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    Raymond Reardon MBE (8 October 1932 – 19 July 2024) was a Welsh professional snooker player who dominated the sport in the 1970s, winning the World Snooker...
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    times to jointly hold the record of most world titles in the modern era. Ray Reardon and Steve Davis have won six titles; John Higgins and Mark Selby four;...
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    tournament. The number one ranking has been held by twelve players; Ray Reardon was the first to hold the position, and was followed by Cliff Thorburn...
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    September 2023. "Ray Reardon". wst.tv. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2020. "Snooker legend Ray Reardon dies". Sky News...
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  • professional baseball player Ray Reardon (1932–2024), Welsh snooker player Sean Reardon, American sociologist Steve Reardon (born 1971), Australian rugby...
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    Hendry won the title in 1990. He was world championship runner-up to Ray Reardon in 1976 and Cliff Thorburn in 1980. At the 1982 event, Higgins came from...
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  • professional in 1967—the same year as his amateur rivals Gary Owen and Ray Reardon—and won the world title as a debutant at the 1969 World Snooker Championship...
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    part of the Welsh team that won the inaugural World Cup of snooker; Ray Reardon, Doug Mountjoy and Griffiths defeated England 14–3 in the final. At the...
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    having won the world championships in 1969 and 1971. The following year, Ray Reardon won both the Masters and World Championship in the same season. In 1977...
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  • Championship retrospectively became the first ranking event, won by Ray Reardon. Until 1982, the World Championship was the only ranking event. In the...
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  • he beat the defending Masters champion and reigning world champion Ray Reardon 7–6 to win the title. At the 1977 World Championship a couple of months...
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  • Ray Reardon, John Campbell Show 8 (18 June 1991) - Stephen Hendry, Mike Hallett, Joe Johnson Show 9 (25 June 1991) - Dennis Taylor, Tony Drago, Ray Reardon...
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    Bjelland, Rebecca Black, and Zayn Malik, six-time world Snooker champion Ray Reardon (nickname Dracula, in reference to his prominent widow's peak and sharp...
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  • Benson & Hedges. John Spencer won the inaugural tournament by defeating Ray Reardon 9–8, winning the deciding frame on a re-spotted black. The following...
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  • the eventual champion John Spencer. After finishing as runner-up to Ray Reardon in 1970, Pulman never again reached the final, although he was a losing...
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  • Jackie Rea, John Pulman, Ray Reardon, Fred Davis, Rex Williams, Kingsley Kennerley and John Spencer, the eventual winner being Reardon. The programme continued...
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    from 2–5 against Charlton to win 6–5 in the semi-final, and defeating Ray Reardon 9–7 in the final. In 1983, Thorburn became the first player to make a...
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  • world champions participated in the main tournament at the Crucible: Ray Reardon (1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1978), Steve Davis (1981, 1983, and...
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  • the first round. Alex Higgins won his second world title by defeating Ray Reardon 18–15 in the final. Ten century breaks were made during the tournament...
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  • Burwood East, Victoria. Defending champion Ray Reardon played Eddie Charlton in a best of 61 frames match. Reardon won 10 of the 12 frames on the second day...
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  • first round to Perrie Mans. The final was contested by Mans and Ray Reardon. Reardon led 5–2 after the first session, before Mans levelled the match at...
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    first time in the 2002–03 season. With veteran six-time World Champion Ray Reardon acting as his coach and mentor, he won his second World title in 2004...
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    17 days, he became the second-oldest player to win a ranking event, after Ray Reardon, who won the 1982 Professional Players Tournament aged 50 years and 14 days...
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  • Centre Hotel in London. John Spencer won the inaugural event, defeating Ray Reardon on a re-spotted black in the deciding frame of the final. The Masters...
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    televised in 1978. The most prominent players of the modern era are Ray Reardon (1970s), Steve Davis (1980s) and Stephen Hendry (1990s), each winning...
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  • winner of the event has received the Ray Reardon Trophy, named after the Welsh six-time world champion. Reardon himself presented the newly named trophy...
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  • the title was Ray Reardon, who defeated Alex Higgins 27–16 in the final at Wythenshawe Forum, to claim his fifth World Championship. Reardon was the defending...
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    season for the second time, and becoming only the fifth player—after Ray Reardon, Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry and Ding Junhui—to win three ranking tournaments...
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    1970:  Ray Reardon (WAL) 1971:  John Spencer (ENG) 1972:  Alex Higgins (NIR) 1973:  Ray Reardon (WAL) 1974:  Ray Reardon (WAL) 1975:  Ray Reardon (WAL)...
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  • supporting roles. The original music score was composed by Christopher Young. Ray Reardon, a successful architect, divorces his wife, and goes to a gallery opening...
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