nickname of his deceased father, ""English"", to privately perpetuate his memory and to publicly differentiate himself from the budding boxing career of his son Chris Jr. Chris Eubank Christopher Livingstone Eubank (born 8 August 1966) is a British professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 1998. He held the WBO middleweight and super-middleweight titles, and is ranked by BoxRec as the fourth best British super-middleweight boxer of all time. He reigned as world champion for over five years, was undefeated in his first ten years as a professional, and remained undefeated at"
"was the 1981 Tolly Cobbold Classic, when he beat Cliff Thorburn 5–1 in Ipswich. During the 1980s he slid down the rankings, and 1984 saw his last appearance at the World Championship. Miles was left-eyed and had a large chin, so he had one of the most distinctive styles in snooker, lining up his left eye with the cue. The cue ran beneath his left ear, his chin hanging far over his cue; as he struck the cue ball, the cue brushed his left cheek. After retiring from the game in 1992, he ran two snooker clubs at Sandwell, West"
"of being singled out by Bill James in his 1983 Baseball Abstract as a player who ""can't play baseball"". In 1993, Cabell was inducted into the Houston Astros Hall of Fame. Currently, he serves as a special assistant to Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow. In December 2008, Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young filed suit against Cabell and two others for applying for a trademark to use Young's initials and ""Invinceable"" nickname to sell products without Young's permission in 2006. The suit claims that their use of Young's name has damaged endorsement deals for Young; he is asking the court to"
"Brian Townsend (poker player) Brian Townsend (born 1982) is an American professional poker player. He graduated from the UC Santa Barbara and played Lock for UCSB's 2005 league championship rugby team. Townsend is largely known for his success playing no limit hold 'em and pot-limit omaha at Full Tilt Poker, playing under the nickname 'sbrugby.' Townsend began playing online poker at $0.50/$1.00 blinds but gradually moved up in stakes, eventually becoming a regular player in some of the highest stakes games online. By the mid to late 2000’s, Townsend was among the most highly respected professional online poker players in"
"Brian Townsend (poker player) Brian Townsend (born 1982) is an American professional poker player. He graduated from the UC Santa Barbara and played Lock for UCSB's 2005 league championship rugby team. Townsend is largely known for his success playing no limit hold 'em and pot-limit omaha at Full Tilt Poker, playing under the nickname 'sbrugby.' Townsend began playing online poker at $0.50/$1.00 blinds but gradually moved up in stakes, eventually becoming a regular player in some of the highest stakes games online. By the mid to late 2000’s, Townsend was among the most highly respected professional online poker players in"