(1947-01-14)14 January 1947 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died
20 January 2003(2003-01-20) (aged 56) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sport country
Canada
Nickname
Big Bill[1]
Professional
1973–1992
Highest ranking
8 (1983/84)
Best ranking finish
Quarter-final (x6)
William Alexander Werbeniuk (/ˌwɜːrbɛˈnɪk/WURR-ben-IK; 14 January 1947 – 20 January 2003) was a Canadian professional snooker and pool player. Recognisable for his girth, he was nicknamed "Big Bill". Werbeniuk was a four-time World Championship quarter-finalist and also a UK Championship semi-finalist, reaching a career high world ranking of #8 for the 1983–84 season.
^"Bad Boys: 'Big' Bill Werbeniuk". BBC Sport. 18 April 2003. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
and pool player. Recognisable for his girth, he was nicknamed "Big Bill". Werbeniuk was a four-time World Championship quarter-finalist and also a UK Championship...
the tournament's second table because his friend and fellow Canadian BillWerbeniuk wanted to watch. The match against Griffiths ended at 3:51 am, Thorburn...
championship, the highest of which was a championship record-equalling 142 by BillWerbeniuk. The World Snooker Championship is the preeminent tournament in professional...
built a 6–3 advantage over Dave Martin in their first session, Canadian BillWerbeniuk won 10–4. Jim Meadowcroft made a highest break of just 36 as he was...
Willie Thorne at 5–4, and extended his lead to 9–4 before winning 10–6. BillWerbeniuk eliminated Martin 10–4. Ray Edmonds, twice World Amateur Champion, had...
Dunning 9–5, Willie Thorne defeated Rex Williams 9–3, Parkin lost 2–9 to BillWerbeniuk, and David Taylor won 9–7 against Paddy Morgan The first round took...
the surge in the sport's popularity in the 1980s and 1990s. Canadian BillWerbeniuk scored the championship's highest break, a 143, in his first-round match...
victory. BillWerbeniuk led John Bear 7–2 after their first session; Bear won the next three frames to reduce the lead to 7–5, but Werbeniuk ultimately...
to win the national decathlon championship BillWerbeniuk (1947–2003), Canadian snooker player Little Bill (disambiguation) This article includes a list...
made his last appearance at the World Championships, losing 4–10 to BillWerbeniuk in the first round. Davis had first played in the World Championship...
were introduced in 1976. The 1985 champion Taylor was 4–5 behind to BillWerbeniuk as their first session ended. After their second session the following...
but one of the dead frames, for 25–4. Jim Meadowcroft led BillWerbeniuk 2–5, but Werbeniuk reached a winning score at 15–9. Cliff Thorburn took a 10–4...
compiled the tournament's highest break of 119 in his semi-final win over BillWerbeniuk. The last session of the final was broadcast by the BBC on their Grandstand...
Thorburn led 3–1 against Paddy Morgan, but lost 4–8. Tournament debutant BillWerbeniuk took five successive frames from 2–2 against Geoff Thompson, and won...
having led 3–1, took a 5–4 lead over BillWerbeniuk with a 97 break in the ninth frame. He led in the match until Werbeniuk, who compiled a break of 101 in...
from 2–7 down to beat Mountjoy 13–9 in the last-16 round, he defeated BillWerbeniuk 13–6, Charlton 18–14, and Mans 25–18 in the final to lift the trophy...
McCardie as Tony Knowles Caolan Byrne as Dennis Taylor Gary Davis as BillWerbeniuk Jimmy Watkins as Terry Griffiths Konstantine Osipenkov as Willie Thorne...
Second seed Steve Davis beat Ray Edmonds 10–4. Third seed Thorburn beat BillWerbeniuk 10–5, whilst fourth seed Tony Knowles won a close match against Neal...
won their first title with the trio of Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens, BillWerbeniuk defeating defending champions England 4–2 in the final. All matches...
7–3 BillWerbeniuk John Spencer 5–5 Jimmy White Eddie Charlton 5–5 BillWerbeniuk Tony Knowles 6–4 David Taylor John Spencer 6–4 Kirk Stevens Bill Werbeniuk...
Rod Lawler 5–0 Derek Mienie BillWerbeniuk w/o–w/d Clive Everton Vladimir Potaznyk w/o–w/d Jim Meadowcroft Jonathan Birch 10–4 Pascal Burke Chris Cookson...
defeated 5–10 by Barry West. BillWerbeniuk and Eddie Charlton also failed to qualify for the competition for the first time. Werbeniuk lost 8–10 to Mark Bennett...
been achieved in consecutive frames in the World Snooker Championship. BillWerbeniuk had been due to return to competitive play after a six-month ban imposed...