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 Encyclopedia: Steve Davis
The World Championship is the climax of snookers annual calendar and the most important snooker event of the year in terms of prestige, prize money and world ranking points.
Snooker table Snooker is a variation of the game of billiards played on a baize-covered table that has pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long cushions.
Davis completed the most crushing World Championship victory in the modern era when he defeated John Parrott 18-3 in 1989.
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 World Series of Poker - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation World Series of Poker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world.
The set of tournaments the World Series of Poker (WSOP) would evolve to was the brainchild of Las Vegas legend, casino owner, and poker player Benny Binion as well as his two sons Jack and Ted.
Much of this growth can be attributed to the WSOP and the World Poker Tour being shown on ESPN and the Travel Channel.
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 If it's in gaming, it's InGaming.com
World Championship Snooker 2003 to bring the new season, professional players and all the tension to PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC this spring.
Looking better and playing better than ever, World Championship Snooker 2003 is the new generation in Codemasters' best-selling series and coming to PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC this spring, just ahead of the 2003 tournament.
As the sport enjoys a resurgence and mass popularity under a new generation of top professional players, World Championship Snooker 2003 is set to become the perfect and intuitively playable game for the far-reaching audience the sport attracts.
www.ingaming.com /press.php?f=76   (527 words)

  
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 ic-games Review - World Snooker Championship 2005 - Review, Preview and Interview for PC, Xbox, PS2, Nintendo and N-Gage
The snooker and pool balls move realistically when struck, the match referee re-spots balls when potted and you see a virtual representation of your player and opponent line up and take the shots.
Subsequent Trickshots are unlocked by completing the previous shot, and if the shot looks daunting then you can opt for a demonstration that will take you through the shot (complete with commentary).
World Snooker Championship 2005 is also playable online via the PS2 Network Adapter and with voice support games can be interesting (if a little slow).
www.ic-games.co.uk /index.php?location=1&&articleid=2819   (1121 words)

  
 Generation G   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
World Championship Snooker 2003 is the definitive snooker and pool simulation and brings all the tension and atmosphere of professional matches to game screens.
As the o­nly official video game of the sport, World Championship Snooker 2003 features 28 professional players (including Mark Williams, Peter Ebdon, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry, John Higgins and Ken Doherty), commentators Dennis Taylor and John Virgo and the whole atmosphere of professional snooker tournaments leading to the World Championships at the famous Crucible Theatre.
Licensed from World Snooker, the official governing body of the professional sport, World Championship Snooker 2003 continues the series' reputation as the most realistic snooker simulation.
www.gen-g.net /print.php?sid=150   (216 words)

  
 World Snooker Championship 2005 - Xbox - gamesradar.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Snooker's lost a bit of its charm in more recent years: fancy hairstyles, dedicated professionalism and sponsored waistcoats have replaced the fags, booze and punch-ups that dominated the 'Hurricane' Higgins era.
Blade Interactive's snooker sims have been improving year-after-year and while this latest version might have undergone a slight name change - World Snooker Championship instead of World Championship Snooker - and a switch in publisher (Sega replacing previous incumbents Codemasters) it's easily the best pot-'em-up yet.
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 PALGN 2005 :: World Snooker Championship 2005 Review
As in reality, if you don't have a high world ranking, you must partake in a qualifying match before playing against a first round opponent and in some tournaments, if you are not good enough, you cannot even enter.
The Trickshots mode is unlocked from the start and once the first trick is completed, subsequent Trickshots are unlocked by completing the previous shot.
Given how Snooker is, it's understandable that it's limited the way it is, but when you can't even make female players it's maybe a little too limited.
www.palgn.com.au /article.php?id=2144   (1572 words)

  
 Serebella Contents World Professional Snooker Championship---World Trade Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
It uses material from the Wiktionary page "World".
The war from 1939 to 1945 between the Allied forces of the Commonwealth, France, the United States, the Soviet Union and China against Germany, Italy and Japan.
It uses material from the Wiktionary page "Snooker".
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/contains-477873-477920-World_Professional_Snooker_Championship-World_Trade_Center.html   (683 words)

  
 PC Dome online magazin
A játékban végigjátszhatjuk a teljes World Snooker Championship évadot, pluszban emellett 8-ball és 9-ball pool-t, Quickplay-t és egy speciális Trickshot-ot is kipróbálhatunk.
2003 tavaszán lát majd napvilágot a Codemasters új snooker-e a World Championship Snooker 2003.
World Championship Snooker 2003 (Hírek) [4 üzenet, utolsó: 2003-12-27]
www.pcdome.hu /game.php?id=1491   (228 words)

  
 Matchroom Sales - Broadcast Rights   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
World Pool Championship, with a total of 128 players from 44 countries competing for a prize-fund of $350,000, has become the biggest event in the history of the game.
The World Snooker Trickshot and Pool Trickshot championships include six of the world's finest players with our cameras capturing a highly entertaining mix of deft skills and fun.
These are some of the examples of the diversity that has built Matchroom a worldwide reputation - providing nail-biting edge of your seat action and delivering some of the largest ever late night audiences.
www.matchroomsport.com /rights.htm   (447 words)

  
 AOL Games: Game News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The trickshot mode will challenge players to complete 20 different shots of the kind that John Virgo is famous for, such as the leap of faith, the caterpillar, the might red, and the impossiball.
In addition to full snooker and trick shots, World Championship Snooker 2003 includes a complete pool simulation and a number of minigames.
World Championship Snooker 2003 is scheduled for release in April, just ahead of the real 2003 tournament.
videogames.aol.com /game_news?articleID=29783&gameID=6939   (209 words)

  
 Codemasters - World Championship Snooker 2003
Enhanced and improved Coaching Mode to improve the player’s introduction to Snooker.
Specific AI for Snooker, 8 Ball, and American 9 Ball pool.
"World Championship Snooker"(tm) 2004 and "GENIUS AT PLAY"(tm) are trademarks of Codemasters.
www.codemasters.co.uk /snooker2003/uk/about-gameplay.php   (169 words)

  
 Codemasters : Press : World Championship Snooker 2003 gets a big break online at www.codemasters.com/snooker2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
As snooker fever grips the nation in the run up to the World Championships in a month’s time, Codemasters has launched a dedicated web site for World Championship Snooker 2003, the official game of the sport, at www.codemasters.com/snooker2003
Heralded by the BBC TV Snooker theme music, the online site features downloadable and streaming movie files showing off gameplay (www.codemasters.com/snooker2003/uk/downloads.php), a snooker news feed courtesy of World Snooker, and player profiles of the top professionals including Peter Ebdon, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Stephen Hendry, John Higgins, Mark Williams, and Ken Doherty.
World Championship Snooker 2003 features a full Snooker championship mode, a complete 8-ball and 9-ball Pool simulation, Quickplay fungames and a special Trickshot mode, hosted by John Virgo.
www.codemasters.co.uk /press/?showarticle=3024   (203 words)

  
 World Championship Snooker 2003 PlayStation 2, PS2 Game - Temple Games (templegames.co.uk)
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World Championship Snooker 2003 will bring all the tension and atmosphere of professional snooker matches to game screens.
Offering the complete cue-ball experience, World Championship Snooker 2003 features the full World Snooker championship season, plus 8-ball and 9-ball pool, Quickplay fun games and a special Trickshot game.
www.templegames.co.uk /PlayStation-2/Games/World-Championship-Snooker-2003.asp   (411 words)

  
 Dennis Taylor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
It's nearly 21 years since Coalisland's DENNIS TAYLOR potted the fl that won him his world snooker title, watched by a record-breaking 18 million viewers.
Taylor was renowned for the glasses he wore during matches, the large frame supposedly gave him a broader view of the table.
Taylor now commentates on the four televised snooker tournaments each year for the BBC.
www.wikiverse.org /dennis-taylor   (213 words)

  
 Steve Davis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
In a nail-biting match that saw a record post-midnight audience on British television and a record audience for BBC2 of 18 million people, Taylor finally defeated Davis 18 frames to 17, winning the finalframe on the final ball.
Davis himself has long played upon this image, particularly as a pundit andcommentator for the BBC 's snooker coverage and as a guest on television quizzes, with anappealing line in deadpan humour.
He is also a keen chess player andwas for a while the President of the British Chess Federation.
www.therfcc.org /steve-davis-71760.html   (322 words)

  
 Shopping.com: Product Features for the World Championship Snooker 2003 for Windows
World Championship Snooker 2003 brings all the tension and atmosphere of professional snooker matches to game screens.
If you've got the skill, the game can take you all the way to professional status, competing at the highest levels World Championship Snooker 2003 features the full World Snooker championship season, plus 8-ball and 9-ball pool, Quickplay fungames and a special Trickshot game.
Snooker celebrity Dennis Taylor hosts a dedicated Coaching mode, which can improve a player's game performance and even give them the edge on a real-life snooker table.
www.shopping.com /xPF-WORLD_CHAMP   (269 words)

  
 World History :: Encyclopedia Index -- Wo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
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 Play.com (UK) : World Championship Snooker 2003 : Playstation2 - Free Delivery
Take up the gauntlet of a World Snooker career.
Challenge over 27 of the Worlds greatest players, including Mark Williams and Stephen Hendry.
World Championship Snooker 2003 takes 28 professional players (including Peter Ebdon, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry, John Higgins, Mark Williams, Ken Doherty), real venues, real shots and the whole atmosphere of world class snooker tournaments to deliver a competitive and absorbing game.
www.play247.com /play247.asp?page=title&r=PS2&title=114568   (353 words)

  
 JustGamers: Review - World Snooker Challenge 2005
Da stellt natürlich auch dieses Jahr keine Ausnahme dar und mit World Snooker Challenge 2005 wird es auch erstmals einen Snooker-Titel aus dem Hause Blade Interactive geben, der für eine portablen Spielekonsole, namentlich für die PSP, erscheint.
Nacheinander kann man hier verschiedene Trickshots einstudieren und sie dann während einer Kür vorführen.
Fazit World Snooker Challenge 2005 bietet alles, was sich echte Billard-Fans wünschen können.
www.justgamers.de /?page=article&article_id=1949&jg=12c38ff7914ab8b043538707c729ee45   (1238 words)

  
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London Snooker - information on a select number of London snooker clubs including some of the best deals on membership and table rates.
Snooker in Malta - organisers of major professional snooker tournaments in Malta: The European Open, The Rothmans Grand Prix, and The Cisk Lager Malta Masters.
This is where you go to join the Snooker Ring or perhaps simply to browse the links to other great snooker resources.
www.carolinabilliards.com /links.htm   (4922 words)

  
 Masters (snooker) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Masters, formerly the Benson & Hedges Masters is a professional (A form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball) snooker tournament.
Although not a (Click link for more info and facts about ranking event) ranking event, it is regarded as one of the most prestigious tournaments on the circuit, earning more prize money than any other tournament except the (Click link for more info and facts about World Championship) World Championship.
The tournament was first held in 1975 in (The capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center) London.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/masters_(snooker).htm   (954 words)

  
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 World Pool Masters Set For Holland :: Pool Cues, Pool Cue Cases, Billiard Supplies ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
MATCHROOM SPORT are delighted to announce that the eleventh running of the World Pool Masters will be taking place from Friday 29th — Sunday 31st August 2003 at the Hotel Zuiderduin, in the town of Egmond aan Zee in Holland.
Now in its eighth year, the Trickshot Masters features six players each performing a twelve minute routine with a panel of judges deciding the winner.
The World Pool Masters is sanctioned by the WPA which is the world governing body for pool and administers the game at many levels across the globe.
www.insidepool.com /article370.html?POSTNUKESID=ab5d6f92481fe3b2ccda2f2bb5181e38   (822 words)

  
 Pool Players Community Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
He won professional status as a snooker player in 2001 and in the same year he also reached the last eight of the World Nineball Championships after beating his childhood hero Steve Davis in the last 16.
But it is as an eightball pool player that Melling is perhaps best known and the Keighley masse magician will be back on the eightball table defending his national trickshots title when the 2002 National Eightball Pool Trickshots Championship gets under way at Gangsters Pool Hall in Swindon next week (21 December).
Melling took a year off the eightball Tour this year to focus on his snooker career, but he still claimed two televised professional eightball titles with the 2002 International Masters and the 2002 European Professional Championship.
www.uk-pool.com /print.php?sid=60   (488 words)

  
 JustGamers: Review - World Snooker Challenge 2005
Hierfür wurde das Spiel von World Championship Snooker in World Snooker Challenge umbenannt und auch der Pubsliher gewechselt.
Wichtig ist auch nur, ob wir uns auf eine akkurate Snookersimulation freuen dürfen oder ob die Umsetzung für die PSP eher in die sprichwörtliche Hose gegangen ist.
World Snooker Challenge 2005 für die PSP hebt sich in keiner Weise vom Rest der anderen Snooker-Titel aus den Blade Interactive Studios ab.
www.justgamers.de /?page=article&article_id=1949&jg=33e728ef4976191b5f52694cbfbe2e28   (1238 words)

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