Mike Hallett was whitewashed by a professional snooker player who won the World Championship how many times?
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2015 Masters (snooker) The 2015 Dafabet Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11 and 18 January 2015 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England. It was the 41st staging of the tournament. Shaun Murphy won his first Masters title, beating Neil Robertson 10–2 in the final, the biggest winning margin in a Masters final since Steve Davis whitewashed Mike Hallett 9–0 in 1988. In winning the title, Murphy became the tenth player to win all Triple Crown events at least once.
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Steve Davis Steve Davis, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 22 August 1957) is an English retired professional snooker player from Plumstead, London. Known for dominating the sport during the 1980s, when he won the World Championship six times and was ranked world number one for seven consecutive seasons, he is remembered particularly for contesting the 1985 World Championship final with Dennis Taylor, the black-ball conclusion of which attracted a record 18.5 million British viewers. He is a well known public figure and is generally viewed by his peers as one of the greatest players of all time. Until his retirement in 2016, Davis combined his ongoing playing career with his role as a television analyst and commentator for the BBC's snooker coverage, alongside being a DJ of electronic music on local radio station Phoenix FM and at the Bloc Weekend music festival.
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World Cup (snooker) The World Cup is an invitational snooker tournament created by Mike Watterson. The annual contests featured team of three players representing their country against other such teams. Steve Davis has won the event more times than any other player, with four titles for England.
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Marco Fu Marco Fu Ka-chun, MH, JP (, born 8 January 1978 in Hong Kong) is a professional snooker player from Hong Kong. He won the 2007 Grand Prix, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final, and was the runner-up in the 2008 UK Championship and the 2011 Masters. He also won the 2013 Australian Goldfields Open and the 2016 Scottish Open and was runner-up in the 2013 German Masters and 2013 International Championship. In addition, Fu reached the semi-finals of the World Championship twice – in 2006 and in 2016. Fu's career high world ranking is fifth, achieved in 2017. As a prolific break-builder, Fu has compiled more than 450 century breaks in professional competition, including four maximum 147 breaks. He currently resides in London.
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Andrew Pagett Andrew Pagett (born 25 April 1982) is a Welsh former professional snooker player.
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Matthew Selt Matthew Selt (born 7 March 1985) is an English professional snooker player originally from Romford and now living in Atherstone and playing out of the Atack snooker Centre in Nuneaton. He qualified for the professional tour by finishing seventh on the Pontin's International Open Series in 2006/2007. Selt played in his first professional final in 2014 at the minor-ranking Lisbon Open, which he lost to Stephen Maguire, and has reached five quarter-finals in full ranking events.
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Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 1 The Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 1 (also known as Star Xing Pai Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 1 for sponsorship purposes) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place over 24–27 June 2010 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England. It was contested by 75 professional players and 73 amateurs.
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John Spencer (snooker player) John Spencer (18 September 1935 – 11 July 2006) was an English professional snooker player who won the World Professional title at his first attempt, was the first winner at the Crucible Theatre, was the inaugural winner of the Masters and Irish Masters and was the first player to make a 147 break in competition. Spencer was born in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester.
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Yan Bingtao Yan Bingtao (born 16 February 2000) is a Chinese professional snooker player. He is the youngest player to win the Amateur World Snooker Championship, his 8–7 victory over Muhammad Sajjad in the final of the 2014 event earning him a place on the sport's main tour.
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Snooker world rankings 2004/2005 Snooker world rankings 2004/2005: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 2004/2005 season are listed below. This was Chris Small's only season in top 16, and Paul Hunter's only appearance in the top 4.
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Terry Griffiths Terrence "Terry" Griffiths, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 16 October 1947) is a retired Welsh snooker player and current snooker coach and pundit. He won the World Championship in 1979 at the first attempt, and reached the 1988 final. He also won the Masters in 1980 and the UK Championship in 1982, making him one of ten players to have completed snooker's triple crown. He was known for his slow cautious yet elegant style of play.
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John Higgins (snooker player) John Higgins, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 18 May 1975) is a Scottish professional snooker player. Since turning professional in 1992, he has won 29 ranking titles, including four World Championships and three UK Championships, as well as two Masters titles, making him one of the most successful players in the modern history of the sport.
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Muhammad Asif (snooker player) Muhammad Asif (Urdu: محمد آصف‎ ) is a Pakistani snooker player who represents Pakistan in different international tournaments. He won the first title of 2012 IBSF World Snooker Championship that is also known as the World Amateur Snooker Championship (the premier non-professional snooker tournament), held in 2012 in Sofia, Bulgaria, by defeating Gary Wilson.
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Maurice Parkin Maurice Parkin is an English former professional snooker player.
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Steve Davis (disambiguation) Steve Davis (born 1957) is an English professional snooker player and six-time World Champion.
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John Pulman Herbert John Pulman (12 December 1923 – 25 December 1998) was an English professional snooker player who dominated the game throughout the 1960s.
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Chris Scanlon Chris Scanlon (born 1975) is an English former professional snooker player.
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Kelsall Prince Harry Kelsall Prince (26 December 1904 – 1980) was an English professional English billiards and snooker player. He played in the 1929 World Snooker Championship, losing 14–6 to Tom Dennis.
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Steve James (snooker player) Stephen "Steve" James (born 2 May 1961) is a retired English professional snooker player.
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Tony Chappel Tony Chappel (born 28 May 1960) is a former Welsh professional snooker player from Pontarddulais in Swansea, whose career spanned seventeen years from 1984 to 2001.
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Michael Wasley Michael Wasley (born 23 February 1990) is an English former professional snooker player.
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Willie Thorne William Joseph "Willie" Thorne (born 4 March 1954) is an English former professional snooker player who is now a sports commentator. He is most famous for winning the 1985 Classic.