The entire 1980s saw just eight 147s… but there have been 25 in 2025 alone – are we living in snooker’s ‘golden era’?

FOR many, snooker’s golden era was the 1980s. Steve Davis’ six World Championship titles, the emergence of Jimmy White and ...
Salisbury Journal

Ludgershall couple reminisce on Snooker World Champs 1985

John McConnell BEM and his wife, Kath Mc Connell, were among the special guests at the 40th anniversary celebration of the iconic 1985 ...
Yahoo! Sports

‘We used to go out with George Best’: Tales from snooker’s golden age

For a moment in the mid-1980s snooker ruled the world. The 1985 World Championship final between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor is usually seen as the high watermark, with 18 million viewers rapt by ...