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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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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...
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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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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...
- led 3–1
against Paddy Morgan, but lost 4–8.
Tournament debutant Bill
Werbeniuk took five
successive frames from 2–2
against Geoff Thompson, and won 8–3...
- 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...
- 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...
- but one of the dead frames, for 25–4. Jim
Meadowcroft led Bill
Werbeniuk 2–5, but
Werbeniuk reached a
winning score at 15–9.
Cliff Thorburn took a 10–4 lead...
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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...
- 9–5,
Willie Thorne defeated Rex
Williams 9–3,
Parkin lost 2–9 to Bill
Werbeniuk, and
David Taylor won 9–7
against Paddy Morgan The
first round took place...
