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Encyclopedia > David Taylor (snooker player)
David Taylor
Personal Information
Date of birth July 29, 1943
Nicknames The Silver Fox
Nationality English
Career
Professional retired
Best World Ranking 7 (1981/82)
World Championship Best winner(1985)
Highest Break  ?

David Taylor (born 29 July 1943) is a retired English snooker player. Large sized chicken tender of England/St Georges Cross/State flag of Guernsey, 1936-1985 File links The following pages link to this file: The Ashes Arsenal F.C. Cornwall Cambridgeshire Charlton Athletic F.C. City of London London Borough of Croydon Cheshire Chelsea F.C. Devon England Essex... July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... The snooker world rankings are a system of ranking professional snooker players. ... The Snooker world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 1981/1982 season are listed below. ... The World Championship is the climax of snookers annual calendar and the most important snooker event of the year in terms of prestige, prize money and world ranking points. ... In snooker, a break is the total score achieved by a player in a single visit to the table. ... July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... Snooker table Snooker is a billiards sport that is played on a large (12 X 6) baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long cushions. ...


Although an excellent player, Taylor never quite reached the very top of the game. His best achievements were reaching the final of the UK Championship in 1978 (he lost to Doug Mountjoy 15-9) and the semi-final of the World Championship in [[1980] The UK Championship is a professional snooker tournament, generally regarded as the second most prestigious tournament after the World Championship. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Doug Mountjoy (born 8 June 1942) is a retired Welsh Snooker player. ... The World Championship is the climax of snookers annual calendar and the most important snooker event of the year in terms of prestige, prize money and world ranking points. ...


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As shocking as it may seem the 1980’s are fast becoming historical times for the game of Snooker, the players of this era are considered by the youngsters in the clubs to be from a totally different time.
David Taylor was another fine player throughout the 1970’s and early 1980’s; he reached one major final to my knowledge and played really well losing 9-7 to Tony Knowles.
Steve Davis was for me the most obviously self-developed purpose built Snooker player, he groomed himself for the top and with his manager Barry Hearn created a new mould for the emerging players to follow.
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