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8 September – The Sunday Times publishes the article "Great TV Snooker Frame-up", exposing the fixing of non-tournament televised matches for "the artificial production of climaxes". [14] 1969. 23 July – Snooker tournament Pot Black launches on BBC Two. It is used as a way of showcasing colour television which had recently launched on the ...
This is a list of notable amateur and professional snooker players, past and present. Players currently on the World Snooker Tour are shown in bold text with a following †. A
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List of snooker players, a list of professional players from all eras; List of world snooker champions; List of snooker players by number of ranking titles; List of snooker world number ones; List of snooker players with over 100 century breaks
The BBC began broadcasting in colour in 1967 and was on the lookout for programmes that would exploit the new technology. [1] [2] The idea of broadcasting snooker, then still a minor sport, was the brainchild of David Attenborough who was the controller of BBC2 at the time. [3]
This is a list of professional snooker players ordered by the number of "ranking titles" they have won. A ranking title is a tournament that counts towards the snooker world rankings. World rankings were introduced in the 1976–77 season, initially based on the results from the previous three World Championships.
Player Country Debut Last appearance Total appearances Best John Pulman England 1969: 1980: 11 Runner-up (×1 – 1970) John Spencer England 1969: 1986: 18 Winner (×3 – 1969, 1971, 1977) Rex Williams England 1969: 1988: 15 Semi-final (×3 – 1969, 1972, 1974) Bernard Bennett England 1969: 1974: 4 Quarter-final (×1 – 1969) Gary Owen Wales ...