• George Michael Edwin Watterson (26 August 1942 – 8 March 2019) was an English professional snooker player, businessman, sports promoter and television...
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  • bishop Juan Watterson, Isle of Man politician Mike Watterson (1942–2019), English snooker player Peter Watterson (1927–1996), American Catholic priest Waterson...
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  • first time in 2022. The World Darts Championship was the brainchild of Mike Watterson, a sports promoter who had created the UK Snooker Championship and moved...
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  • 28 April 1979 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Promoted by Mike Watterson for the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, it was...
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  • Charlie Whiting Tommy Smith Brian Mawhinney Peter Thompson Olly Croft Mike Watterson Paul Hutchins Jake Burton Carpenter Stuart Fitzsimmons Matti Nykanen...
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  • Organisations and thus no unified World Championship is equally rife. Mike Watterson, the sports promoter who created the Embassy World Professional Championship...
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  • cover for the BBC until 1994. The championships became possible when Mike Watterson, a snooker promoter, came up with the idea whilst sat in a barber's...
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  • Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. The 1982 World Championship was promoted by Mike Watterson and governed by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association...
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  • Stockport, from 27 March to 7 April. The tournament was promoted by Mike Watterson on behalf of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association...
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  • but did not, and Roy Andrewartha received a walkover for the match. Mike Watterson, who as promoter of the world championship from 1977 to 1983 had first...
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  • first match 5–4 against Kingsley Kennerley. In Everton's second match, Mike Watterson, who was also the tournament promoter, arrived 15 minutes late after...
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  • The World Cup is an invitational team snooker tournament created by Mike Watterson. The annual contests featured teams of three (two since 2011) players...
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  • then defeated Geoff Foulds 10–4 to qualify. The tournament's promoter, Mike Watterson lost 6–10 to John Campbell. The reigning world billiards champion, Rex...
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  • World Masters snooker tournament at the NEC in Birmingham alongside Mike Watterson, Jim Wych, Willie Jamieson, Paul Wade and Phil Yates. This association...
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  • Bishop Watterson High School is a Catholic college preparatory high school located in Columbus, Ohio. Bishop Watterson High School, founded in 1954 under...
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  • lost only one frame against former World Snooker Championship promoter Mike Watterson, and Peter Francisco defeated Fred Davis, a former billiards and snooker...
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  • Yuchen (HKG)†  Michael Wasley (ENG)  Paul Watchorn (IRL)  James Wattana (THA)  Mike Watterson (ENG)  Daniel Wells (WAL)†  Bill Werbeniuk (CAN)  Barry West (ENG)  Jason...
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  • Raffles/Sheffield Shield Tournament played at the Sheffield Snooker Centre. He beat Mike Watterson 9–6 and Dennis Taylor 9–5. In the final he led Terry Griffiths 4–1,...
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    Parliament (MP) for Chesterfield, cabinet minister, and Chairman of Coalite Mike Watterson (1942–2019), professional snooker player and television commentator...
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  • Dear Mr. Watterson is a 2013 American documentary film directed by Joel Allen Schroeder, produced by Christopher Browne and Matt McUsic, with Andrew P...
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  • Commentator 2016, 2020), ITV Sport 2015–present, YouTube 2016–2019, 2021 Mike Watterson – Eurosport 1989-, Sky Sports – 1991–1994 Jimmy White – BBC Sport 2010...
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    187  Ray Reardon (WAL) – – 1 17 188  Billy Kelly (IRL) – – 1 4 189  Mike Watterson (ENG) – – 1 1 190  Fred Davis (ENG) – – 1 – 192  Fergal O'Brien (IRE)...
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  • something that had previously been in the control of promoters like Mike Watterson, as well as organising the tournaments.: 80–81  In 1985, Green retired...
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  • and promoted by Mike Watterson, with sponsorship by cigarette company Embassy. Watterson chose the Crucible after his wife Carol Watterson, saw a play there...
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    symbol) are shown below.: 147–149  In the original list there were 32 players; Mike Hallett was 29th, followed by Eugene Hughes, Les Dodd and John Campbell....
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  • Championship with a 9–1 win over Tommy Murphy, followed by a 9–3 defeat of Mike Watterson and a 9–4 win over Cliff Wilson. In the next round, he eliminated the...
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  • Tower Circus in Blackpool between 26 November and 3 December 1977. Mike Watterson instituted this new championship with sponsorship from manufacturers...
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  • Morra 10–5 Vic Harris Tony Wilson 10–2 Dennis Hughes Jon Wright 10–0 Mike Watterson Ian Brumby 10–4 Terry Whitthread Chris Cookson 10–1 Roger Bales John...
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    Murray Ball, Bill Watterson, Matt Groening, and Dav Pilkey. "Peanuts pretty much defines the modern comic strip", said Bill Watterson, "so even now it's...
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  • Thompson, 96, Jamaican Olympic sprinter (1948) and CAC champion (1946). Mike Watterson, 76, English snooker player, promoter and commentator. Sveinung Aarnseth...
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