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  BBC SPORT | UK CHAMPIONSHIP SNOOKER | When snooker went loopy
Snooker might be getting popular again, but the 1980s will be remembered by many as the time when everybody was barmy about the game.
I was truly at the epicentre of 'show biz' journalism to have found out the song, one so popular as snooker loopy, was born out of a singing animated dwarf.
The schedule leading up to Christmas is hectic with a host of universities ready to witness the antics of the ageless stars, although Chas described the downside of such gigs was that any knickers thrown at them were coming from the older members of the audience.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/in_depth/2000/uk_championship_snooker/1024916.stm   (705 words)

  
 Snooker World Championship 2007 | Sheffield | Snooker Odds
Snooker’s most gifted and exciting player O’Sullivan, beat home town player Ian McCulloch 9-5 in the final of snooker’s first world ranking event of the 2004/05 season at the Guild Hall in Preston tonight (Sunday).
In collaboration with his mentor, six-times former world champion Ray Reardon, O’Sullivan’s form has reached new heights over the past year, having won the Welsh Open as well as his second Embassy World Championship crown.
The UK betting giant, Coral, bring their wealth of experience to the net.
www.bonus-bet.com /world-championship-snooker-betting.htm   (603 words)

  
  Travis Perkins :: View News Item
Travis Perkins has donated the snooker table used in last season’s UK Championship final to a Bristol-based charity dedicated to ‘grass roots’ sport.
Snooker legend Steve Davis was at the club last night (Wednesday 16 th) for the official presentation.
As main sponsor of the UK Snooker Championship and a committed supporter of sport, Travis Perkins is keen to promote young ‘grass roots’ talent in the local communities in which we operate.”
www.travisperkins.co.uk /information/news/viewnews.asp?ID=41   (275 words)

  
  York Press: Archive: Library 2004: UK Snooker Championship 2004
The pride of Yorkshire snooker was at home in Leeds today feeling totally browned off after the collapse of his bid to win the Travis Perkins UK Championship.
SNOOKER star John Higgins was uncertain today if he will be able to make it to York in time for his opening match tomorrow in the Travis Perkins UK Snooker Championship.
Yorkshire snooker star Paul Hunter said he is not too disheartened after suffering a shock defeat a week before he makes his bow in York in the Travis Perkins UK Championship.
www.yorkpress.co.uk /archive/library2004/uksnooker   (784 words)

  
  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: UK Championship (snooker)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The UK Championship is a professional snooker tournament, generally regarded as the second most prestigious tournament after the World Championship.
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large (12 feet × 6 feet) baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions.
The UK Championship was first held in 1977 as the United Kingdom Snooker Championship, an event open only to British residents.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/UK-Championship-%28snooker%29   (2526 words)

  
 York Press: Archive: Library 2003: UK Snooker championships: UK Snooker Championship 2003
THE future of the world's best woman snooker player could be in doubt, she admitted in York this week after playing through pain to retain her UK title.
YORKSHIRE snooker hero Paul Hunter is brimming with confidence after a superb performance in his opening match in the PowerHouse UK Championship in York.
SNOOKER star John Parrott was back home on Merseyside today still trying to come to terms with the 'frightening' way he was knocked out of the PowerHouse UK Championship in York.
www.yorkpress.co.uk /archive/library2003/uksnooker   (856 words)

  
 World Snooker Championship 2007 Cheats For Xbox 360
Snooker: Complete Clearance (20 points): Pot all of the balls on the table in one break in Snooker championship mode.
Snooker: Win frame with Snookers (10 points): Win a frame of Snooker which requires you to put your opponent in a Snooker to win in champ mode.
Snooker: Beat a seeded player (10 points): Beat a seeded player in an event which requires qualification in Snooker championship mode.
mofunzone.com /game_cheats/xbox_360_cheats/world_snooker_championship_2007.shtml   (831 words)

  
 UK Snooker Championship betting odds
Behind the World Championships the UK Championships, held this year at York's Barbican Centre, are regarded as the second most prestigious tournament on the circuit.
Now in its 30th year, after first being held back in 1977, the event was originally only open to British residents, but in 1984 that rule changed to allow all professionals to enter.
A strong tip in the betting for this year's championships is three times winner Ronnie O'Sullivan who is the current favourite at around 2/1, but he still has some way to go to better Steve Davis' six wins and Stephen Hendry's five successes.
www.easyodds.com /compareodds/snooker/uk-championship   (206 words)

  
 Sporting Life - Snooker | 888.com World Championship, Crucible, Sheffield, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Ding Junhui, Graeme Dott, ...
Stephen Hendry's World Championship hopes are hanging by a thread after Ali Carter built a 12-4 lead in their second-round match while John Higgins also leads Fergal O'Brien 12-4.
Peter Ebdon is through to the second round of the 888.com World Championship.
Claims by Ronnie O'Sullivan that the draw for the World Championships is fixed have been refuted.
www.sportinglife.com /snooker/news   (970 words)

  
 World Snooker Championship 2007 Cheats - World Snooker Championship 2007 Codes
Snooker: 50 Break (10 points): After scoring 50 points, or more, in a single visit in Snooker championship mode.
Snooker: 100 Break (10 points): After scoring 100 points, or more, in a single visit in Snooker championship mode.
Snooker: 147 Break (30 points): After scoring 147 points, or more, in a single visit in Snooker championship mode.
www.consolecheatcodes.com /xbox360/worldsnookerchampionship2007cheats.html   (870 words)

  
 World Snooker Championship 2007 - Xboxic
Pot all of the balls on the table in one break in Snooker championship mode.
Win a frame of Snooker which requires you to put your opponent in a Snooker to win in champ mode.
Beat a seeded player in an event which requires qualification in Snooker championship mode.
wiki.xboxic.com /World_Snooker_Championship_2007   (703 words)

  
 WireImage: Listings
Ronnie OSullivan in action during the second round of the UK Snooker Championship at the York...
A general view of cues on a snooker table of the UK Snooker Championship at the York Barbican...
Ronnie OSullivan during the second round of the UK Snooker Championship at the York Barbican...
www.wireimage.com /GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=gls=2===249366&nbc1=1   (304 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: World Championship Snooker 2003 (Xbox): PC & Video Games   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Veteran snooker fans and championship newcomers step up to the table in opposition to Peter Ebden, Mark Williams, Ronnie O’Sullivan and more than twenty top players from the world of professional snooker.
Being a professional snooker player is not about having to worry about how hard you hit a shot or how much spin you put on the cue ball its just natural, something this games interface fails miserably to achieve.
Championship Snooker - ripped apart by XBOXWORLD for poor graphics, uninteresting gameplay, "only slightly better than leaving your XBOX turned off", likend to "Antiques Roadshow and Songs of Praise with a bit of Bullseye: The Game thrown in" and given a 5/10 review.
www.amazon.co.uk /World-Championship-Snooker-2003-Xbox/dp/B00008GEUP   (1556 words)

  
 Ebdon wins UK Championship - Snooker - Eurosport
Peter Ebdon won the UK Championship with a 10-6 win over Steven Hendry in a disappointing final match on Sunday.
Ebdon, however, was not to be denied and put together runs of 43 and 70 in the final two frames to add the UK title to the World Championship he won four years previously.
Peter Ebdon won his way into the final of the UK Championship in York...
www.eurosport.com /snooker/masters/2006-2007/sport_sto1035826.shtml   (557 words)

  
 Ebdon wins UK Championship - Snooker - Eurosport
Peter Ebdon won the UK Championship with a 10-6 win over Steven Hendry in a disappointing final match on Sunday.
Ebdon added the UK crown to the World title he won in 2002.
Ebdon, however, was not to be denied and put together runs of 43 and 70 in the final two frames to add the UK title to the World Championship he won four years previously.
www.eurosport.co.uk /snooker/masters/2006-2007/sport_sto1035826.shtml   (557 words)

  
 Championship 3D Snooker
Even though I really enjoy snooker, and pool, I'm not even going to pretend I understand how they work.
I have now imparted to you the entire contents of the very small section of my brain labelled 'snooker'.
Championship (3D) Snooker is perfectly playable, there are all the usual difficulty levels, leagues and league tournaments.
www.ysrnry.co.uk /articles/championship3dsnooker.htm   (715 words)

  
 Snooker blog
Snooker blog: informace o dění ve světovém snookeru
Maplin UK Championship je po Světovém šampionátu jeden z největších bodovaných turnajů na okruhu Main Tour.
Nejprve vyhrál Belgian Championship, kde zahrál 147 v osmifinále proti Kris Neyrinckovi a poté Open Snooker Tournament v Kortenbergu, kde zafinišoval ve finále proti Jurgen Van den Bossche breaky 108, 147 a 127 bodů.
www.supersvet.cz /snooker   (990 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: U.K.
Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Two-time world snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan walked out of his quarterfinal against Stephen Hendry in the U.K. Championship today after missing a pot in the sixth frame.
The 31-year-old Englishman was trailing 4-1 in the best-of- 17 contest in York, though was 24-0 up in the next frame when he conceded the match.
At 17, he became the youngest winner of a world ranking tournament, taking the 1993 U.K. Championship after beating Hendry.
www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=asgTuWbaYALY&refer=uk   (488 words)

  
 UK championship betting | UK snooker betting
The range of excuses at the UK Championship are almost as entertaining as the snooker itself.
Snooker betting presents endless opportunities for betting with tournaments going on throughout the world from August to May.
When it comes to betting on snooker there are a number of different ways in which you can bet on the outcome of a snooker match.
www.bettingchoice.co.uk /UK-Championship-coupon.php   (1563 words)

  
 blog.myspace.com/snookerloopyronnie
Spectators who had paid to watch the two sessions of their clash were allowed to watch the Dott-Davis match instead, which caused disruption as spectators moved around to see the action on the other table.
But the 31-year-old from Essex is also a troubled soul, battling depression and threatening to quit snooker on numerous occasions.
I know you suffer with your emotions, so do I. We will be on the fron row again for 1/4 finals and semi finals at the crucible like last year, and I am sure you will be at both.
blog.myspace.com /index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=87141206&blogID=205510732   (982 words)

  
 Snooker UK Championship Betting Tips
Like the World Championship, it’s generally a wide-open betting contest, with several players in with a chance of triumphing.
However, it’s worth noting that the matches are shorter in the UK Championship, with the final best of 19 frames and all preceding matches best of 17.
As you might expect, there are plenty of betting markets available for each and every UK Championship match.
www.bettingpro.com /category/Snooker/Snooker-UK-Championship-Betting-Tips   (634 words)

  
 YouTube - UK Championship 2006 - Stephen Hendry x Mark Williams - Fr01
UK Championship 2006 - Stephen Hendry x Mark Williams - Fr01
UK championship 2006 final - Peter Ebdon cue ball jumping
UK Championship 2006 - Stephen Hendry x Mark Williams - Fr09
www.youtube.com /watch?v=l6XMO5plLkc   (181 words)

  
 Travis Perkins UK Championship
Vorlage:Snookertuniere Die Travis Perkins UK Championship ist ein Profisnookerturnier.
Die UK Championship ist das, nach den Snookerweltmeisterschaften, wichtigste Turnier im Snookersport.
Gegründet wurde das Turnier 1977 als United Kingdom Snooker Championship, teilnahmeberechtigt waren damals nur britische Spieler.
www.biologie.de /biowiki/Travis_Perkins_UK_Championship   (116 words)

  
 allaboutgames.co.uk - Review - World Championship Snooker 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The standard Snooker mode is what you would expect from the game; it includes a Career option which allows you to take a professional player or a custom-made amateur through a career that, if successful, will earn you the world title.
Classic Match is one of this year's new additions, and allows you to play in some of snooker history's greatest moments, such as the 1985 World Snooker Championship final between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor.
After all, unlike football games, snooker does not involve large amounts of statistical changes each year which is often justification enough to hardcore fans to upgrade to the next edition (e.g.
www.allaboutgames.co.uk /gamereviews.php?218   (824 words)

  
 SuperXtra
England's Peter Ebdon captured the UK Championship for the first time in London late on Sunday defeating Scotland's Stephen Hendry 10-6 in the final.
The Dubai-based Ebdon said he targeted the UK Championship as a top priority putting in a month's solid practice to come through a series of matches against some of the finest players in the game.
For Hendry, despite being world number one, the tournament was a return to something like his best form, the Scot having struggled in the season's two previous ranking events.
www.superxtra.co.za /default.asp?id=199693&des=article   (425 words)

  
 Xbox 360 - The Official Magazine - Sega goes snooker loopy on Xbox 360
Hardcore snooker fans can chalk up the Xbox 360 as their next-gen console of choice after Sega announced today that World Snooker Championship 2007 will be hitting the console later this year.
In addition to the snooker developer Blaze has also added a comprehensive pool experience, set to rival Bankshot Billiards domination of the pub favourite.
Join the cue to look at our first screenshots of World Championship Snooker 2007 over there on the right, and we’ll bring you more on the game very soon.
www.oxm.co.uk /news/sports/sega_goes_snooker_loopy_on_xbox_360   (363 words)

  
 3-IN-A-BED Discussion Forum - Snooker Uk Championship   (Site not responding. Last check: )
i agree it wud be bad news for snooker if he spewed it.
I read he is intrested in pool to zola but he'd prob get bored of that soon enuf.
He doesn't deserve to be a snooker player.
www.3inabed.com /Forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2036   (347 words)

  
 Snooker: Ding cruises into UK Championship final
Chinese snooker player Ding Junhui eased into the final of the UK Championship with an impressive 9-4 victory over Englishman Joe Perry on Saturday.
Ding, 18, and Davis, 48, were the youngest players to have appeared in York during the past fortnight.
And they will contest a compelling final, with Davis out to win a seventh UK crown, while Ding hopes for his first.
www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2005-12/18/content_504312.htm   (305 words)

  
 Snooker Uk Championship Ticket
9-8 in a gripping tie at the Travis Perkins UK Championship in York...
The Caravan & Motorhome Show 2004 22/01/2004 to 25/01/2004 Held at the Gmex in Manchester this is one of the North's most fantastic display of caravans and motorhomes, including loads of...
The Junior snooker championship was won by Jason Klatt, who retained his...
www.apsol-tickets.co.uk /snooker+uk+championship+ticket.htm   (182 words)

  
 Scotsman.com Sport - Snooker   (Site not responding. Last check: )
DAVE HAROLD expects nothing less than a "battle" with UK champion Peter Ebdon in their second...
RONNIE O'Sullivan preferred to concentrate on the snooker rather than the antics of a raucous...
FORMER world champion Shaun Murphy has slammed the decision by World Snooker bosses to allow...
sport.scotsman.com /snooker.cfm   (338 words)

  
 Live and Results. Men and Women. - Snooker - Eurosport
John Higgins tells Eurosport of his World Championships dreams after moving in to the second round.
John Higgins cruised past Michael Holt 10-4 to reach the second round of the World Championships.
Michael Holt is hoping his "boring" preparation pays off with success at the World Championships in Sheffield.
tour2000.eurosport.com /snooker   (420 words)

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