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William Alexander Werbeniuk (/ˌwɜːrbɛˈnɪk/ WURR-ben-IK; 14
January 1947 – 20
January 2003) was a
Canadian professional snooker and pool player. Recognisable...
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highest of
which was a
championship record-equalling 142 by Bill
Werbeniuk. The
World Snooker Championship is the
preeminent tournament in professional...
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Higgins took the
match 13–8.
David Taylor led
Werbeniuk 10–6
after two sessions, but lost 10–13
after Werbeniuk won
seven consecutive frames.
Dennis Taylor...
- win the
first of his
three titles. The
first round match between Bill
Werbeniuk and Alex
Higgins saw the
biggest crowd ever
recorded at a
snooker match...
- 1975 tournament.
Dennis Taylor made his
Masters debut,
replacing Bill
Werbeniuk. The
previous year's runner-up Ray
Reardon won the tournament, defeating...
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surge in the sport's po****rity in the 1980s and 1990s.
Canadian Bill
Werbeniuk scored the championship's
highest break, a 143, in his first-round match...
- beat
Higgins 15–14 in the quarter-finals,
having earlier beaten Bill
Werbeniuk 15–5. This
return match with
Higgins also
contained a
notable incident...
- 2–7 down to beat
Mountjoy 13–9 in the last-16 round, he
defeated Bill
Werbeniuk 13–6,
Charlton 18–14, and Mans 25–18 in the
final to lift the
trophy for...
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expanded to 16
players and
moved to the
Spectrum Arena in Warrington. Bill
Werbeniuk reached the only
final of his career, but lost 9–5
against Steve Davis...
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Thorne at 5–4, and
extended his lead to 9–4
before winning 10–6. Bill
Werbeniuk eliminated Martin 10–4. Ray Edmonds,
twice World Amateur Champion, had...
