O'Sullivan and Hendry also form a unique quartet alongside Cliff Thorburn and Paul Hunter as the only players in the history of the Masters to successfully defend the title the following year.
Alex was like a bag of Revels, you never knew which one you were going to get... But he wanted to win and Dennis wanted to ...
and the likes of Ray Reardon and Cliff Thorburn — nicknamed ‘The Grinder’ for his methodical style. The passing of the torch came in 1989 when Hendry beat Davis in the UK Championship final ...
CLIFF THORBURN was chased by his old boss after quitting his job to play snooker full-time. Eleven years before he won the 1980 World Snooker Championships, the Canadian cueist decided to try to ...
CLIFF THORBURN was chased by his old boss after quitting his job to play snooker full-time. Eleven years before he won the 1980 World Snooker Championships, the Canadian cueist decided to try to ...
RICKY WALDEN hopes to play a qualifying match in South Yorkshire next Thursday despite his worrying illness scare. The ...
Cliff Thorburn collected a cheque for £37,500 when he lifted the Masters title for a second time with a 9-6 win over Doug Mountjoy in 1985 at the old Wembley Conference Centre in London.