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Mike Watterson
Born
(1942-08-26)26 August 1942 Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Died
8 March 2019(2019-03-08) (aged 76)
Sport country
England
Professional
1981–1995
Highest ranking
34 (1984/1985)
Best ranking finish
Last 16 (x1)
George Michael Edwin Watterson (26 August 1942 – 8 March 2019)[1] was an English professional snooker player, businessman, sports promoter and television commentator.
Watterson established the UK Snooker Championship and
moved the World Championship to the Crucible Theatre, where it has remained ever since. He also created the World Professional Darts Championship, staged the first floodlit cricket in Britain and had a stint as chairman of Derby County.
^PA Sport (10 March 2019). "World Snooker pays tribute to Mike Watterson who brought World Championship to Crucible Theatre". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
George Michael Edwin Watterson (26 August 1942 – 8 March 2019) was an English professional snooker player, businessman, sports promoter and television...
first time in 2022. The World Darts Championship was the brainchild of MikeWatterson, a sports promoter who had created the UK Snooker Championship and moved...
but did not, and Roy Andrewartha received a walkover for the match. MikeWatterson, who as promoter of the world championship from 1977 to 1983 had first...
Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. The 1982 World Championship was promoted by MikeWatterson and governed by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association...
World Masters snooker tournament at the NEC in Birmingham alongside MikeWatterson, Jim Wych, Willie Jamieson, Paul Wade and Phil Yates. This association...
then defeated Geoff Foulds 10–4 to qualify. The tournament's promoter, MikeWatterson lost 6–10 to John Campbell. The reigning world billiards champion, Rex...
Stockport, from 27 March to 7 April. The tournament was promoted by MikeWatterson on behalf of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association...
28 April 1979 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Promoted by MikeWatterson for the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, it was...
lost only one frame against former World Snooker Championship promoter MikeWatterson, and Peter Francisco defeated Fred Davis, a former billiards and snooker...
Martin, 89, sociologist and Anglican priest. Jason Reese, 51, engineer. MikeWatterson, 76, English snooker player, promoter and commentator. 9 March – Tom...
first match 5–4 against Kingsley Kennerley. In Everton's second match, MikeWatterson, who was also the tournament promoter, arrived 15 minutes late after...
cover for the BBC until 1994. The championships became possible when MikeWatterson, a snooker promoter, came up with the idea whilst sat in a barber's...
Wildcats, the second Wildcats player after Mike Ellis to play 300 games for the club. The Eric Watterson Medal is awarded annually by the Wildcat players...
Commentator 2016, 2020), ITV Sport 2015–present, YouTube 2016–2019, 2021 MikeWatterson – Eurosport 1989-, Sky Sports – 1991–1994 Jimmy White – BBC Sport 2010...
something that had previously been in the control of promoters like MikeWatterson, as well as organising the tournaments.: 80–81 In 1985, Green retired...
Organisations and thus no unified World Championship is equally rife. MikeWatterson, the sports promoter who created the Embassy World Professional Championship...
Services to Snooker Awards Year Awardee Notes 1983 MikeWatterson 1984 Clive Everton 1985 Del Simmonds 1986 Rex Williams 1987 Barry Hearn 1988 Howard Kruger...
Yuchen (CHN) Michael Wasley (ENG) Paul Watchorn (IRL) James Wattana (THA) MikeWatterson (ENG) Daniel Wells (WAL) Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) Barry West (ENG) Jason...
Morra 10–5 Vic Harris Tony Wilson 10–2 Dennis Hughes Jon Wright 10–0 MikeWatterson Ian Brumby 10–4 Terry Whitthread Chris Cookson 10–1 Roger Bales John...
Roscoe 9–6 Jackie Rea Best of 17 frames Rex Williams 9–7 Geoff Foulds MikeWatterson 3–9 Bob Harris Joe Johnson 9–8 Vic Harris Jim Meadowcroft 9–8 Dennis...
but this was not continued in 1980. The competition was promoted by MikeWatterson and received 70 hours of television coverage by the BBC in the United...
another £1,500 for the high break prize, for a break of 120 against MikeWatterson at the last-16 stage. The final qualifying round was played at the Romiley...