1440
477
Only the second non-UK player to win
Of course following Cliff Thorburn from my home of Canada who won in 1980.
I used to play (and follow the sport) a lot but haven't picked up my cue in years now, and despite having coverage of just about every other sport on earth, there's no pro snooker coverage here on TV that I can find. 
BTW since we are discussing it, I think my biggest break ever was in the 80's....certainly not good enough to compete even locally here.
Cheers, Al
Congrats to Neil Robertson and all Australian snooker fans . . .
. . . on winning the World Championship Tuesday. "The Thunder from Down Under", indeed ;-) . . . This message has been edited by Dr No on 2010-05-08 13:12:41...
Congrats! Snookers is one tough game!
Congrats to the Australian team! While there aren't many snooker tables in the billiard halls in L.A., I've played it before and it's a difficult game to master. Anyone else here play snookers? -MW
Several years ago ...
.. i played a lot of snooker. I think my highest break was around 40 points or so .... makes one wonder how the 'gods' cleared the table with a 147 !!! Filip
"All Australian snooker fans"...
Well, Art, that cuts it down to just 22,338,654 people (at 10:00a.m. AEST, 9 May 2010). - click here Cheers, pplater.
(sigh) . . . there are more attendees at a Gambler's Anonymous meeting . . .
. . . in Las Vegas than snooker fans in all of the United States :-( . . .
I sometimes watch...
...professional men's and women's billiards. Women's is particularly amusing because the players have the craziest nicknames. A sampling of the nicknames I've heard referenced on ESPN: Allison "The Duchess of Doom" Fisher Jeanette "The Black Widow" Lee Ga...
I know!
Wrestling is a sport I most definitely do NOT watch, but here in the US there is/was a women's wrestling league called GLOW (Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling), and those billiards nicknames seem like they would fit right in! *weird* Daos
Let's not forget Vivian Villareal, the . . .
. . . "Texas Tornado" . . . There is, though, only one "Assassin" for me . . . . . . Jack Tatum, Oakland Raiders . . ....
Only the second non-UK player to win
Of course following Cliff Thorburn from my home of Canada who won in 1980. I used to play (and follow the sport) a lot but haven't picked up my cue in years now, and despite having coverage of just about every other sport on earth, there's no pro snooker ...
No coverage here either, Al . . .
. . . but if there were, I'd have a reason to buy a TV ;-) . . .
One of the more...
...famous and striking graves in the Melbourne Cemetary is Walter Lindrum's grave....a pool-table. Never had the patience for Billiards and pubs here only really do 8-ball....which I can play...ahem...