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Cliff Thorburn: Snooker's first World Champion from outside the UK

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Thorburn’s Professional Career 1970's Upon the recommendation of former World Champion, John Spencer , the World Billiards and Snooker Association accepted Thorburn as a professional and ‘The Grinder’ travelled to the UK in 1973 to embark upon his stellar career.

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Ray Reardon – Snookers First Superstar

The Sporting

It is fair to say that Reardon never looked back from this moment on and he went on to win the World Championship on just his second appearance in the tournament in 1970 by winning a mammoth match against former World Champion John Pulman 37-33.

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Wimbledon: 40+ Fascinating Facts and Stats

The Sporting

However, online ticket purchasing has made this practice less common in recent years Read more articles on our tennis blog Instead, they get a small replica of the trophy to take home with them, as well as prize money The total prize money for the 2021 Wimbledon Championships was £35 million, with the singles champions receiving £1.7