and pool player. Recognisable for his girth, he was nicknamed "Big Bill". Werbeniuk was a four-time World Championship quarter-finalist and also a UK Championship...
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the tournament's second table because his friend and fellow Canadian Bill Werbeniuk wanted to watch. The match against Griffiths ended at 3:51 am, Thorburn...
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expanded to 16 players and moved to the Spectrum Arena in Warrington. Bill Werbeniuk reached the only final of his career, but lost 9–5 against Steve Davis...
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championship Bill Werbeniuk (1947–2003), Canadian snooker player Little Bill (disambiguation) This page lists people with the nickname Big Bill. If an internal...
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ranking points, ahead of Steve Davis with 57 and Jimmy White with 51. Bill Werbeniuk was in 146th place. Hale, Janice (1991). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1991-92...
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championship, the highest of which was a championship record-equalling 142 by Bill Werbeniuk. The World Snooker Championship is the preeminent tournament in professional...
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Willie Thorne at 5–4, and extended his lead to 9–4 before winning 10–6. Bill Werbeniuk eliminated Martin 10–4. Ray Edmonds, twice World Amateur Champion, had...
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from 2–7 down to beat Mountjoy 13–9 in the last-16 round, he defeated Bill Werbeniuk 13–6, Charlton 18–14, and Mans 25–18 in the final to lift the trophy...
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the surge in the sport's popularity in the 1980s and 1990s. Canadian Bill Werbeniuk scored the championship's highest break, a 143, in his first-round match...
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built a 6–3 advantage over Dave Martin in their first session, Canadian Bill Werbeniuk won 10–4. Jim Meadowcroft made a highest break of just 36 as he was...
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victory. Bill Werbeniuk led John Bear 7–2 after their first session; Bear won the next three frames to reduce the lead to 7–5, but Werbeniuk ultimately...
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having led 3–1, took a 5–4 lead over Bill Werbeniuk with a 97 break in the ninth frame. He led in the match until Werbeniuk, who compiled a break of 101 in...
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Henry Botterell, World War I fighter pilot (born 1896) January 20 – Bill Werbeniuk, snooker player (born 1947) January 28 – Elsie Gibbons, politician,...
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were introduced in 1976. The 1985 champion Taylor was 4–5 behind to Bill Werbeniuk as their first session ended. After their second session the following...
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two ranking events of the 1988–89 season as part of his punishment. Bill Werbeniuk was expelled from the WPBSA in March 1989 after not paying a fine that...
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compiled the tournament's highest break of 119 in his semi-final win over Bill Werbeniuk. The last session of the final was broadcast by the BBC on their Grandstand...
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made his last appearance at the World Championships, losing 4–10 to Bill Werbeniuk in the first round. Davis had first played in the World Championship...
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2 5 10 John Pulman (ENG) 1 3 1 5 11 Patsy Fagan (IRL) – 1 2 3 12 Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) 1 – 2 3 13 David Taylor (ENG) 1 1 1 3 14 Doug Mountjoy (WAL)...
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Reardon Terry Griffiths Doug Mountjoy Canada Cliff Thorburn Kirk Stevens Bill Werbeniuk 8–5 London 1980/81 World Team Classic (team event) 1981 England Steve...
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Jim Meadowcroft England 1 0 2 3 13 Cliff Thorburn Canada 0 2 1 3 14 Bill Werbeniuk Canada 1 1 1 3 15 John Pulman England 1 1 1 3 16 David Taylor England...
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Second seed Steve Davis beat Ray Edmonds 10–4. Third seed Thorburn beat Bill Werbeniuk 10–5, whilst fourth seed Tony Knowles won a close match against Neal...
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Steve Davis Eddie Charlton 254–100 points 1982/83 1983 Cliff Thorburn Bill Werbeniuk 7–3 1983/84 1984 Tony Knowles John Virgo 7–3 1984/85 1985 Tony Meo John...
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Dunning 9–5, Willie Thorne defeated Rex Williams 9–3, Parkin lost 2–9 to Bill Werbeniuk, and David Taylor won 9–7 against Paddy Morgan The first round took...
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American educator and politician, 73rd Governor of North Carolina 1947 – Bill Werbeniuk, Canadian snooker player (d. 2003) 1948 – T Bone Burnett, American singer-songwriter...
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Watchorn (IRL) James Wattana (THA) Mike Watterson (ENG) Daniel Wells (WAL) Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) Barry West (ENG) Jason Weston (ENG) Jimmy White (ENG) Michael...
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2 6 7 Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 1 4 1 6 8 David Taylor (ENG) 3 2 0 5 9 Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) 1 2 1 4 10 Jimmy White (ENG) – 0 3 3 11 Perrie Mans (RSA) 1...
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won only one match in the year since the 1984 World Championship, and Bill Werbeniuk, who had not won any, were at an advantage over other players who had...
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1 5 10 John Virgo (ENG) 1 0 3 4 11 Alex Higgins (NIR) 1 1 2 4 12 Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) – 2 2 4 13 Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 2 1 1 4 14 John Pulman (ENG)...
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second day. Steve Davis appeared in his third consecutive final and he regained the title beating Canada's Bill Werbeniuk by 9–5. 101 Bill Werbeniuk...
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24–16 in the final, winning the record first prize of £10,000. Canadian Bill Werbeniuk made a break of 142 in his quarter-final match against John Virgo, equalling...
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