Ray Edmonds
Encyclopedia
Ray Edmonds is a former English
professional player of English billiards
and snooker
. He twice won the World Amateur Snooker title, and won the World Professional Billiards Championship
in 1985.
on four occasions in 1980, 1981, 1985 and 1986, on each occasion losing in the first round.
Edmonds was less successful as a professional, but became World Professional Billiards Champion
in 1985.
and the BBC
before retiring in 2004.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional player of English billiards
English billiards
English billiards, called simply billiards in many former British colonies and in Great Britain where it originated, is a hybrid form of carom and pocket billiards played on a billiard table. Billiards is less well known as "the English game", "the all-in game" and "the common game".The game is for...
and snooker
Snooker
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
. He twice won the World Amateur Snooker title, and won the World Professional Billiards Championship
World Professional Billiards Championship
The World Billiards Championship is an international cue sports tournament in the discipline of English billiards. It has been played annually since 1980, is one of the oldest sporting World Championships in the world, dating in earnest to the mid-19th century...
in 1985.
Playing career
Edmonds first played snooker as an amateur, winning the World Amateur crown twice in the early 1970s. After turning professional he reached the World Snooker ChampionshipWorld Snooker Championship
The World Snooker Championship is the leading professional snooker tournament in terms of both prize money and ranking points. The first championship was held in 1927; since 1977, it has been played at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England...
on four occasions in 1980, 1981, 1985 and 1986, on each occasion losing in the first round.
Edmonds was less successful as a professional, but became World Professional Billiards Champion
World Professional Billiards Championship
The World Billiards Championship is an international cue sports tournament in the discipline of English billiards. It has been played annually since 1980, is one of the oldest sporting World Championships in the world, dating in earnest to the mid-19th century...
in 1985.
Post-retirement
Edmonds set up the Ray Edmonds Snooker Centre in Grimsby in December 1983. He was also a snooker commentator with both ITVITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
and the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
before retiring in 2004.