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Re: All-time ranking list

Postby badtemperedcyril

Jackie Rea - the Clown Prince of Belfast. Won the prestigious News of the World £500 tournament at Leicester Square in, around 1953. Was also runner up to John Pulman in the 1957 World Championship “Matchplay”, although the game had hit rock bottom and there were only 4 entrants. During the late 50’s/60’s depression, Rea, a former WWII Royal Navy Commando, soldiered on and became popular for his brilliant exhibitions, which he turned into a one-man snooker comedy show, with trick shots and Irish gags - long before Dennis Taylor! He still played on the pro circuit into old age, 68/69.

Re: All-time ranking list

Postby SnookerEd25

Haven’t seen anyone today :sad:

Where’s my fix? :chin:

Re: All-time ranking list

Postby chengdufan

SnookerEd25 wrote:Haven’t seen anyone today :sad:

Where’s my fix? :chin:

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Re: All-time ranking list

Postby SnookerEd25

Ooops :emb:

Somebody threw me by rehashing Jackie Rea :chuckle:

Re: All-time ranking list

Postby chengdufan

All-time rank 146
Name: Peter Lines
d.o.b. 11/12/1969
Years as professional: 1991 – 2004 | 2006 - 2007 | 2008 – 2016 | 2017 – Present
Current rank: 103

All-time ranking points: 279268

Number of days ranked: 10271
3650-day ranking range: 24-72
Highest rank: 24
Days at highest rank: 63 (31/01/2010 - 04/04/2010)
Age at highest rank: 40
Full ranking events played: 271
Minor ranking events played: 57
First event: 1991 Grand Prix (aged 21)
Best ranking finish: Semi Final - 2018 Paul Hunter Classic (aged 48)

Best three events by rankings revisit points:
1. 705 - 2009 UK Championship
L80 w 9-7 v Xiao Guodong
L64 w 9-6 v Ian McCulloch
L48 w 9-6 v Nigel Bond
L32 w 9-3 v Marco Fu
L16 w 9-8 v Mark Williams
QF l 5-9 v Stephen Maguire

2. 505 - 1999 China Open
L96 w 5-1 v Steve Judd
L64 w 5-3 v Marcus Campbell
L48 w 5-4 v Gary Wilkinson
Wildcard w 5-1 v Zhang Kai
L32 w 5-1 v John Higgins
L16 w 5-4 v Peter Ebdon
QF l 4-5 v Brian Morgan

3. 390 - 1998 World Championship
L96 w 10-7 v Dave Finbow
L64 w 10-5 v Stuart Pettman
L48 w 10-6 v Steve James
L32 l 4-10 v John Parrott

Re: All-time ranking list

Postby badtemperedcyril

SnookerEd25 wrote:Ooops :emb:

Somebody threw me by rehashing Jackie Rea :chuckle:

No worries brother. Jackie Rea was a distinguished War hero. Have you read about his other exploits, like saving the lives of two girls in Guernsey? A remarkable man.

Re: All-time ranking list

Postby chengdufan

badtemperedcyril wrote:Jackie Rea - the Clown Prince of Belfast. Won the prestigious News of the World £500 tournament at Leicester Square in, around 1953. Was also runner up to John Pulman in the 1957 World Championship “Matchplay”, although the game had hit rock bottom and there were only 4 entrants. During the late 50’s/60’s depression, Rea, a former WWII Royal Navy Commando, soldiered on and became popular for his brilliant exhibitions, which he turned into a one-man snooker comedy show, with trick shots and Irish gags - long before Dennis Taylor! He still played on the pro circuit into old age, 68/69.

:goodpost:

Would love to read his war stories. Anything you can share?

Re: All-time ranking list

Postby chengdufan

I wonder if Lines Sr. was a Steve or a Jimmy fan growing up :chin:

Re: All-time ranking list

Postby SnookerEd25

badtemperedcyril wrote:
SnookerEd25 wrote:Ooops :emb:

Somebody threw me by rehashing Jackie Rea :chuckle:

No worries brother. Jackie Rea was a distinguished War hero. Have you read about his other exploits, like saving the lives of two girls in Guernsey? A remarkable man.


I have not :sad: but if you wish to elaborate, I’m all ears (not literally, that would be grotesque)

Re: All-time ranking list

Postby Iranu

chengdufan wrote:I wonder if Lines Sr. was a Steve or a Jimmy fan growing up :chin:

Judging by his recent antics I’d suggest Alex Higgins.

Re: All-time ranking list

Postby chengdufan

Iranu wrote:
chengdufan wrote:I wonder if Lines Sr. was a Steve or a Jimmy fan growing up :chin:

Judging by his recent antics I’d suggest Alex Higgins.

Oh, that's right. I'd already forgotten about the incident with Xiao Guodong. Did they ever finish the investigation they promised into that?

Re: All-time ranking list

Postby chengdufan

Empire State Human wrote:Jack Rea obituary in Snooker Scene https://imgur.com/1Gjv2MY.jpg

Super read that! Thanks for sharing. The handicapping referenced as being used in the 50s is interesting. I wonder how they fixed that up.

Re: All-time ranking list

Postby badtemperedcyril

chengdufan wrote:
Empire State Human wrote:Jack Rea obituary in Snooker Scene https://imgur.com/1Gjv2MY.jpg

Super read that! Thanks for sharing. The handicapping referenced as being used in the 50s is interesting. I wonder how they fixed that up.

The committee (Joe Davis, another of the directors of Leicester Square Hall whose name escapes me, and a representative from the News of the World) would meet at the start of the tournament to set the handicaps. Joe was always the back marker on scratch. Sometimes Fred, as World Champion, would also play off scratch or 7 (one black). The handicaps then ranged to anything up to 28 points a frame. When Rea and Alec Brown won it they had quite generous handicaps.

Re: All-time ranking list

Postby chengdufan

All-time rank 145
Name: Mark Johnston-Allen
d.o.b. 28/12/1968
Years as professional: 1988 – 1997 | 1998 – 2001

All-time ranking points: 281039

Number of days ranked: 3654
3650-day ranking range: 18-120
Highest rank: 18
Days at highest rank: 27 (21/02/1993 - 20/03/1993)
Age at highest rank: 24
Full ranking events played: 92
First event: 1988 International Open (aged 19)
Last event: 1999 World Championship (aged 30)
Best ranking finish: Runner-up x 2 - 1991 European Open (aged 22) | 1992 European Open (aged 23)

Best three events by rankings revisit points:
1. 813 - 1991 European Open
L96 w 5-3 v John Rea
L64 w 5-4 v Steve Newbury
L32 w 5-3 v John Virgo
L16 w 5-0 v Stephen Hendry
QF w 5-2 v Dene O'Kane
SF w 6-4 v Cliff Thorburn
F l 7-9 v Tony Jones

2. 688 - 1992 European Open
L96 w 5-1 v Paul Davies
L64 w 5-3 v Dene O'Kane
L32 w 5-2 v Dean Reynolds
L16 w 5-2 v Stephen Hendry
QF w 5-4 v Mick Price
SF w 6-2 v John Parrott
F l 3-9 v Jimmy White

3. 493 - 1995 Thailand Open
L96 w 5-2 v Murdo MacLeod
L64 w 5-2 v Les Dodd
L48 w 5-2 v Steve James
L32 w 5-4 v Jimmy White
L16 w 5-3 v David Roe
QF w 5-4 v Darren Morgan
SF l 1-5 v James Wattana

Re: All-time ranking list

Postby chengdufan

Mark Johnston-Allen ranking timeline:

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Re: All-time ranking list

Postby The_Abbott

Johnston-Allen was only able to beat one player. Although that one player was Hendry.

Re: All-time ranking list

Postby chengdufan

All-time rank 144
Name: Murdo MacLeod
d.o.b. 14/01/1947
Years as professional: 1981 - 1997

All-time ranking points: 282356

Number of days ranked: 4165
3650-day ranking range: 21-93
Highest rank: 21
Days at highest rank: 64 (02/03/1986 - 05/05/1986)
Age at highest rank: 39
Full ranking events played: 105
First event: 1982 World Championship (aged 35)
Last event: 1996 World Championship (aged 49)
Best ranking finish: Last 16 x9

Best three events by rankings revisit points:
1. 420 - 1987 World Championship
L48 w 10-7 v Ray Edmonds
L32 w 10-5 v Rex Williams
L16 l 7-13 v Joe Johnson

2. 319 - 1985 UK Championship
L64 w 9-7 v Tommy Murphy
L32 w 9-5 v Ray Reardon
L16 l 4-9 v Barry West

3. 243 - 1985 British Open
L64 w 6-5 v Tommy Murphy
L32 w 5-0 v Willie Thorne
L16 l 2-5 v Eugene Hughes

Re: All-time ranking list

Postby SnookerEd25

The_Abbott wrote:Johnston-Allen was only able to beat one player. Although that one player was Hendry.


Actually MJ-A had winning head-to-head records against Steve Davis, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Williams, John Parrott and Cliff Thorburn, as well as famously winning all three of his matches against Hendry.

A very talented player, he should have been higher up this list and achieved more in general - it was a consistent failure to beat those around or below him that held him back, such as the ‘91 European Open final against Tony Jones - a decent but unremarkable player who Mark was expected to defeat comfortably. When he went into matches as favourite, he invariably imploded. By his own admission, when going in as the underdog he felt no pressure, and was often able to perform to his true ability and pick up ‘surprising’ results.

He was a good commentator too, providing that service to Sky Sports for many years.

Re: All-time ranking list

Postby badtemperedcyril

He should’ve given Tony Jones a bit more credit - got what he deserved. Jones had been a decent fringe player for a few years having won the English Amateur in 1983, beating Neal Foulds in the Southern Section final, followed by John Parrott in the grand final, 13-9. He was perhaps best known for partnering Ray Reardon to the final of the Hofmeister World Doubles in 1985.

Re: All-time ranking list

Postby chengdufan

All-time rank 143
Name: Lee Walker
d.o.b. 11/02/1976
Years as professional: 1994 – 2006 | 2007 - 2008 | 2014 – Present
Current rank: 99

All-time ranking points: 284737

Number of days ranked: 6944
3650-day ranking range: 23-77
Highest rank: 23
Days at highest rank: 160 (03/05/2004 - 10/10/2004)
Age at highest rank: 28
Full ranking events played: 202
Minor ranking events played: 9
First event: 1995 Thailand Open (aged 19)
Best ranking finish: Semi-Final - 2018 Gibraltar Open (aged 42)

Best three events by rankings revisit points:
1. 992 - 1997 World Championship
L240 w 5-4 v Marc Farnsworth
L196 w 10-4 v Danny Fowler
L128 w 10-5 v Gary Ponting
L96 w 10-4 v Joe Johnson
L64 w 10-8 v Euan Henderson
L48 w 10-7 v Dennis Taylor
L32 w 10-7 v Dave Harold
L16 w 13-10 v Alan McManus
QF l 8-13 v Alain Robidoux

2. 792 - 2004 World Championship
L128 w 10-6 v Mike Hallett
L96 w 10-6 v Gary Thomson
L80 w 10-7 v Alfie Burden
L64 w 10-8 v Barry Hawkins
L48 w 10-2 v Mark Selby
L32 w 10-7 v Stephen Lee
L16 l 5-13 v David Gray

3. 526 - 1998 World Championship
L96 w 10-3 v Jonathan Birch
L64 w 10-5 v Leigh Griffin
L48 w 10-9 v Billy Snaddon
L32 l 8-10 v Ken Doherty