Snooker On This Day @SnookerOTD

Daily facts and anniversaries from the world of professional snooker. Curated by TV commentator and statistician @davehendon Joined September 2020

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OTD in 2011: John Higgins retained the Welsh Open title by beating Stephen Maguire 9-6 in the final at Newport.

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OTD in 1995: John Higgins gained revenge over Steve Davis for his defeat in the previous ranking event final at the Welsh Open by beating him 9-5 to win the International Open in Bournemouth.

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OTD in 2008: Mark Selby came from 8-5 down to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 9-8 in the final of the Welsh Open to win his maiden ranking title.

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OTD in 1992: Stephen Hendry beat Darren Morgan 9-3 to win the inaugural staging of the Welsh Open in Newport.

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OTD in 2007: Andrew Higginson made a maximum break in his Welsh Open quarter-final against Ali Carter in Newport. Higginson went on to reach the final, losing 9-8 to Neil Robertson.

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OTD in 1993: Stephen Hendry won the Masters for a fifth successive year, beating James Wattana 9-5 in the final at Wembley Conference Centre. The sponsors, B&H, gave him the gold trophy to keep in recognition of this achievement.

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OTD in 1994: Alan McManus ended Stephen Hendry’s five-year unbeaten run at the Masters by beating his fellow Scot 9-8 in the final.

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OTD in 1995: Ronnie O’Sullivan beat his fellow 19 year-old John Higgins 9-3 in the final of the Masters at Wembley. O’Sullivan has to date won a record seven Masters titles.

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OTD in 1982: Neil Robertson was born. The Australian is the most successful non-British player of all time, winning the 2010 World Championship, 2012 and 2022 Masters, three UK Championships and, to date, 23 ranking titles.

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OTD in 1991: Stephen Hendry recovered from 8-2 down to beat Mike Hallett 9-8 in the final of the Masters at Wembley Conference Centre.

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OTD in 1997: Steve Davis recovered from 8-4 down to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-8 and win the Masters for a third time. Early on, the final had been interrupted by a female streaker.

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OTD in 1998: Mark Williams dramatically edged Stephen Hendry 10-9 on a re-spotted black to win the Masters at Wembley Conference Centre. His £145,000 winner’s cheque was initially sent by the WPBSA to a different Mark Williams, who thankfully returned it.

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OTD in 1988: Steve Davis completed the first whitewash in the final of the Masters, beating Mike Hallett 9-0 at Wembley Conference Centre.

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Cliff Thorburn beat Ray Reardon 9-7 to win the Masters. Thorburn went on to win the title in 1985 and 1986.

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OTD in 1989: Stephen Hendry, on his debut in the tournament, won the Masters at Wembley Conference Centre. Hendry won the title for five successive years after which he was presented with the trophy to keep by the sponsors, Benson and Hedges.

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OTD in 1984: Canadian Kirk Stevens made a 147 break at the Masters in his semi-final against Jimmy White, the third officially recognised maximum in snooker history.

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OTD in 1979: Perrie Mans of South Africa beat Alex Higgins 8-4 to win the Masters. Mans’s highest break in the tournament was 48.

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OTD in 1998: Paul Hunter won his first title, the Welsh Open in Newport. Hunter, 19, beat five members of the top 16, including John Higgins in the final.

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OTD in 1936: Mark Wildman was born. Wildman reached a high of 24th in the world rankings and won the World Billiards Championship in 1984. He was a regular commentator for ITV, Eurosport, Sky and RTE. Wildman was chairman of the WPBSA from 1999 to 2002.

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OTD in 1999: Wales, represented by Darren Morgan, Mark Williams, Matthew Stevens and Dominic Dale, won the first staging of the Nations Cup in Newcastle.