Who is the best snooker of all time?

Is Ronnie O Sullivan better than Stephen Hendry?

O'Sullivan is now one behind Hendry's record of seven world titles but has overtaken him at the top of the list of ranking event wins with 37.

Who is the goat snooker player?

Snooker's fascinating generation game was best played by the sport's GOAT in 2022, writes Desmond Kane. Ronnie O'Sullivan was the main potting protagonist as he equalled Stephen Hendry's seven world title victories an astonishing 30 years after turning professional.

Who has the most 147 breaks in snooker?

Who has the most triple crowns in snooker?

Career Triple Crown winners

Ronnie O'Sullivan has won 21 Triple Crown titles—the most by any player.

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Who is the godfather of snooker?

Obituary: Luigi Umberto 'Bert' Demarco; 'Godfather of snooker' and founder of the Scottish Professional Snooker Association. Born: 9 June, 1924, in Edinburgh.

Who was the fastest snooker player?

Ronnie O'Sullivan was only a few seconds off compiling the fastest century in snooker history during the Scottish Open in Edinburgh on Monday night, but it is debatable how many seconds he was slower than record holder Tony Drago.

Why did Stephen Hendry quit snooker?

Retirement (2012)

However, after losing 2–13 to Maguire in the quarter-finals, Hendry announced his retirement from professional snooker at the age of 43, citing dissatisfaction with his standard of play and difficulty balancing competitive, commercial, and personal commitments.

Who made the fastest century in snooker?

The fastest recorded century break in tournament play was by Tony Drago at the 1996 UK Championship – he took 3 minutes 31 seconds (211 seconds) to score one hundred points. The youngest player to record a century break is Michael White, who scored his first century in March 2001 at the age of nine.

Who is the wealthiest snooker player?

63-year-old Steve Davis is the richest snooker player in the world. He was born in London, England, in 1957. Steve Davis holds almost every title and achievement available in the snooker sport. This makes him the most successful snooker player ever.

Which snooker players have been banned?

Snooker match-fixing probe throws World Championship into chaos as 10 players banned. Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong will miss the World Championships – along with eight other Chinese players suspended pending a 'fixing' hearing.

Has anyone ever made a 155 break in snooker?

Jamie Cope compiled a break of 155 points, the highest possible free-ball break, during practice in 2005. Alex Higgins is said to have attained the same feat by some players.

Who is the most famous snooker player?

Who is the greatest snooker player of all time? While the topic is certainly up for debate, Ronnie O'Sullivan is widely considered the greatest snooker player of all time.

What is the longest snooker frame of all time?

Who has the fastest 147 in history?

Ronnie "The Rocket" O'Sullivan made a maximum 147 break in the quickest time ever recorded, five minutes and eight seconds, in the first round of the 1997 World Championship.

Who made snooker famous?

Snooker gained its identity in 1875 when army officer Sir Neville Chamberlain, stationed in Ootacamund, Madras, and Jabalpur, devised a set of rules that combined black pool and pyramids.

Is there drug testing in snooker?

“Snooker went down the drug testing route in the '80s to try and get it Olympic ready, so all snooker players from the '80s have been drug tested," Davis told the Chatabix podcast.

Who has the highest streak in snooker?

Winning Streaks

Reanne Evans holds the record for the greatest number of consecutive WWS Tour match wins, having won 90 matches (and 21 tournaments) following the 2008 Connie Gough Trophy, until her defeat to Maria Catalano at the 2011 Northern Championship.

Has anyone won 2 Triple Crowns?

Rogers Hornsby and Ted Williams were the only two players to win two Triple Crowns. Only once, in 1933, was the Triple Crown won in both leagues in the same year: Jimmie Foxx in the American League and Chuck Klein in the National League.

Why is it called snooker?

The name snooker comes from a comment Chamberlain made about a player who missed a shot. He called him "a real snooker", referring to his lack of experience, "snooker" being a slang term for a first year cadet. The first official set of rules for snooker were drafted in 1882 at Ootacamund in Madras Province.