in 1980 when he won the World Championship and gained the world number one player ranking. Thirty years would pass before another non-British player would match that feat: Australia’s Neil Robertson did it in 2010. Cliff and other top players are among the regulars at Corner Bank that you might meet or get to play against when practicing and playing in tournaments.
Snooker has expanded greatly and in recent times open tournaments are taking place in places like Thailand, India, and particularly China. Although no Chinese player has yet won a World Championship, they have made their presence felt. Several have won ranking tournaments and one, Ding Junhui, lost in the finals of the 2016 World Championship.
Snooker is a challenging sport played on a 6-foot by 12-foot playing surface. The sport has been called “chess with complications.”