Fan Account • Snooker Anniversaries & History

Welcome to Fan Account • Snooker Anniversaries & History. @SnookerHistory Daily player birthdays, deaths & anniversaries + historical finals and results (1976–present). Unofficial fan account • Not affiliated with World Snooker. Follow for daily snooker nostalgia! #Snooker

#OnThisDay in 1979. In Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦, Eddie Charlton 🇦🇺 defeated John Spencer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 23-19 to win the Limosin International. Tournament results en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Limo… #Snooker #OnThisDay

Rex Williams turns 93 today. Back in 1984, he won the highest break prize at the World Snooker Championship, compiling a magnificent 138 during his 10-6 first round loss to Jimmy White. 🎥Full video youtu.be/ZUCuFnJYWcM?si… Rex Williams bio en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Willi… #Snooker

Rex Williams won the 1951 British Junior Snooker Championship. That same year, he won the English Amateur Championship, aged 17. Williams would also win the World Professional Billiards Championship eight times between 1968 and 1983. 2/3 © Alamy #OnThisDay

Happy 93rd birthday to English ex-snooker professional Rex Williams. A pro from 1951-1995, Williams unsuccessfully challenged John Pulman for the World Snooker Title in 1964 and 1965. At 53, he became the oldest ranking finalist, losing 10-6 to Jimmy White at the 1986 GP. 1/3

#OnThisDay in 1987. Warren King 🇦🇺 defeated Eddie Charlton 🇦🇺 10-7 to win the Australian Professional Championship for the second and final time. 🏆 Tournament results en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Aust… #Snooker

Remembering legendary Welsh six-time World Snooker Champion Ray Reardon, who died aged 91 #OTD in 2024. Reardon's pro career spanned 1967 to 1991, apart from his six world titles, he won the 1976 Masters and was the first world number 1 when rankings were introduced in 1976-77.

Happy 65th birthday to Blackpool former snooker professional Steve Meakin. Runner-up (8-4) to John Parrott in the 1983 English Amateur Championship Northern final, Meakin had a 10 year pro career (1987-1997) In 1993, he had a career-best run to the last 48 of the Dubai Classic.

Happy 68th birthday to Irish ex-snooker professional Paul Watchorn. A pro from 1982 untill 1996, Watchorn reached the last 64 of eight ranking tournaments between 1984 and 1990. He reached a highest ranking of 93rd for 1985/1986. #Snooker #OnThisDay

#OnThisDay in 1991. Jimmy White 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 beat Steve Davis 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 4-1 to win the European Challenge. 🏆 Tournament results en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Euro… #Snooker

#OnThisDay in 2011. China (Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo) defeated Northern Ireland (Mark Allen and Gerard Greene) 4-2 in winning the first Snooker World Cup since 1996. © Getty Images #Snooker

Happy 29th birthday to Polish snooker professional Mateusz Baranowski. Into his second season on the WST, having qualified via Q School, Baranowski reached the last 32 of the Xi'an Grand Prix. He is currently ranked 84th. Bio wst.tv/players/b6573d… #Snooker

Ashley Carty bio en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Ca… 3/3 #Snooker #OnThisDay

Runner-up (6-0) to James Cahill at the 2013 European U-21 Championship, Ashley Carty won the 2026 English Amateur Championship, whitewashing Vladislav Gradinari 6-0. 2/3 #Snooker #OnThisDay

Happy 31st birthday to English snooker professional Ashley Carty. Carty has returned to the WST for a third stint since 2018. He was a quarter-finalist at the 2023 European Masters. Carty is currently ranked 115th, although he has been as high as 67th. 1/3 © Getty Images

Happy birthday to Merseyside former snooker professional Nick Fruin, 56 today. With his pro career spanning 1991 to 1997, Fruin reached the last 16 of the 1993 Asian Open. He reached 105th in the world rankings in 1995. Bio de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Fruin #Snooker #OnThisDay

Brian Morgan bio de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Mor… 2/2 © Alamy #Snooker #OnThisDay

Happy 58th birthday to English ex-snooker professional Brian Morgan. 1988 World U-21 champion, Morgan's pro career spanned 1989 to 2006. He was runner-up (9-8) to Ronnie O'Sullivan at the 1996 Asian Classic. Morgan reached a highest ranking of 27th. 1/2 © Alamy #Snooker

#OnThisDay in 2012. Barry Hawkins 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 claimed his first ranking title, defeating Peter Ebdon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 9-3 in the final of the Australian Goldfields Open. 🏆 Tournament results en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Aust… #Snooker

#OnThisDay in 1983. 🇨🇦 Cliff Thorburn beat 🇨🇦 Bill Werbeniuk 7-3 in winning the 🇦🇺 Australian Masters. 🏆 Tournament results cuetracker.net/tournaments/au… #Snooker

Noppon Saengkham bio wst.tv/players/aaf6c3… 3/3 #Snooker #OnThisDay

As an amateur, Noppon Saengkham won the 2009 World U-21 Snooker Championship, beating Soheil Vahedi 9-8. In 2013, he won the Asian U-21 title, defeating Mohammad Majid Ali 6-5. 2/3 #Snooker #OnThisDay

Happy 34th birthday to Thai snooker professional Noppon Saengkham. A pro from 2010 to 2011 and from 2013 to present, Saengkham was runner-up (9-5) to Gary Wilson at the 2023 Scottish Open. He has played at the Crucible four times, reaching the last 16 twice. 1/3 #Snooker