Ray Edmonds
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| Professional | 1978–1995 |
| Highest ranking | 28 (1980–1982)[1] |
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Earnest Raymond Edmonds (born 25 April 1936 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire), better known as Ray Edmonds, is a former English professional player of English billiards and snooker.[2] He twice won the World Amateur Snooker title, and won the World Professional Billiards Championship in 1985.
Playing career
Edmonds first played snooker as an amateur, winning the World Amateur crown in 1972 and 1974.[3] After turning professional he reached the main stages World Snooker Championship on four occasions, in 1980, 1981, 1985 and 1986, on each occasion losing in the first round.[4] He was as a semi-finalist at the 1981 English Professional Championship,[2] and runner-up in the invitational 1982 Bass and Golden Leisure Classic.[5]
Edmonds became World Professional Billiards Champion in 1985.[6] At the 1988 Grand Prix (snooker), he reached the last-16 round.[7]
In the qualifying competition for the 1994 World Snooker Championship, he lost 3–5 to Surinder Gill, and the following year he lost 4–5 to Darren Limburg.[2][1] In 1995, he resigned from the board of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association after serving on it for 14 years.[8]
Post-retirement
Edmonds set up the Ray Edmonds Snooker Centre in Grimsby in December 1983.[3] He also worked as a snooker commentator with both ITV[3] and the BBC[6] until retiring in 2004.[3]
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kobylecky, John (2019). The Complete International Directory of Snooker Players – 1927 to 2018. Kobyhadrian Books. p. 69. ISBN 9780993143311.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 395–396. ISBN 9780954854904.
- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About Us – Ray Edmonds Snooker Centre". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ For 1980 performance: Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."World Championship 1980". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 9 March 2011. For 1981 performance: Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."World Championship 1981". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. For 1985 performance: Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."World Championship 1985". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. For 1986 performance: Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."World Championship 1986". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."£750 Golden Leisure for Rex". Cue World. July 1982. p. 17.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jack Karnehm – Obituaries | Independent". Independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Grand Prix". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Edmonds resigns from WPBSA board". Snooker Scene. May 1995. p. 4.
