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Re: Never Ending Quiz

Postby SnookerEd25 » 28 Oct 2020 Read

Dan-cat wrote:I was gonna say 9! Harrrrumph


Wasn't right anyway, suckah! :pal:

Re: Never Ending Quiz

Postby SnookerEd25 » 28 Oct 2020 Read

Juddernaut88 wrote:Higher then 18


Like 'Play Your Cards Right', this :chin:

(not that any of you young 'uns will remember that :gramp: )

Re: Never Ending Quiz

Postby Juddernaut88 » 28 Oct 2020 Read

SnookerEd25 wrote:
Juddernaut88 wrote:Higher then 18


Like 'Play Your Cards Right', this :chin:

(not that any of you young 'uns will remember that :gramp: )


You will have to educate me on that please :)

Re: Never Ending Quiz

Postby SnookerEd25 » 28 Oct 2020 Read

Wasn't as good as it sounds :hmmm:

Re: Never Ending Quiz

Postby SnookerEd25 » 28 Oct 2020 Read

Dan-cat wrote:It was absolute bullocks and no mistake.


I'd rather listen to theSaviour's life-story on audiobook

Re: Never Ending Quiz

Postby SnookerEd25 » 28 Oct 2020 Read

Juddernaut88 wrote:
Dan-cat wrote:19 or 20


Again so so so close.


20 or 21

Re: Never Ending Quiz

Postby Juddernaut88 » 28 Oct 2020 Read

SnookerEd25 wrote:
Juddernaut88 wrote:
Dan-cat wrote:19 or 20


Again so so so close.


20 or 21


21 is correct :)

Re: Never Ending Quiz

Postby SnookerEd25 » 28 Oct 2020 Read

Juddernaut88 wrote:
SnookerEd25 wrote:
Juddernaut88 wrote:
Dan-cat wrote:19 or 20


Again so so so close.


20 or 21


21 is correct :)



Score!

And in all those Ranking Event finals, he faced a total of 21 different players. Who were the 2 players he faced, but didn't beat, in Ranking Event finals?

Re: Never Ending Quiz

Postby SnookerEd25 » 28 Oct 2020 Read

To clarify, that's 21 different players in ALL the Ranking Event finals he was in...

Re: Never Ending Quiz

Postby Juddernaut88 » 28 Oct 2020 Read

Dan-cat wrote:It's kinda mad that he lost that many. Ronnie's strike rate in finals much higher


So many of them still hurt me so much. 2002 world final being a prime example :sad:

Re: Never Ending Quiz

Postby SnookerEd25 » 28 Oct 2020 Read

Juddernaut88 wrote:Doug Mountjoy and Alex Higgins?


No. He famously lost to Doug in the 88 UK, but got his revenge by pasting him 9-2 in the final of Dubai Open the following year.

He never faced Alex Higgins in the final of a Ranker, but did lose to him in the 1989 B&H Irish Masters, Alex’s last title win, but that was an invitational...

Re: Never Ending Quiz

Postby Juddernaut88 » 28 Oct 2020 Read

Matthew Stevens and Ding Junhu?
Pretty sure Hendry only met them once in ranking finals.

Re: Never Ending Quiz

Postby SnookerEd25 » 28 Oct 2020 Read

Juddernaut88 wrote:Matthew Stevens and Ding Junhu?
Pretty sure Hendry only met them once in ranking finals.


Good answer <ok> (as it is the correct one) :

He lost 8-10 to Matthew in the 2003 UK
and 5-9 to Ding in the 2005 China Open; both were the only time he met each opponent in a Ranking final.

:clap: :clap:

Well done JN88!

Re: Never Ending Quiz

Postby Juddernaut88 » 28 Oct 2020 Read

2003 UK championship final hurts :( Then the 2005 china open final I woke up around 7am to watch the final, Hendry was 3-1 up then it all went wrong and young 18 year old Ding stunned him.

Re: Never Ending Quiz

Postby rekoons » 28 Oct 2020 Read

Juddernaut88 wrote:2003 UK championship final hurts :( Then the 2005 china open final I woke up around 7am to watch the final, Hendry was 3-1 up then it all went wrong and young 18 year old Ding stunned him.


It looks like you got hurt a lot <laugh>

Re: Never Ending Quiz

Postby Dan-cat » 28 Oct 2020 Read

Juddernaut88 wrote:2003 UK championship final hurts :( Then the 2005 china open final I woke up around 7am to watch the final, Hendry was 3-1 up then it all went wrong and young 18 year old Ding stunned him.


'It's only a ball game' as Jimmy said after one of his final losses to the Wonder Bairn.

Re: Never Ending Quiz

Postby Juddernaut88 » 28 Oct 2020 Read

rekoons wrote:
Juddernaut88 wrote:2003 UK championship final hurts :( Then the 2005 china open final I woke up around 7am to watch the final, Hendry was 3-1 up then it all went wrong and young 18 year old Ding stunned him.


It looks like you got hurt a lot <laugh>


<laugh> I agree with that, I am a little too passionate about my favourite players and favourite team results.
Right thinking of a question!

Re: Never Ending Quiz

Postby rekoons » 28 Oct 2020 Read

Dan-cat wrote:
Juddernaut88 wrote:2003 UK championship final hurts :( Then the 2005 china open final I woke up around 7am to watch the final, Hendry was 3-1 up then it all went wrong and young 18 year old Ding stunned him.


'It's only a ball game' as Jimmy said after one of his final losses to the Wonder Bairn.


Or “he’s starting to annoy me” after losing 17-18 at the 94 wc.

Re: Never Ending Quiz

Postby Juddernaut88 » 28 Oct 2020 Read

Who did Jimmy White beat in the final the 1st time he won a ranking event?

Re: Never Ending Quiz

Postby SnookerEd25 » 28 Oct 2020 Read

Juddernaut88 wrote:2003 UK championship final hurts :( Then the 2005 china open final I woke up around 7am to watch the final, Hendry was 3-1 up then it all went wrong and young 18 year old Ding stunned him.


Oh. Sorry I brought it up then :chuckle:

Re: Never Ending Quiz

Postby SnookerEd25 » 28 Oct 2020 Read

Juddernaut88 wrote:Who did Jimmy White beat in the final the 1st time he won a ranking event?


Cliff Thorburn

This came up on ChengduFan's trip through Ranking history just the other day! <laugh>
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